The United Nations has formally approved Turkey’s request to change its foreign name from Turkey to Turkiye, effective from the moment it received a letter from Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, a spokesman for the SECRETARY-GENERAL said. Turkiye replaces Turkey, Turkei, Turquie and other spellings with Turkiye for formal occasions.
For one thing, the “U” in Turkiye is similar to the “U” in Chinese pinyin (” Turkiye “sounds like” Turkiye “), but there is no corresponding letter or sound in languages like English.
Second, Turkish contains 7 letters “C, g, I, I, O, ş U” and has its own input method. Foreigners will have to switch the input method if they want to spell it correctly. Of course, there are also people who use the common letter U for U, o for O, and write Turkiye as Turkiye, though it’s more informal.
In addition, maps, flags, books and other printed materials to change the name of a certain amount of time, the workload is not small.
In December, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree changing the country’s official foreign name from Turkey to Turkiye, saying it “better reflects the culture, civilization and values of the Turkish nation.”
The decree also calls for “Made in Turkey” to be replaced by “Made in Turkiye” for Turkish exports. Faheldin Artun, head of the presidential communications bureau, said it would help “improve Turkey’s reputation”.
The year 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic and a new general election. The Turkish government launched a massive rebranding campaign late last year, as part of which the “Made in Turkiye” logo will appear on all Turkish exports. Some international agencies, national organizations or companies that export goods will also be required to use the name “Turkiye” or label the country of origin with that term in their communications.
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Post time: Jun-17-2022