In an official letter to the United Nations .. "Turkey" decides to change its name!
At the request of Ankara, the United Nations adopted the writing of the name of Turkey in its alphabet "Türkiye" instead of the previous form "Turkey" in foreign languages.
The Anatolia news agency quoted the spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, that the organization had received "a letter from the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, addressed to Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, requesting to use the Türkiye formula" instead of the usual "Turkey" formula. in the international arena.
The UN spokesperson explained that the change of the country's name from one form to another has entered into force from the moment the message was received.
Turkey had submitted a request to the United Nations to register its name in other languages officially approved by the international organization in the form of "Türkiye" as it is written in Turkish according to Russia Today.
On Tuesday, Cavusoglu wrote on his Twitter account, stating that he had sent a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, to register Turkey's name in the foreign languages approved by the organization that use Latin letters, in the form "Türkiye".
Anatolia indicated that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had previously stated that the name "Türkiye" is the best representative and expressive of the culture, civilization and values of the Turkish people, recommending in this context that companies use the phrase "Made in Türkiye" instead of "Made in Turkey" on their goods. intended for export.
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