Turkey changes its name to Türkiye to
stop confusion with festive bird and derogatory
English meanings including ‘something
that fails badly’
Posted By: Ribicon, 6/2/2022 10:49:40 AM
Turkey will now officially be known as Türkiye after the country's government moved to swerve associations with the ground-feeding festive bird and a term for failure. The United Nations will adopt the new name from this week at Ankara's request. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the change came into place 'from the moment' a letter sent by Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. President Erdogan ruled in November that goods manufactured in the country must now be labelled 'Made in Türkiye'. The alternative spelling expresses Turkish people's 'culture, civilisation and values', he said. Türkiye is pronounced Tur-key-yay, in line with how Turks annunciate the country's name.
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What should USA's new name be? How about an unpronounceable symbol that resembles a Pride Flag?