The U.S. State Department has formally begun utilizing “Türkiye” as an alternative of “Turkey” in formal, diplomatic and bilateral contacts, in accordance with its spokesman.
Ned Price stated at a briefing that the transfer was finalized and put into apply Thursday morning.
His remarks got here in response to a query a few State Department assertion Thursday on disrupting Daesh/ISIS financing that used “Türkiye.”
“I can confirm that the Turkish Embassy did request that we use this spelling in our communications. This is a change that was — as is always the case — approved by the US Board on Geographic Names,” stated Price.
“What I can let you know although is that the Board on Geographic Names retained each ‘Turkey’ and ‘Republic of Turkey,’ the earlier spelling, as typical names, as these are extra broadly understood by the American public.
“The department will use the spelling (Türkiye) that you saw today in most of our formal diplomatic and bilateral contexts, including public communications, but the conventional name can also be used if it is in furtherance of broader public understanding,” he added.
“Türkiye” was first permitted and put in apply by the UN on June 1 final yr.
In addition, “Made in Turkey” has been modified to “Made in Türkiye,” whereas the Turkish Directorate of Communications launched a marketing campaign dubbed “Hello Türkiye” to advertise the identify globally.
