No. 2,440 in Turkish
isyan
Rebellion or uprising.
In a sentence
Halk, adaletsizliğe karşı büyük bir isyan başlattı.
The people started a great rebellion against injustice.
The word "isyan" is used here to mean "rebellion" explicitly, referring to a collective and organized resistance against something.
Çocuk, istediği oyuncak alınmayınca ağlayarak isyan etti.
The child rebelled tearfully when their toy request was denied.
The word "isyan" in this sentence means "protest" or "rebellion" in a less formal context, as the child is reacting emotionally against an unfavorable situation.
Düşünceleriyle toplumun tabularına karşı isyan ediyordu.
They were rebelling against society's taboos with their thoughts.
Here, "isyan" signifies intellectual or ideological rebellion, showing opposition to prevailing norms or constraints through mindset or ideas.
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