kilis

This is the 2165th most frequent Turkish word.


kilis

Kilis: A city in southern Turkey near the Syrian border.


In this sentence, 'Kilis' refers to the proper noun, which is the name of a city in Turkey.

Kilis güzel bir şehirdir.

Kilis is a beautiful city.


Here, 'kilis' is used as a root related to 'church', reflecting a connection to Christian places of worship.

Eski kilis çanları hala çalıyor.

The old church bells are still ringing.


In this usage, 'kilis' modifies 'duvarları', indicating the walls belonging to a church structure.

Bu yerde, kilis duvarları taşlarla örülmüştü.

At this place, the church walls were built with stones.