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Turkey will change its name to Türkiye so it won't be associated with the Bird anymore

Posted by EU Times on Jun 3rd, 2022 // No Comment

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The UN approves Turkey’s application to be named Türkiye in English – complete with a non-Latin letter and all – instead of the current Turkey.

Through the measure, the country is trying to avoid being associated with the bird turkey, which is called turkey in English.

Turkey began the move to change its internationally recognised official name in English to Türkiye in December after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan released a memorandum and asked the public to use Türkiye to describe the country in every language.

“Türkiye is accepted as an umbrella brand for our country in national and international venues,” Erdogan said at the time. “Türkiye is the best representation and expression of the Turkish people’s culture, civilization and values.”

Export goods will be marked with “Made in Türkiye” in the future according to Erdogan. The country will also market its tourism industry with the slogan “Hello Türkiye”.

How the name should be pronounced in English is still unclear.

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