This is the 15801st most frequent Turkish word.
tortuları
"Residues" or "deposits."
In this sentence, 'tortuları' refers to the sediments or residues in water that settle down.
Suyun tortuları dibe çöktü.
The water sediments settled to the bottom.
Here, 'tortuları' denotes the wine sediments, usually filtered before consuming the wine.
Bu şarap içmeden önce tortuları süzmek gerekir.
Before drinking this wine, it is necessary to filter the sediments.
In this use, 'tortuları' represents sediments found in soil, often studied in scientific context.