public

Connected with ordinary people in general, not with a particular group.

• Public opinion is strongly against the new airport.
  Kamuoyu yeni havalimanına şiddetle karşı.
• Smoking is a serious public health problem.
  Sigara ciddi bir halk sağlığı sorunudur.

Provided for anyone to use, usually by the government or a town.

• Is there a public toilet near here?
  Buralarda umumi tuvalet var mı?
• We use public transport to get to work.
  İşe gitmek için toplu taşıma kullanıyoruz.

Connected with the state and the services that it pays for.

• She has worked in the public sector all her life.
  Bütün hayatı boyunca kamu sektöründe çalıştı.
• The new bridge was built with public money.
  Yeni köprü kamu parasıyla yapıldı.

Known about by many people; not secret.

• The results will be made public next week.
  Sonuçlar gelecek hafta kamuoyuna açıklanacak.
• It is public knowledge that the company is in trouble.
  Şirketin zor durumda olduğu herkesçe biliniyor.

Done or said in front of other people, not in private.

• The manager made a public apology for the mistake.
  Müdür hata için herkesin önünde özür diledi.
• Many people are afraid of public speaking.
  Pek çok insan topluluk önünde konuşmaktan korkar.

Well known to many people because of a job or position.

• As a public figure, she gets a lot of attention.
  Tanınmış biri olarak çok ilgi görüyor.
• He retired from public life at the age of seventy.
  Yetmiş yaşında kamusal hayattan çekildi.

Owned by shareholders whose shares are bought and sold on the stock market.

• The company went public in 2015.
  Şirket 2015'te halka arz edildi.
• Only public companies have to publish their accounts every year.
  Yalnızca halka açık şirketler hesaplarını her yıl yayımlamak zorunda.