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Turkey Wants to Be Known as ‘Türkiye’

The United Nations confirmed earlier this month that it had accepted a request from Turkey to change the country's official name.

Now, its name is "Türkiye."

Stéphane Dujarric is a spokesman¹ for the U.N. secretary general. He said that the change was in effect "from the moment" they received the request letter. The information came from the Turkish news organization Anadolu Agency².

"Türkiye" is how the country's name is pronounced in Turkish. The move is seen as part of a push by Turkey to separate itself from the turkey bird and some undesirable³ meanings related⁴ with it.

In December, president Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered the use of "Türkiye" to better represent Turkish culture and values. The order included a demand that "Made in Türkiye" be used instead of "Made in Turkey" on exported products. Turkish government agencies⁵ began using "Türkiye" in official documents.

Earlier this year, the government released⁶ a video as part of its efforts to change its name in English. The video shows visitors from around the world saying "Hello Türkiye" at famous places. Government officials said they began the campaign "to promote more effectively the use of ‘Türkiye' as the country's national and international name on international platforms."

It is not clear whether the name will become widely used internationally. In 2016, the Czech Republic officially registered⁷ its shortened⁸ name, Czechia. While some international organizations use the name, many still refer to the country as the Czech Republic.

Turkey's English-language state broadcaster TRT World has started using the name "Türkiye." But sometimes journalists will accidentally⁹ say the word "Turkey" as they get used to the change.

TRT World explained the decision in an article earlier this year. They said that searching for "Turkey" online brings up other results related to the turkey, a large bird native to North America. The network added that in the Cambridge Dictionary, "turkey" is defined¹⁰ as "something that fails badly" or "a stupid or silly person."

TRT World argued that Turks prefer their country to be called "Türkiye," in "keeping with the country's aims of determining how others should identify it."

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promote – v. to help something to grow or develop

platform – n. a means or opportunity to communicate ideas or information to a group of people

1 spokesman   

n.发言人，代言人

参考例句：

• The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters.政府发言人向记者们作了情况简介。
• They drew lots to decide who should be their spokesman.他们抽签决定谁是他们的发言人。

2 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

3 undesirable   

adj.不受欢迎的，不良的，不合意的，讨厌的；n.不受欢迎的人，不良分子

参考例句：

• They are the undesirable elements among the employees.他们是雇员中的不良分子。
• Certain chemicals can induce undesirable changes in the nervous system.有些化学物质能在神经系统中引起不良变化。

4 related   

adj.有关系的，有关联的，叙述的，讲述的

参考例句：

• I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。
• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。

5 agencies   

n.代理( agency的名词复数 )；服务机构；（政府的）专门机构；代理（或经销）业务（或关系）

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations. 联合国有许多专门机构。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The project is funded by the World Bank and other multilateral agencies. 这项计划由世界银行和其他多国机构资助。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

7 registered   

adj.登记的，注册的

参考例句：

• Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulation. 船只在外国注册以逃避有关雇佣和安全的规定。
• In former times, only property owners could be registered as voters. 从前，只有有财产的人才能登记作选民。

8 shortened   

v.弄短，缩短( shorten的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She shortened the skirt by an inch. 她把裙子缩短了一英寸。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened. 假期延长，工作周就缩短了。 来自辞典例句

9 accidentally   

adv.偶然地；意外地

参考例句：

• Mary accidentally let out that her mother had telephoned.玛丽无意中说出她的母亲来过电话。
• As I turned around,I accidentally hit him in the face.我转身时不经意撞了他的脸。

10 defined   

adj 定义的; 清晰的

参考例句：

• These categories are not well defined. 这些类别划分得不太明确。
• The powers of a judge are defined by law. 法官的权限是由法律规定的。