Turkey Informs U.N. it is Rebranding to a Name From 99 Years Ago
Turkey has asked the United Nations (U.N.) to be formally recognized by another name.
Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey's foreign minister, submitted a letter asking that his country be referred to as "Turkiye," according to the Associated Press.
Turkey, AP reported, began calling itself "Turkiye" in 1923, when the republic was founded and Kemal Atatürk became its first president. Turkey's request is also seen as an attempt to remove its association with the bird commonly eaten during the Thanksgiving holiday, AP reported.
Late last year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan requested that all products that are made in and exported from his country have a "Made in Turkiye" seal on them, AP said.
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