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"* Erkek kardeşimin biri işsiz, diğeri çalışıyor.
How is the first part of the sentence constructed? I'm having problems with the -in suffix + biri. Could it be like "one of my brothers is..., the other one is...". That's the only explanation I see, then it would be a third person possessive suffix, right? "
the -in suffix translates to english as "-'s"
eg: that cat is kadir's/ o kedi kadir'in
if the word representing the possessor however, ends in a vowel an extra "n" is placed before the "in" to ease pronouncation
eg: that cat is ceyda's/ o kedi ceyda'nın
when used with biri it makes no difference, just remember the meaning of the word biri and it will make sense to you 
i hope this makes things clearer for you 
oh, and by the way.. this suffix also works with vowel harmony which im sure you are already aware of
maybe a better explanation will come along but if not, i hope i could be of help
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