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When a suffix starting with a vowel is added to some certain letters, these letters must change into a different letter to keep the pronounciation smooth.
These letters are:













Examples

For these examples we will use the '-(i)m' (my....) suffix.

The '-(i/ı/u/ü)' is only used if the last letter is a consonant, otherwise just 'm' is added.

bed - yatak
my bed - yatağım

dolap - cupbard
my cupbard - dolabım

tıkaç - plug
tıkacım - my plug

köpek - dog
köpeğim - my dog

kurt - wolf
kurdum - my wolf









If the last letter in a word is either k/p/ç/f/t/h/b/ş, when a suffix beginning with 'd' is added, the first letter of the suffix changes from 'd' to 't'. This occurs in suffixes such as '-den/-dan' (from) and '-de/-da' (in/at/on).

Examples
bed - yatak
from the bed - yataktan

köpek - dog
köpekta - on the dog

Letter Changes to
(vowel then-) k ğ
p b
ç c
(consonant then-) k g
t d