Changing the official name of Turkey
With the official request of the Turkish government to the United Nations, the name of the country of Turkey was changed. Turkey was called “Turkey” in English, which means turkey, which has now been changed to “Türkiye” by the order of the United Nations.
This UN decision was made according to the request of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
In a conversation with Anatolia news agency, Stefan Dujarric, the spokesperson of the United Nations, said that they received a letter from Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in which he requested to use the name “Turkey” in the international arena and ordered to change the name. This country has also been implemented from the moment of receiving the letter.
The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, announced the change of the country’s official name and said: “The expression Türkiye shows and expresses the nation’s culture, civilization and values in the best way.
After changing the spelling and pronunciation of Turkey’s name from Turkey to Türkiye by the United Nations, the country’s name was used as “Turkey” for the first time at the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
In a Twitter statement from Turkey’s Permanent Representative to the World Organization, Turkey participated in the “Fishing Subsidy Negotiations” held at the World Trade Organization.
In the provine of the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (MC12), it was stated that the country’s name was used as ” Türkiye ” for the first time.
Ambassador Alparslan Ajarsoy, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the World Trade Organization, was also present in this meeting.
At the request of Turkey, the United Nations changed the name of the country, which is used as “Turkey” in foreign languages, to ” Türkiye ” on Wednesday (June 1), 2022.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu also announced on Twitter that the process started to increase the value of Turkey’s brand has ended, and in the letter they sent to the Secretary General of the United Nations, the name of this country in the foreign languages available in the United Nations. registered as ” Türkiye “.
