No. 744 in Turkish
oturan
"Oturan" means "sitting" or "resident" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Bu evde oturan birçok aile var.
There are many families living in this house.
Here, "oturan" describes families as those who live in the specified location.
Ders sırasında yerinde oturan öğrenciler başarılı oluyor.
Students who remain seated during lessons become successful.
In this sentence, "oturan" refers to students who are sitting during the mentioned activity.
Bahçedeki bankta oturan adam gazeteyi okuyor.
The man sitting on the bench in the garden is reading the newspaper.
In this context, "oturan" specifies the man as the one sitting in a particular place.
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