it ain't Turkey no more .. it's “Türkiye” (tur-key-YAY)

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YAY! it's “Türkiye” (tur-key-YAY)


tur-key-YAY! tur-key-YAY! tur-key-YAY!


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No more Turkey: Country in push to be known as 'Türkiye'

https://www.yahoo.com/news/no-more-t...095543767.html


Thu, June 2, 2022, 4:55 AM

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as “Türkiye,” the state-run news agency reported. The move is seen as part of a push by Ankara to rebrand the country and dissociate its name from the bird, turkey, and some negative connotations that are associated with it.


Anadolu Agency said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman to U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, confirmed receipt of the letter late on Wednesday. The agency quoted Dujarric as saying that the name change had become effective “from the moment” the letter was received.


President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has been pressing for the internationally recognized name Turkey to be changed to “Türkiye” (tur-key-YAY) as it is spelled and pronounced in Turkish. The country called itself “Türkiye” in 1923 after its declaration of independence.


In December, Erdogan ordered the use of “Türkiye” to better represent Turkish culture and values, including demanding that “Made in Türkiye” be used instead of “Made in Turkey” on exported products. Turkish ministries began using “Türkiye” in official documents.


Earlier this year, the government also released a promotional video as part of its attempts to change its name in English. The video shows tourists from across the world saying “Hello Türkiye” at famous destinations.


The Turkish presidency's Directorate of Communications said it launched the campaign “to promote more effectively the use of ‘Türkiye’ as the country’s national and international name on international platforms.”


It was not clear whether the name, with a letter that doesn’t exist in the English alphabet, will catch on widely abroad. In 2016, the Czech Republic officially registered its short-form name, Czechia, and while some international institutions use it, many still refer to the country by its longer name.


Turkey’s English-language state broadcaster TRT World has switched to using “Türkiye” although the word “Turkey” slips in by journalists still trying to get used to the change.


TRT World explained the decision in an article earlier this year, saying Googling “Turkey” brings up a “a muddled set of images, articles, and dictionary definitions that conflate the country with Meleagris – otherwise known as the turkey, a large bird native to North America – which is famous for being served on Christmas menus or Thanksgiving dinners.”


The network continued: “Flip through the Cambridge Dictionary and “turkey” is defined as “something that fails badly” or “a stupid or silly person.”


TRT World argued that Turks prefer their country to be called “Türkiye”, in “keeping with the country’s aims of determining how others should identify it.”


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Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95mSdbGWK6w



tur-key-YAY!
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tur-key-YAY!

United Nations Agrees To Turkey's Request To Change Its Name

https://www.yahoo.com/news/united-na...042853990.html


ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as “Türkiye,” the state-run news agency reported. The move is seen as part of a push by Ankara to rebrand the country and dissociate its name from the bird, turkey, and some negative connotations that are associated with it.




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And this bruises your tender feelings because…
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so its... Tür-ki-ye


so its pronounced as turkey yay!?????


I think they lost some of their neuron somewhere in the mountains.
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so its... Tür-ki-ye


so its pronounced as turkey yay!?????


I think they lost some of their neuron somewhere in the mountains. Originally Posted by dilbert firestorm

tur-key-YAY


actually it's the way "Turkey" or “Türkiye”is pronounced in their language as the article stated. not unusual really, as i have heard in the past actual Russian speakers pronounce "Putin" as Pu-TEEN" in russkie.


the funny part is the claim people think of actual Turkeys, the bird, when they think of Turkey the nation. talk about some insecure sob's!




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And this bruises your tender feelings because… Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

it doesn't. it's funny they are so insecure about how the world pronounces the name of their nation.


and it was guaranteed to infuriate Aunt Peg. mission accomplished.
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poopie seems very insecure lately!
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oh... miss ugly is back.
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poopie seems very insecure lately! Originally Posted by dilbert firestorm

Looks like something’s crawled up your butt again, BP

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it doesn't. it's funny they are so insecure about how the world pronounces the name of their nation.


and it was guaranteed to infuriate Aunt Peg. mission accomplished. Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid
If you say so, Stooge.
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If you say so, Stooge. Originally Posted by Yssup Rider



tur-key-YAY




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Turk-haeeeyyyyy!!!!!













That's the key.
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tur-key-YAY




Wahahahahaaaaaaaaaa Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid
FTFY
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tur-key-YAY


actually it's the way "Turkey" or “Türkiye”is pronounced in their language as the article stated. not unusual really, as i have heard in the past actual Russian speakers pronounce "Putin" as Pu-TEEN" in russkie.


the funny part is the claim people think of actual Turkeys, the bird, when they think of Turkey the nation. talk about some insecure sob's!




Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

Do you remember when a reporter asked Bushy junior if he was going to Athens and he asked in one word "Georgia?"