This is the 1634th most frequent Turkish word.
top
"Top" in Turkish means "ball."
The word 'top' here refers to a spherical object used in games or sports, such as a ball.
Çocuklar parkta top oynuyor.
Children are playing ball in the park.
In this sentence, 'top' is used metaphorically to describe the round shape of the apple, implying it rolled similarly to how a ball rolls.
Bahçede düşen elma top gibi yuvarlandı.
The apple that fell in the garden rolled like a ball.
Here, 'top' is part of an idiomatic expression 'top hükûmette', which means the responsibility or turn is with the government, likened to the ball being in someone's court in English.