The U.S. State Department has complied with the Turkish government’s request to change its official spelling and pronunciation of the country’s name to Türkiye
Turkish government’s request
to change its official spelling and pronunciation of the country’s name to Türkiye, weeks before an anticipated visit to Washington by the country’s foreign minister. The State Department had been a holdout within the U.S. government after other departments and agencies, including the White House, made the change several months ago.
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