Turkey applied to the United Nations to change the country's name to Türkiye, which means turkey in English

Turkish media said on January 18 that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan said that the government intends to officially change the internationally recognized official English name in the coming weeks and register a new country name at the United Nations.

The Middle East Monitor website quoted a report from Turkey's Anadolu Agency on the 18th that the Turkish government intends to change the English writing of the country name from Turkey to Türkiye. In Turkish, Turkey means the same thing as Türkiye. Erdogan's office issued a statement saying that changing the country's name to Türkiye best represents and expresses Turkish culture, civilization and values.

The report mentioned that the name in Türkiye is not latin, so the government may encounter problems when registering with the United Nations. Turkey's current English name is Turkey, which means turkey in English.

TRT World, turkey's state television, said on December 13, 2021, that according to dictionary interpretations, Turkey can also be interpreted as a failure, a fool or a fool. The government's change in the English designation of country names may be to avoid these pejorative terms from being related to the country. The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, state institutions and some news organizations have begun to use the new name Türkiye.