This is the 17009th most frequent Turkish word.
çarptıktan
"After hitting" or "after crashing."
The word 'çarptıktan' here implies 'after colliding,' indicating the action of colliding occurred prior to the action of stopping.
Araba kaza yerine çarptıktan sonra durdu.
The car stopped after colliding at the accident site.
In this case, 'çarptıktan' means 'after hitting,' denoting the sequence where the impact happened first, followed by the falling.
O, duvara çarptıktan sonra yere düştü.
He fell to the ground after hitting the wall.
Here, 'çarptıktan' signifies 'after bumping,' describing the cause (bumping) that preceded the consequence (the crack forming).