Turkish: A Comprehensive Grammar

(51)
(a) [Kongre öğle zamanı bit-miş ol-sa]
conference noon end-PF AUX-COND
katılan-lar-ın çoğ-u aynı gün ev-e dön-ebil-ir.
participant-PL-GEN most-3SG.POSS same day home-DAT return-PSB-AOR
‘[If the conference had ended at noon], most of the participants would be able
to get home the same day.’
(b) [Kongre öğle zamanı bitmiş olsa] katılanların çoğu aynı gün eve dönebilir-di.
AOR-P.COP
‘[If the conference had ended at noon], most of the participants would have
been able to get home the same day.’
(c) [Kongre öğle zamanı bit-miş ol-sa-ydı]
AUX-COND- P.COP
katılanların çoğu aynı gün eve dön-ebil-ir-di.
‘[If the conference had ended at noon], most of the participants would have
been able to get home the same day.’
A similar gradation of meaning occurs in the case of sentences with -(I)yor ol-:
(52)
(a) [İstanbul’da oturuyor olsam] her a kşam tiyatro ya da konsere gidebilirim.
‘[If I were living/lived in Istanbul] I would be able to go to a theatre or concert
every evening.’
(b) [İstanbul’da oturuyor olsam] her akşam tiyatro ya da konsere gidebilirdim.
‘[If I were/had been living in Istanbul], I would be/have been able to go to a
theatre or concert every evening.’
(c) [İstanbul’da oturuyor olsaydım] her akşam tiyatro ya da konsere
gidebilirdim.
‘[If I had been living in Istanbul], I would have been able to go to a theatre or
concert every evening.’
The relative-future meaning of -(y)AcAk ol- is seen in the next trio of sentences:
(53)
Conditional sentences 429
(a) [Herhangi bir gün gelemeyecek olsam] size önceden bildiririm.
‘[If on any day I were not going to be able to come] I would let you know in
advance.’
(b) [Herhangi bir gün gelemeyecek olsam] size önceden bildirirdim.
‘[If on any day I were not going to be able to come] I would have let you know
in advance.’
(c) [Herhangi bir gün gelemeyecek olsaydım] size önceden bildirirdim.
‘[If on any day I had not been going to be able to come] I would have let you
know in advance.’