No. 2,533 in Turkish
olmaktadır
"Olmaktadır" means "is/has been happening" or "is/has been occurring."
In a sentence
Bu bölge tarihi için önemli bir merkez olmaktadır.
This region has been an important center for history.
Here, 'olmaktadır' describes an ongoing state of being an important center.
Etkinlikler genellikle açık hava ortamında olmalıdır ama bu yıl iç mekanda olmuştur.
Events should generally take place outdoors, but this year they have happened indoors.
'Olmaktadır' here is used to express the general condition of events happening outdoors.
Son zamanlarda trafik sıkışıklığı daha karmaşık bir sorun olmuştur.
Recently, traffic congestion has become a more complex issue.
This use of 'olmaktadır' conveys a change into a new state.
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