It’s Spelled 'Turkey,' Not 'Türkiye.' Here’s Why That’s Important.

A.J. Christopher· Aug 15, 2026 · 11:32 AM UTC ·6 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 15 views

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It’s Spelled 'Turkey,' Not 'Türkiye.' Here’s Why That’s Important. Christopher | 7:32 AM on August 15, 2026 Ian Nicholson/PA via AP, File Over the last couple years, I’ve noticed that when media outlets write about the country Turkey, they’re now spelling it “Türkiye.” Have you noticed it, too? Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); But apparently the United Nations did.

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▪It’s Spelled 'Turkey,' Not 'Türkiye.' Here’s Why That’s Important.
▪Christopher | 7:32 AM on August 15, 2026 Ian Nicholson/PA via AP, File Over the last couple years, I’ve noticed that when media outlets write about the country Turkey, they’re now spelling it “Türkiye.” Have you noticed it, too?
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It’s Spelled 'Turkey,' Not 'Türkiye.' Here’s Why That’s Important. A.J. Christopher | 7:32 AM on August 15, 2026 Ian Nicholson/PA via AP, File Over the last couple years, I’ve noticed that when media outlets write about the country Turkey, they’re now spelling it “Türkiye.” Have you noticed it, too? Did you get the memo on this? Because I sure didn’t. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); But apparently the United Nations did. At the request of the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the United Nations in June 2022 agreed to use the spelling “Türkiye” to refer to the country. The State Department also must have gotten the memo, because in January 2023, it followed suit.

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