Turkey has officially changed its name to Türkiye. The United Nations accepted a request from the Turkish government on Wednesday to recognize the change.
In a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu wrote: "I would like to inform you that, in line with the Presidential Circular ... dated December 2, 2021, on the use of the word 'Türkiye' in foreign languages and the subsequent branding strategy, the Government of the Republic of Turkiye, henceforth will start using 'Türkiye' to replace the words such as 'Turkey,' 'Turkei' and 'Turquie' that have been used in the past to refer to the 'Republic of Turkiye.'"
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by Joji Xavier
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