This is the 5579th most frequent Turkish word.
okuyor
"Okuyor" means "is reading" or "reads" in English.
In this sentence, 'okuyor' (is reading) is used in the present continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action of reading.
Ali kitap okuyor.
Ali is reading a book.
Here, 'okuyor' (is reading) emphasizes an immediate ongoing action and its subject specifies the direct object being read.
Ayşe şu anda gazeteyi okuyor.
Ayşe is reading the newspaper right now.
In this sentence, 'okuyor' (is studying) is metaphorically used to mean 'is studying' or 'attends school', displaying the word's contextual flexibility.