No. 42 in Turkish
bakanı
"Bakanı" means "the minister" in English.
In a sentence
Sağlık bakanı halkı aşı olmaya teşvik etti.
The minister of health encouraged the public to get vaccinated.
Here, 'bakanı' refers to 'minister', used in a possessive form indicating a specific domain, such as health.
Yeni atanan eğitim bakanı reform çalışmaları başlattı.
The newly appointed minister of education initiated reform efforts.
In this example, 'bakanı' is used in the same possessive form to denote the minister in the education field.
Turizm bakanı, turist sayısında artış olduğunu açıkladı.
The minister of tourism announced an increase in the number of tourists.
'Bakanı' here signifies the tourism minister, showing similar usage in relation to a specific ministry.
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