özetlenen

Özetlenen is a Turkish adjective formed from the verb özetlemek (to summarize) with the passive participle suffix -len. It literally means “that has been summarized” and is used to describe a noun that has been condensed to its essential points. The term is common in academic, editorial, and publishing contexts to distinguish between original material and its condensed version.

In Turkish grammar, the -lenen form creates adjectives from verbs to indicate a completed action applied to a noun. Özetlenen can modify nouns such as metin, bilgiler, bölüm, or rapor, for example: özetlenen metin (summarized text), özetlenen bilgiler (summarized information). It is typically used when referring to content that has been distilled, not the full, original content.

Alternatives and nuance: Turkish also uses özetmiş/özetilmiş as forms with a similar meaning. Özetlenen emphasizes the result of the summarization, while özetilmiş stresses that something has already undergone the process of being summarized. In practice, both forms appear in official documents, academic writing, and media, with slight nuance depending on emphasis and style.

Examples: Çalışmanın özetlenen versiyonu ana bulguları kısaca sunar. Özetlenen metin, ana fikirleri net bir şekilde sunar. Raporun özetlenen bölümü okuyucuya genel tabloyu verir. Bu kitapta özetlenen bilgiler, geniş literatürü kapsamaz. Özetilmiş metin, orijinalden daha kısadır.