No. 223 in Turkish
üniversitesi
"Üniversitesi" means "university" in English.
In a sentence
İstanbul Üniversitasi Türkiye'nin en eski üniversitelerinden biridir.
Istanbul University is one of the oldest universities in Turkey.
The word 'üniversitesi' in this sentence is used as a possessive form ('University of Istanbul'), indicating an institution of higher education associated with the city of Istanbul.
Ege Üniversitesi'nde biyoloji eğitimi aldı.
She studied biology at Ege University.
Here, 'üniversitesi' (as in 'Ege Üniversitesi') identifies a university institution where a specific program was attended.
Üniversitemizin kütüphanesi çok geniş bir kaynak koleksiyonuna sahiptir.
Our university's library has a very extensive collection of resources.
In this case, 'üniversitemizin' is the possessive form of 'üniversitesi', referring to the speaker's university and emphasizing its possession of a library.
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