ülkeye

ülkeye is the dative form of the Turkish noun ülke (country). It marks direction toward a country and is used to express destination or movement toward a country, similar to other dative forms in Turkish.

Formation and spelling: Turkish forms the dative with the suffix -e or -ye, chosen by vowel harmony. For the word ülke, the final vowel is e, so the dative form is written as ülkeye. This form is used after verbs of motion to indicate going to or entering a country, among other destination phrases. For example, ülkeye gitmek means to go to the country, and ülkeye girmek means to enter the country.

Usage notes: The dative ülkeye tends to appear with verbs of movement and other constructions that denote destination. It contrasts with related cases such as ülkenin (genitive, “of the country”), ülkede (locative, “in the country”), and ülkeden (ablative, “from the country”). While ülkeye specifies direction toward a country, other cases specify location, origin, or possession in relation to the country.

See also: Turkish grammar, Turkish cases, dative case, country (ülke).

In summary, ülkeye is the standard Turkish dative form used to indicate a destination toward the country, formed from ülke by adding the dative suffix -e/-ye, resulting in ülkeye.