No. 2,903 in Turkish
mesela
For example.
In a sentence
Bugün bir şeyler yapabiliriz, mesela sinemaya gidebiliriz.
Today we can do something, for example, we can go to the cinema.
The word 'mesela' is used here to provide an example of an activity among other possibilities.
Mesela bu problemi çözmek için farklı bir yöntem deneyebiliriz.
For instance, we can try a different method to solve this problem.
Here, 'mesela' introduces a suggestion or an alternative approach for a given situation.
Ben meyveleri çok severim, mesela elmayı ve portakalı çok seviyorum.
I really like fruits; for example, I really like apples and oranges.
In this case, 'mesela' specifies types of fruits from a broader category to illustrate what the speaker specifically likes.
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