Turkey: Turkey renamed Türkiye – renamed to avoid association – turkey means turkey in English, even meaning "something that has failed badly" or "stupid person" in Cambridge Dictionary.
[A flash of inspiration] [A flash of inspiration] [A flash of inspiration]
UN Secretary-General Spokesperson Dijaric: The UN has formally approved Turkey's request to change its foreign language name from Turkey to Türkiye.
On December 4 last year, Erdogan signed a decree on changing Turkey's official English name from Turkey to Türkiye. He believes that the new name "better reflects the culture, civilization and values of the Turkish nation."
