Turkey officially changes name at UN to Türkiye United Nations says request from Ankara has been accepted with immediate effect Turkey’s government has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that it be referred to as Türkiye, the state-run news agency has reported. The move is seen as part of a push by Ankara to rebrand the country and dissociate it from the bird of the same name and negative connotations associated with it. Anadolu Agency said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson to UN secretary general António Guterres, confirmed receipt of the letter from Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the Turkish foreign minister. The agency quoted Dujarric as saying that the name change had become effective “from the moment” the letter was received. Dujarric told the Washington Post: “It is not uncommon for us to receive such requests.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government has been pressing for the internationally recognised 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 2021, Erdoğan ordered the use of Türkiye to better represent Turkish culture and values, including demanding that “Made in Türkiye” be used instead […]
| to request | kérni, kérvényezni |
| to be accepted | elfogadva lenni |
| with immediate effect | azonnali hatállyal |
| to be referred to as | valamiként hivatkozva lenni |
| state-run news agency | állami hírügynökség |
| to rebrand | megváltoztatni a márkanevet, „újrabrendelni” |
| to dissociate | elhatárolódni |
| negative connotations | negatív fennhangok |
| to be associated wtih | társítva lenni valamivel |
| spokes person | szóvivő |
| UN secretary general | ENSZ főtitkár |
| to confirm | megerősíteni |
| it is not uncommon | nem ritka, hogy |
| it is spelled and pronounced | ahogyan írva és kiejtve van |
| declaration of independence | függetlenségi nyilatkozat |
| to better represent | hogy jobban képviselje |
| value | érték |
| to release | kiadni valamit, bemutatni valamit |
| as part of … | … részeként |
| attempt | kísérlet valamire |
| to launch | piacra dobni, megjelenni valamivel |
| effectively | hatékonyan |
| It was not clear whether … | Nem volt világos, hogy … |
| broadcaster | műsorszolgáltató |
| to get used to | valamiheu hozzászokni |
| to explain the decision | megmagyarázni egy döntést |
| a muddled set of … | egy zavaros halmaza valaminek |
| aim of | célja valaminek |
| to determine | meghatározni |
| to identify | azonosítani |
