No. 763 in Turkish
alanya
"Alanya" is a proper noun referring to a coastal city and district in Antalya Province, Turkey.
In a sentence
Alanya güzel bir tatil beldesidir.
Alanya is a beautiful holiday resort.
Here, 'Alanya' is a proper noun referring to a city in Turkey.
Alanya'da plajlar oldukça ünlüdür.
The beaches in Alanya are quite famous.
The word 'Alanya'da' indicates 'in Alanya,' showing spatial context by adding a locative suffix -da.
Alanya'ya gitmek için otobüs bileti aldık.
We bought a bus ticket to go to Alanya.
In this sentence, 'Alanya'ya' uses the directional suffix -ya, meaning 'to Alanya,' indicating direction.
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