This is the 12804th most frequent Turkish word.
izlemiştim
"I had watched."
The word 'izlemiştim' here is used to indicate a past perfect action, specifically an action completed before another in the past.
Dün çok beğendiğim bir filmi izlemiştim.
Yesterday, I had watched a movie that I liked very much.
The word 'izlemiştim' here represents having followed or engaged with a concept or idea prior to another related past event.
O konuşmayı izlediğimde, zaten bu fikri daha önce izlemiştim.
When I watched that speech, I had already followed that idea before.
In this context, 'izlemiştim' describes the finished action of watching an adaptation before discussing the reading of the book.