When is a turkey not a turkey- when it's a country that changes the spelling of its name. That's what happened in June 2022 with the country formerly known as Turkey.
The State Department will begin spelling Turkey as Türkiye
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.
Price said it will take some time for the department's website and communications to reflect the new spelling. The Board on Geographic Names also gave the department the option to continue to use "Turkey" and "Republic of Turkey" when appropriate. For instance, the previous spelling is allowed in cartographic products because it is more widely understood by the American public.
The name change also comes six months after the United Nations agreed to recognize Türkiye in June.
The current State Department pronunciation will remain unchanged, according to The Associated Press, which first reported the change. The name change is not only symbolic but a rebranding effort. Turkish people have called their country Türkiye since 1923 when the Ottoman Empire fell and the Turkish Republic was formed.
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