Turkey to Register New Name Türkiye to UN

Date: 17 January 2022 - 21:12

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ANKARA (Middle East Eye) – The Turkish government is planning to change its internationally recognized official name in English to Türkiye by registering it to the United Nations in coming weeks, two Turkish officials told Middle East Eye. The government could change the name with a simple notification to the UN registry but the letter “Ü”, which isn’t in the nominal Latin alphabet, could be a problem. Türkiye means Turkey in Turkish. One senior Turkish official said Ankara hadn’t discussed the “Ü” issue with the UN yet, but the source was hopeful that a solution could be found. Some observers said one such remedy could be using “U” instead of “Ü” in the new name.