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Feb 9, 2023 · Key Points. 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.
Jun 4, 2022 · Turkey will now be known as Türkiye at the United Nations, after the intergovernmental body agreed to a formal request for the name change from Ankara. The UN said it had received a request from Ankara this past week, and the change was made soon after.
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Feb 16, 2023 · A number of news outlets have reported that Turkey has changed its name, but that’s not really true – Turks have called their country Türkiye since 1923, when Turkey became the successor ...
Jun 2, 2022 · Turkey will be known as Türkiye at the United Nations from now on, after it agreed to a formal request from Ankara. Several international bodies will be asked to make the name change as part of a...
Jun 11, 2022 · The United Nations officially recognised Turkey renaming itself Türkiye after the government formally advocated for the new name. The UN said it had implemented the change shortly after receipt...
Jan 11, 2022 · Turks have called their country Türkiye since the country declared its independence in 1923. Photo by Shutterstock. Türkiye wants its name back. Nearly 100 years after becoming an independent republic, the country more widely known globally by its Western name, Turkey, is moving to reclaim its rightful identity on the global stage.
Turkey adopted its official name, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, known in English as the Republic of Turkey or more commonly known as Turkey, upon the declaration of the republic on 29 October 1923. In 2021, however, via the UN, Turkey changed its spelling to Türkiye .
