Change Turkey’s official name to Türkiye
The United Nations has changed the Republic of Turkey’s country name at the organization from “Turkey” to “Türkiye”, following a request from Ankara for the change.
Table of contents:
- Change Turkey’s official name to Turkish.
- Reasons for changing the name from Turkey to Türkiye.
- Countries that changed their name
Change Turkey’s official name to Turkish:
Turkey began the move to change its internationally recognized official name in English to Türkiye in December. That was after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan released a memorandum and asked the public to use Turkiye to describe the country in every language.
“The word Türkiye represents and expresses the culture, civilization, and values of the Turkish nation in the best way,” Erdoğan said.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government hopes the rebranding will give a boost to the economy. As visitors start to return in large numbers after two pandemic-depressed tourist seasons.
Moreover, the government this year released a promotional video as part of its attempts to change its name in English. The video shows tourists from across the world saying “Hello Türkiye” at famous destinations.
Erdogan also advised companies to use “made in Türkiye” for their exported goods, and instructed state agencies to use Turkey in their correspondence
State broadcaster TRT was quick to make the change as soon as it was announced last year.
Reasons for changing the name from Turkey to Türkiye:
Among the reasons for changing the name of Turkey was the association with the bird traditionally associated with Christmas, New Year or Thanksgiving.
Moreover, the name Türkiye (Turkey) in Latin letters and Turkish pronunciation expresses the Turkish community and Turkish culture.
State broadcaster TRT pointed out the Cambridge English Dictionary’s definition of one of the meanings of the word as “stupid something that fails badly” or “a or silly person”.
Countries that changed their name:
The Netherlands dropped Holland in a rebranding move. Moreover, Macedonia changed its name to North Macedonia due to a political dispute with Greece. Furthermore, Swaziland became Eswatini in 2018. In addition, Persia became Iran.
Edited by: Ebla Group Real Estate
