-mış bulunmaktadır

The Formal Perfect

Level 6

The Formal Perfect (-mış bulunmaktadır) is used in official, legal, and bureaucratic contexts to state that an action is finished and its result is now the established reality. It sounds like an official decree.

How It Works

The structure -mış bulunmaktadır is the hallmark of modern Turkish administrative and legal language. While it refers to a past event, its focus is entirely on the present consequence.

1. Morphology:
It is formed by: [Verb Stem] + -mIş + bulun- + -maktA + -dIr (or personal endings).
Example: tamamla- (to complete) → tamamlan- (to be completed) → tamamlanmış bulunmaktadır.

2. Function and Nuance:

  • Finality: It signals that a process is definitively over. Unlike the simple past -di, which just tells a story, this pattern establishes a fact.
  • Objectivity: It removes the speaker's personal perspective, making the statement sound like a neutral report or an official announcement.
  • Certainty: Unlike -mıştır, which can imply a guess ('he must have...'), -mış bulunmaktadır is always factual.

3. Register:
This is not for daily conversation. You will see it in:

  • Legal contracts and court rulings.
  • Official government announcements.
  • Academic papers and formal reports.
  • Formal news scripts and written reports (rather than live on-the-scene reporting).

Examples (5)

  1. Başvurular sona ermiş bulunmaktadır.

    Applications have [now officially] closed.

    Word by Word: Applications end reached found-in-state-is.

    This is a standard announcement used by institutions to indicate that the deadline has passed and no more applications will be accepted.

  2. Sözleşme taraflarca imzalanmış bulunmaktadır.

    The contract has been signed by the parties [and is now in effect].

    Word by Word: Contract by-parties signed found-in-state-is.

    Common in legal contexts, this emphasizes that the signing is a completed fact with legal consequences.

  3. Yeni düzenlemeler yürürlüğe girmiş bulunmaktadır.

    New regulations have [officially] entered into force.

    Word by Word: New regulations into-force entered found-in-state-is.

    Used in government gazettes or news to announce that a law is now active.

  4. Konuyla ilgili tüm hazırlıklarımızı tamamlamış bulunmaktayız.

    We have completed all our preparations regarding the matter.

    Word by Word: With-subject related all preparations-our completed found-in-state-are-we.

    Note the use of the first-person plural ending (-yız) instead of -dır, used when a group (like a company or committee) makes a formal statement.

  5. Sistemdeki arıza giderilmiş bulunmaktadır.

    The malfunction in the system has been rectified.

    Word by Word: In-the-system malfunction removed found-in-state-is.

    A formal status update often seen in technical reports or customer service announcements.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the pattern in casual, daily speech.

    Anne, ödevimi bitirmiş bulunmaktayım.
    Anne, ödevimi bitirdim.

    Using this pattern with your mother sounds like you are reading a legal document. It is too robotic for family settings; use the simple past instead.

  • Using the formal -mış bulunmak for an everyday accident.

    Yanlışlıkla vazoyu kırmış bulundum.
    Yanlışlıkla vazoyu kırdım.

    '-mış bulunmak' is a formal, official way to report a completed action, such as 'tamamlamış bulunuyoruz'. It sounds odd for a small accident like a broken vase, where plain 'kırdım' is better.

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-mış bulunmaktadırLevel 6The Formal Perfect

Learn This First

The formal perfect '-mış bulunmaktadır' is a compound structure used in official or academic contexts. To understand it, a learner must first be familiar with the evidential/perfective suffix '-miş', the verb 'bulunmak' (to be located/to be in a state), and the formal suffix '-dir' which often accompanies it to state facts or official statuses.

Words in This Pattern

bulunmak-miş