No. 1,427 in Turkish
demokrasi
"Demokrasi" in Turkish means "democracy," a system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives.
In a sentence
Demokrasi, halkın kendi yöneticilerini seçme hakkıdır.
Democracy is the right of the people to choose their own leaders.
In this sentence, 'demokrasi' is used as a proper noun to define the concept of democracy as a universally recognized system of governance.
Demokrasinin en büyük avantajı, farklı görüşlerin ifade edilebilmesidir.
The greatest advantage of democracy is that different opinions can be expressed.
Here, 'demokrasinin' is the possessive form of 'demokrasi', discussing its characteristics or benefits.
Her birey, demokrasiyi korumak için üzerine düşeni yapmalıdır.
Every individual must do their part to protect democracy.
In this sentence, 'demokrasiyi' is the accusative form of 'demokrasi', indicating it as the direct object of the action.
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