The United Nations on Wednesday granted Turkey’s request to change its name from Turkey to Türkiye, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told reporters.
The change came into force immediately at the time when the world body received a letter from Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to the UN chief with a request to change the country’s name, the spokesman said.
Cavusoglu reportedly said that the change in the spelling was adopted as part of the steps aimed at increasing the country’s prestige in the international arena.
According to a report, The UN has granted Turkey’s request to change its name to Turkiye, a spokesman for the world body said. Addressing reporters, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said the change came into force immediately at the time when the world body received a letter from Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to the UN chief with a request to change the country’s name, Xinhua news agency reported.Also Read – After Peace Talks in Turkey, Russia Says Will Significantly Reduce Military Activity In Kyiv, Chernihiv
Cavusoglu reportedly said that the change in the spelling was adopted as part of the steps aimed at increasing the country’s prestige in the international arena. The Foreign Minister had announced the letter’s official submission to the UN and other international organisations on Tuesday. Also Read – International Flights To Resume After 4 Days: These Countries Indians Can Fly Without RT-PCR Report
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“Together with our Directorate of Communications, we have been successful in preparing a good ground for this. We have made it possible for the UN and other international organisations, countries to see this change to using ‘Türkiye’,” Cavusoglu told Anadolu Agency. Also Read – Russia And Ukraine Are Close To An Agreement To Halt Invasion, Says Turkey
The initiative to use the country’s foreign name as “Tüurkiye” at national and international platforms started in December 2021 with a decree signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
