This is the 1219th most frequent Turkish word.
i̇talyan
Italian.
Here, 'İtalyan' is used as an adjective to denote nationality, describing the football player.
O, ünlü bir İtalyan futbolcudur.
He is a famous Italian football player.
In this sentence, 'İtalyan' serves as an adjective specifying the type of cuisine, referring to its origin.
İtalyan mutfağını çok seviyorum.
I really love Italian cuisine.
'İtalyanlar' is a plural noun form identifying a group of people from Italy, used as the subject of the sentence.