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  3. www.sbs.com.au › news › articleTurkey or Türkiye? Why the country changed its official name

    Feb 9, 2023 · Turkey has been spelled and pronounced Türkiye (Tur-kee-yeah) in Turkish since the country became a republic in 1923. The country began a push for the rest of the world to adopt the same spelling and pronunciation in 2021. Last year, the country became known as Türkiye to the United Nations.

  4. learningenglish.voanews.com › a › turkey-or-türkiyeTurkey or Türkiye? - VOA Learning English

    Nov 23, 2022 · Türkiye is how the country’s name is pronounced in Turkish. However, the English version of Turkey has been widely used around the world and even inside Türkiye. In the mid-1980s, then-Prime...

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  6. www.aljazeera.com › news › 2022/6/2UN agrees to change Turkey’s official name to ‘Türkiye’

    Jun 2, 2022 · 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...

  7. www.euronews.com › my-europe › 2022/06/28Turkey is now Türkiye: What other countries have changed ...

    Jun 28, 2022 · "The word Türkiye represents and expresses the culture, civilisation, and values of the Turkish nation in the best way," Erdoğan said. International organisations like the United Nations, the ...

  8. turkiye.un.org › en › 184798-turkeys-name-changedTurkey's name changed to Türkiye | United Nations in Türkiye

    Jun 3, 2022 · The country name "Türkiye" is replacing "Turkey" at the UN. Following an official letter submitted to the United Nations by the Republic of Türkiye, the country's name has been officially...

  9. theconversation.com › why-does-turkey-want-otherWhy does Turkey want other countries to start spelling its ...

    Feb 16, 2023 · In June 2022, the United Nations agreed to change the spelling of the country known in the English-speaking world as Turkey to Türkiye, heeding a request by the government of Turkish...

  10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TurkeyTurkey - Wikipedia

    In May 2022, the Turkish government requested the United Nations and other international organizations to use Türkiye officially in English, which the UN immediately agreed to do. [55] [56] [57] History