No. 953 in Turkish
valiliği
The Turkish word "valiliği" means "governor's office" or "the office of the governor."
In a sentence
Ankara Valiliği, bu sabah yeni bir duyuru yaptı.
The Ankara Governorate made a new announcement this morning.
In this sentence, 'valiliği' refers to the institution of the governorate, specifically the one in Ankara, and represents it as a subject carrying out an action.
Valiliği ziyaret edip şikayetimizi bildirdik.
We visited the governorate and submitted our complaint.
Here, 'valiliği' acts as the direct object of the verb 'to visit,' indicating that the governorate is the entity being visited.
Bu konunun çözümü için Valiliği aramamışı gerekiyor.
To resolve this matter, it is necessary to contact the governorate.
In this usage, 'valiliği' indicates the institution to be contacted, serving as the recipient of the action.
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