Posted on 06/02/2022 1:32:25 PM PDT by FarCenter
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as “Türkiye,” the state-run news agency reported. The move is seen as part of a push by Ankara to rebrand the country and dissociate its name from the bird by the same name and some associated negative connotations.
Anadolu Agency said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman to U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, confirmed receipt of the letter late on Wednesday. The agency quoted Dujarric as saying that the name change had become effective “from the moment” the letter was received.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has been pressing for the internationally recognized name Turkey to be changed to “Türkiye” (tur-key-YAY) as it is spelled and pronounced in Turkish. The country called itself “Türkiye” in 1923 after its declaration of independence.
In December, Erdogan ordered the use of “Türkiye” to better represent Turkish culture and values, including demanding that “Made in Türkiye” be used instead of “Made in Turkey” on exported products. Turkish ministries began using “Türkiye” in official documents.
(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...
Gobble gobble.
Oh yeah that’ll do the trick. I’ll have a totally different opinion of them after this.
Will Erdogan’s state run newspapers quit calling America “the great Satan”?
After that first paragraph I checked where this was coming from. I was sure it was the Babylon Bee. :-)
A rose by any other name is still a turkey.
or Souvlaki
Does this mean every Thanksgiving we will all feast on TurkeyYAY?
I’m still not over calling Bombay by its new name, and just barely over saying Beijing instead of Peking.
How about for the US, with particular attention to form:
united States for America
We’ve been a United State of America for way too long now.
It’s how you write it in their language.
Türkiye with cranberry sauce and güreyve.
How about give the land you stole back to the Christians and re-name it Byzantium and while you are at it also rename the capitol back to Constantinople.
“I’m still not over calling Bombay by its new name, and just barely over saying Beijing instead of Peking.”
Now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople, Istanbul not Constantinople
Been a long time gone since Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
It’s nobody’s business but the Turks!
I am formally changing my name to “Has Waist” because of the negative connotations of Hazardous Waste, and because I’ve lost the body of my youth.
I want to visit their capitol — Constantinople.
No that’s Greek.
GMTA
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.