çekildi

Çekildi is a Turkish word formed as the simple past tense (preterite) of verbs in Turkish that mean “to pull” or “to withdraw,” and it functions in the passive voice. As such, its literal translation is often given as “was pulled,” “was drawn,” or “was withdrawn,” depending on the context and the verb it derives from.

From çekmek (to pull, to draw, to attract) the form conveys that something was pulled or drawn by someone or something. Examples: Kapı çekildi. The door was pulled. Perde çekildi. The curtain was drawn. In contexts where çekmek means to take a photograph, the past passive çekildi is used in sentences such as Fotoğraf çekildi, meaning “A photograph was taken.”

From çekilmek (to be pulled away, to withdraw, to retreat) çekildi commonly means that something or someone withdrew or moved back. Examples: Ordu çekildi. The army withdrew. Siyasetten çekildi. He/she withdrew from politics.

Grammar notes: çekildi is the third-person singular past tense form in the passive voice. Other persons and numbers are formed with the corresponding passive endings, such as çekildim (I was pulled), çekildin (you were pulled), çekildik (we were pulled), çekildiniz (you all were pulled), çekildiler (they were pulled).

See also: çekmek, çekilmek, and related phrases such as fotoğraf çekmek and perde çekmek.