This is the 541st most frequent Turkish word.
terk
"Abandonment" or "desertion."
Here, 'terk' is used as part of the verb 'terk etmek', meaning 'to leave' or 'to abandon', describing the action of leaving a location.
O, eski ve harabe bir evi terk etti.
He left an old and dilapidated house.
'Terk edilmiş' is a participle form of the verb 'terk etmek', meaning 'abandoned'. It describes the state of the villages that have been left.
Bu bölgedeki terk edilmiş köyleri ziyaret ettik.
We visited the abandoned villages in this area.
In this sentence, 'terk' is used as a noun, meaning 'abandonment', referring to the concept or emotional impact of being abandoned.