The US State Department on Thursday accepted Turkey’s demand to call the country “Türkiye” from now on. From now on, in official documents about Turkey, Washington will refer to ‘Türkiye’, and no longer use ‘Turkey’. Ankara has long been angered by cartoons and other references linking the country to turkeys – ‘turkey’ is the English word for turkey.
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Washington approves Turkey’s request to spell name “Türkiye” instead of “Turkey”
