Merhaba,

How do you translate the phrase it depends into Turkish?

For example:

-How much will I pay for this dress?

-It depends. You can pay 200 bucks in that exclusive boutique at the new shopping mall or get it almost for free in a second-hand store nearby.

I know the -e bağlı construction but it can be used only with an object, for example: bu, onun davranışına bağlıdır = it depends on his behavior. But how to use it when "it depends" stands just for a short answer at the beginning of a sentence?

Only for ´it depends´: ´duruma göre değişir´

If you will say on what it depends (as durum), you can say [durum]-a/e bağlı.

I think ´duruma göre değişir´ does not have a grammar explanation (or at least I cannot make a deduction) Only I can say; ´to depend´ has a meaning of situation difference based on another point, so in Turkish we say that there is a ´change´ ´according to´/´respect to´/´relative to´ (göre) something (a state/status = durum)

So we say ´duruma göre değişir´

I was told I could simply use değişir, so I have been using that and everyone seems to understand.

"Duruma göre değişir" means it depends on the situation. When you use only "değişir" people understand what you mean.