"Çocuklar ile o ilgilendi."

Translation: She has taken care of the children.

[RumenT]

So you "ilgilenmek" "with" someone, not "of" someone?

How would you say "She was interested in the children." in a way that she didn't take care of them, but was maybe just interested in how their scholarly achievements progressed over the years.

[Selcen_Ozturk]

yes ilgilenmek takes -le/ile. It is the same for the second meaning you mentioned

[RumenT]

Thanks a lot, you guys are amazing.

[RiaArik]

Why isn't "ile" attached (i.e., "Çocuklarla")? Also, what's up with the "o"? If it means "she," why isn't it at the beginning of the sentence?

[Marie_goforit]

As far as I know 'ile' can be used both ways attached to the noun (-le/-la) or can be put after.
Concerning the 'o' it is on the emphasized position which means directly before the verb. So this sentence would be the answer to the question: Who was it taking care of the children?

[Caleb160380]

Why is it "has taken care of" rather than "took care of"? Is there a distinction between these present perfect (has + p.p) and past tense in Turkish?

[boltushka]

Why is the definite article necessary? How should I say 'He took care of children'?

[AlexinNotTurkey]

I would say "Çocuklara baktı" for that. This sentence means that the subject was concerned about a specific set of children.

[boltushka]

Teşekkürler!

[rolandcassar]

I don't think I've ever seen "ilgilenmek" before anywhere. Did I miss it?

[GregoryLCh]

I think it comes up here first. We had ilginç earlier.