This is the 184th most frequent Turkish word.
belirterek
"Belirterek" means "by stating" or "indicating."
In this sentence, "belirterek" shows the manner or means indicating how the students gave thanks; by specifying their contributions.
Öğrenciler projeye olan katkılarını belirterek teşekkür ettiler.
The students thanked by specifying their contributions to the project.
Here, "belirterek" explains the approach used to express a statement, highlighting specificity.
Konuya dikkat çekmek için belirterek söyledim.
I mentioned it by specifying to draw attention to the topic.
In this sentence, "belirterek" means the act of stating clearly and formally within the conversation context.