Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Turkey plans to change the country’s official name. This was conveyed directly by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a speech earlier this month.
In the speech, he emphasized that all Turkish names would be replaced with Turkiye. He said that his party was currently fighting for the name to become a name that was accepted by the international public.
“The word ‘Turkiye’ represents and expresses the culture, civilization and values of the Turkish nation in the best possible way,” his speech was quoted as saying. Middle East Monitor, Monday (24/1/2022).
“In order to strengthen the name Turkiye, in all kinds of activities and correspondence, especially in official relations with other countries and international institutions and organizations, the term Turkiye will be used instead of terms such as ‘Turkey’, ‘Turkei’, ‘Turquie’ and so on, ” he added.
Meanwhile, a Turkish official said that the process of changing the name was ongoing. However, there is no official date yet on when the renaming of Turki or Turkey to Turkiye will be widely recognized.
“The exact time for the name change is still under consideration by the government. But the process is ongoing,” he said.
The replacement discourse itself has actually strengthened for a long time. Erdogan is of the view that the name ‘Turkey’ which is known in English is the same as the meaning of turkey.
Given this situation, the name Turkey made the country a joke several times. On the other hand, the discourse of changing the name is said to be less crowded among the country’s public because Turkish citizens refer to their country as Turkiye.
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