No. 943 in Turkish
hakan
"Hakan" means "ruler" or "emperor" in Turkish.
In a sentence
Hakan sınıfta çok çalışkan bir öğrencidir.
Hakan is a very diligent student in the class.
In this sentence, 'Hakan' is used as a proper noun referring to someone's name.
Tarihte birçok hakan halkını başarıyla yönetmiştir.
In history, many rulers have successfully governed their people.
Here, 'hakan' is used as a common noun meaning 'ruler' or 'leader'.
Can, tarih kitabında geçen hakanların anlattığı hikayeleri merak ediyor.
Can is curious about the stories told by the rulers mentioned in the history book.
In this case, 'hakan' again refers to 'ruler' or 'king', used in a historical context.
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