çevrili

Çevrili is a Turkish adjective used to describe something that has been translated or transformed, most often in the sense of a text or work that has been rendered into another language. The word derives from the verb çevirmek, which means both to translate and to turn, with the suffix -li forming a participial adjective that indicates a related state or association. In practice, çevrili commonly appears in contexts such as translated texts, editions, or works that exist in another language.

In publishing and scholarly catalogs, çevrili is used to label items that have undergone translation. Phrases like çevrili metin (translated text) or çevrili eser (translated work) illustrate its function as a formal descriptor. It is important to distinguish its usage from the more frequent everyday form çevrilmiş, which also means “translated” but is a standard past participle in ordinary speech and writing. Çevrili tends to be found more often in titles, bibliographic notes, and formal descriptions.

Grammatically, çevrili is placed before the noun it describes, as in çevrili kitap (translated book) or çevrili versiyon (translated version). It is related to, but distinct from, synonyms and near-synonyms such as çeviri (translation), çevirmek (to translate/turn), and çevrilmiş (translated, more common in everyday language). The term thus occupies a specialized niche in Turkish linguistic and bibliographic usage.

See also: Turkish language, participles in Turkish, translation in Turkish, bibliographic terminology.