This is the 4514th most frequent Turkish word.
açıklanmıştı
"Had been explained."
The word 'açıklanmıştı' is used as the past perfect passive form of 'to explain', describing an event concluded before another past reference point.
Projenin detayları geçen hafta düzenlenen toplantıda açıklanmıştı.
The details of the project were explained in the meeting held last week.
Here, 'açıklanmıştı' serves to denote that the disclosure happened earlier than the time of discussion, emphasizing its prior occurrence.
Raporun sonuçları tüm ekibe yazılı olarak açıklanmıştı.
The results of the report had been disclosed in writing to the entire team.
In this sentence, 'açıklanmıştı' underlines that the clarification happened prior to the subsequent past event, aligning with its use in narrating sequential events.