This is the 10406th most frequent Turkish word.
bitirirken
"Bitirirken" means "while finishing" or "as finishing."
'Bitirirken' is used as a gerund to indicate concurrent action (finishing a book) with another action (feeling emotional).
Kitabı bitirirken çok duygulandım.
While finishing the book, I became very emotional.
'Bitirirken' depicts the final moments of an action (finishing the movie) where another event occurs simultaneously (lights turning on).
Filmi bitirirken ışıklar yandı.
Lights turned on while finishing the movie.
'Bitirirken' illustrates an ongoing completion of a task (cooking) during which an interruption happens (receiving a message on the phone).