Did you know the reason why Turkey changed its name?

In June this year, the United Nations confirmed that Turkey would be renamed Türkiye as it has been the request of its government.

 

Turkish Foreign Affairs, Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, has said that achieving the goal of changing the name "will enhance the image and value of our country."

 

The main purpose of the decision to change the name of the country was to shed light and remove confusion to people who used to immediately feel the connection with the bird's brand of the Thanksgiving holiday in North America.

 

The word "turkey" is usually translated as "defeat", according to Snan Ulgen, editor-in-chief of the EDAM newspaper based in Istanbul, where he also points out that they wanted to eradicate the common link between their country and the bird.

 

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who is preparing to run for re-election next year, citing the country's change of name, saying "the new name means culture, values ​​and the development of the people positively."

 

It is expected that the international community will immediately adopt this new name in word and deed, however in the general public it is not going to be familiar with it for now and it is expected that it will take many years for the general population, especially for foreigners migrating from Turkey and starting to use Türkiye.

 

The country's Prime Minister, Turgut Ozal, said it was not the first time their country had tried to change its name, as it had been tried in the mid-1980s, but ended in disarray.

 

On the other hand, some analysts have suggested that changing the name at the moment would be a good time to use it as an excuse in next year's election.

 

Francesco Siccardi, CEO of Carnegie Europe, said the decision to change the name was made public in December last year, while President Erdogan was closely monitoring the polls as the country was in the throes of a major economic downturn for the past 20 years.

 

Analysts also see it as a way for the country to re-establish its international reputation in a bid to alleviate its currency devaluation and economic downturn, which is estimated to have reached 73.5% in May 2022.

 

In April, Turkey's international trade is said to have fallen back to $ 6.11 billion, which is a year-on-year increase, with people claiming that the president seems to be misleading the public about the problems facing his country and locals began to lash out at the streets because of the problems facing them.




Writer: Christian Mugisha


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