This is the 3391st most frequent Turkish word.
kentine
"To his/her/its own city."
'Kentine' is used as the form of 'to his/her/its city' in Turkish, indicating the direction of action towards one's own city.
Ali kentine dönmek için sabırsızlanıyordu.
Ali was eager to return to his town.
'Kentine' indicates the place of residence or origin in this context, showing the desire to return to their familiar ground.
Şehirde kaybolan turist, kentine götürülmesi için yetkililere başvurdu.
The tourist lost in the city approached the authorities to be returned to their town.
'Kentine' here refers metaphorically to the speaker's personal and emotional attachment to their city, employed in a farewell action.