This is the 8981st most frequent Turkish word.
tankların
"Tankların" means "of the tanks" or "the tanks’" (possessive form in Turkish).
Here, 'tankların' is the possessive form (plural genitive case) of 'tank,' meaning 'of the tanks.' It is used to indicate possession or association to the tanks.
Tankların hızla ilerlediği köyde sessizlik hâkimdi.
Silence prevailed in the village where the tanks rapidly advanced.
'Tankların' indicates possession, reflecting the topic of the sentence where the subject is the tanks' power impacting warfare.
Tankların gücü modern savaşların kaderini değiştirebilir.
The power of tanks can change the fate of modern wars.
In this instance, 'tanklarını' refers to 'the enemy's tanks,' linking the tanks to ownership by 'the enemy'.