Posted on Jan 9, 2023
The State Department will begin spelling Turkey as Türkiye
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The State Department will start spelling Turkey as "Türkiye" in diplomatic and formal settings.
The name change was approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names following a request from the Turkish embassy, State Department spokesperson Ned Price confirmed on Thursday.
The State Department, which handles America's foreign policy, is the latest federal agency to adopt the spelling change.
The State Department will start spelling Turkey as "Türkiye" in diplomatic and formal settings.
The name change was approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names following a request from the Turkish embassy, State Department spokesperson Ned Price confirmed on Thursday.
The State Department, which handles America's foreign policy, is the latest federal agency to adopt the spelling change.
The State Department will begin spelling Turkey as Türkiye
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I read about this. Would be nice if they adopted a more reasonable stance toward minorities when they change the spelling
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Last year, the state broadcaster’s English-language outlet, TRT World, promoted a video campaign called “Hello! Türkiye” to raise “global awareness” about the rebrand. One video shows people repeatedly using the country’s Turkish-language name.
Erdağ Göknar, an associate professor of Turkish and Middle Eastern studies at Duke University, said that while “Turkey” is viewed as a “holdover” from a colonial order, the use of “Türkiye” is seen as emphasizing national agency and pride.
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“‘Turkey’ was seen as being an outsider appellation with an imperial and colonial legacy,” Professor Göknar said. “Not least of all, the association with the bird was accepted as a denigrating legacy of a bygone era.”
The State Department has previously adopted name changes requested by other countries, including Swaziland, which in 2018 modified its name to the Kingdom of Eswatini, or Eswatini.
As of Thursday afternoon, the State Department had not updated its website with Turkey’s new name."
..."Last year, the state broadcaster’s English-language outlet, TRT World, promoted a video campaign called “Hello! Türkiye” to raise “global awareness” about the rebrand. One video shows people repeatedly using the country’s Turkish-language name.
Erdağ Göknar, an associate professor of Turkish and Middle Eastern studies at Duke University, said that while “Turkey” is viewed as a “holdover” from a colonial order, the use of “Türkiye” is seen as emphasizing national agency and pride.
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“‘Turkey’ was seen as being an outsider appellation with an imperial and colonial legacy,” Professor Göknar said. “Not least of all, the association with the bird was accepted as a denigrating legacy of a bygone era.”
The State Department has previously adopted name changes requested by other countries, including Swaziland, which in 2018 modified its name to the Kingdom of Eswatini, or Eswatini.
As of Thursday afternoon, the State Department had not updated its website with Turkey’s new name."
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