You will distinguish a place label from an instruction and unpack the formal wording of earthquake guidance. AFAD is Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority. The examples are original teaching sentences, not current alerts or quotations from the authority.
The idea
Read the place, the action and the time separately. The sign Afet ve Acil Durum Toplanma Alanı identifies a disaster and emergency assembly area. In toplanma alanı, toplanma names the act of gathering; it is not a negative command. In contrast, binmeyin means “do not get in/on”. Formal reports may express the same prohibition as binilmemesi gerekiyor, “it must not be used/boarded”. In açıklama yapılana kadar, kadar sets the endpoint: until an announcement is made. AFAD’s published guidance distinguishes assembly areas from accommodation areas and asks people to await the authorities’ directions for moving between them.
Examples
- Deprem çantamız kapının yanında duruyor.Our earthquake emergency bag is by the door.
- Bu levha toplanma alanını gösteriyor.This sign shows the assembly area.
- Bugün AFAD'ın açıklamasını birlikte okuyoruz.Today we are reading AFAD’s statement together.
- Sarsıntı sırasında asansöre binilmemesi gerekiyor.The lift must not be used during the shaking.
- Hasarlı binalara yeniden girilmemesi gerektiği belirtiliyor.It is stated that damaged buildings must not be re-entered.
- Yetkililer açıklama yapana kadar toplanma alanında kalınması isteniyor.People are asked to remain in the assembly area until the authorities make an announcement.
- Toplanma alanı, geçici barınma merkeziyle aynı şey değildir.An assembly area is not the same as a temporary accommodation centre.
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Watch out
An assembly-area sign does not promise accommodation: toplanma alanı and barınma alanı are different terms. Nor does sarsıntı bitti (“the shaking has stopped”) mean that a damaged building is safe. AFAD warns against entering damaged buildings; the word yeniden in an instruction means “again”, not “safely”.
Try it yourself
Complete the place name on the sign: Afet ve Acil Durum ___ ___. Choose toplanma alanı or barınma merkezi.
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toplanma alanı
toplanma alanı: the sign names a place for gathering after a disaster. Choosing barınma merkezi would change its purpose to accommodation.
Complete the prohibition: Hasarlı binalara ___. Choose girin or girmeyin.
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girmeyin
girmeyin: the sentence warns against entering damaged buildings. Girin would instruct people to enter and reverse the warning.
Waiting is requested until an announcement is made. Complete: Açıklama yapılana ___ beklenmesi isteniyor. Choose kadar or sonra.
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kadar
kadar: the announcement marks the endpoint of the waiting period. Sonra would mean “after” and cannot complete this construction.
Report the prohibition using a passive form: Asansöre binmeyin. → Asansöre ___ gerekiyor.
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binilmemesi
binilmemesi: the passive negative verbal noun lets gerekiyor express a requirement not to board the lift. Binilmesi would remove the negation and reverse the instruction.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete the place name on the sign: Afet ve Acil Durum ___ ___. Choose toplanma alanı or barınma merkezi.
Complete the prohibition: Hasarlı binalara ___. Choose girin or girmeyin.
Waiting is requested until an announcement is made. Complete: Açıklama yapılana ___ beklenmesi isteniyor. Choose kadar or sonra.
Report the prohibition using a passive form: Asansöre binmeyin. → Asansöre ___ gerekiyor.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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In the examples, underline the place names and circle each negative form. Then rewrite the fourth example as a direct prohibition without changing its meaning. After practising, continue to the lesson on bills and subscriptions.