[AZLiberty]

According to Wikipedia, every country in Europe -- except Turkey -- uses a stop sign that says "STOP". In Turkey, it's "DUR".

I should have known that was wrong from the get-go. The French, for one, wouldn't put up with that, nor the Germans. The shape of the sign is international. The wordage is not.

What made me think I could trust Wikipedia?

[stylin19a]

Usually, wiki is pretty good with common knowledge...

If you look up the individual countries (I did three - Russian, France and Turkey) - all use the English word STOP. Turkey only shows DUR.

http://www.adcidl.com/pdf/Turkey-Road-Traffic-Signs.pdf
http://www.adcidl.com/pdf/Russian-Road-Traffic-Signs.pdf
http://www.adcidl.com/pdf/France-Road-Traffic-Signs.pdf