Ülkenin

ülkenin is the genitive form of the Turkish noun ülke (country). In Turkish, possession and related relations are expressed by attaching a genitive suffix to the possessor noun. The genitive suffix appears as -in, -ın, -un, or -ün depending on vowel harmony. With ülke this yields ülkenin meaning “of the country” or “the country’s.” The form is used to introduce a noun phrase in which the country possesses or relates to the following noun, for example: ülkenin ekonomisi (the country’s economy), ülkenin hükümeti (the country’s government), ülkenin başkenti (the country’s capital). In Turkish word order, the possessor (ülkenin) precedes the possessed noun, which may bear its own possessive suffix (ekonomisi = its economy). The singular genitive ülkenin should not be confused with the plural genitive ülkelerin, which means “of the countries.” The term is common in formal writing, journalism, and academic Turkish to express ownership, origin, or affiliation relating to a country.