No. 254 in Turkish
yapılan
"Yapılan" means "done" or "made" in English.
In a sentence
Bu, yapılan işlerin sonucudur.
This is the result of the things done.
In this sentence, 'yapılan' acts as an adjective describing 'işlerin' and denotes a passive action performed previously (things done).
Yeni yapılan bina çok güzel oldu.
The newly constructed building turned out very beautiful.
Here, 'yapılan' modifies 'bina' and refers to a recent action (constructed) completed passively.
Toplantıda yapılan konuşmalar çok etkileyiciydi.
The speeches given during the meeting were very impressive.
In this case, 'yapılan' describes 'konuşmalar', indicating the speeches delivered passively during the event.
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