This is the 15517th most frequent Turkish word.
tanık
Witness.
Here, 'tanık' refers to a person who witnessed an event, emphasizing its role in providing information.
Durumun detaylarını öğrenmek için bir tanıkla konuştum.
I talked to a witness to learn the details of the situation.
In this sentence, 'tanıkları' is used as the plural form of 'tanık', referring to multiple observers of an event.
Olay yerine ulaşır ulaşmaz tanıkları dinlemeye başladılar.
As soon as they arrived at the crime scene, they started listening to the witnesses.
'Tanıklık' here refers to the act or action of testifying, derived from 'tanık'.