No. 676 in Turkish
halkı
"The people" or "the public."
In a sentence
Halkı için sürekli çalışan bir lider olarak tanındı.
He was recognized as a leader who constantly worked for his people.
In this sentence, 'halkı' refers to 'his people', emphasizing the group of citizens or subjects attributed to him.
Ülkesinin halkı özgürlüğe düşkündür.
The people of his country are fond of freedom.
Here, 'halkı' denotes 'the people', indicating the population belonging to his country.
Festivalde toplanan halkı mutlu etmek için pek çok etkinlik düzenlendi.
Many activities were organized to make the attending people of the festival happy.
In this usage, 'halkı' means 'the attending people', referring to those gathered at the festival.
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