<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1654200383202,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000176-7927-d2c7-af7f-7dbf0cfe0001","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1654200383202,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000176-7927-d2c7-af7f-7dbf0cfe0001","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"
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Turkey succeeded in convincing the international governing body to recognize it as “Turkiye,” a move first suggested in a letter Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu sent to the U.N. on Wednesday. The new name, which creates a clear distinction between the nation and the bird, also differs from “Turkey” in pronunciation, with the new name spoken as a three-syllable word.
“Flip through the Cambridge Dictionary and ‘turkey’ is defined as ‘something that fails badly’ or ‘a stupid or silly person,'” TRT World, an English-language Turkish broadcaster that adopted the new name months ago, said.
TURKEY ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE TO TURKIYE, CITING NEED TO REPRESENT ‘CULTURE’ AND ‘VALUES’
Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, confirmed Thursday the change was in effect, saying such requests are not uncommon.
The name change was adopted within Turkish borders in December 2021, when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that “Turkey” was no longer the “best way” to represent the culture of the people.
“The phrase Turkiye represents and expresses the culture, civilization and values of the Turkish nation in the best way,” he added.
Erdogan also demanded that labels read “Made in Turkiye” on export products instead of “Made in Turkey,” and documents from the country’s government began to read “Turkiye” after the announcement.
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Other nations have changed their names in recent years. In 2019, Macedonia changed its name to the “Republic of Northern Macedonia.” That same year, the Netherlands dropped the name “Holland.”
But not all name changes have earned international recognition. Many international bodies, including the U.N., continue to use the term “Czech Republic” despite the nation’s 2016 move to register under its short-form name, Czechia.
