Turkey’s president changes country’s name (npr.org)

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Considering NPR is right on board with such "symbolic causes" when they're popular enough. the fact that they're not using the new spelling immediately is telling, isn't it?

throwaway290 4y ago ↗

The original title mentions the new name. I don't think anyone is expected to be using it immediately though as people will struggle to get what it means. It's more amusing that this is what is of concern to the government at this time.

aritmo 4y ago ↗

There is an interesting story about the name of the bird https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/11/turkey-in-turkish-a...

The turkey was adopted in Turkey and from Turkey to Europe.

lotux 4y ago ↗

I think this is mostly for westeners who have the habit of not using names correctly. Some countries already using correct name since the beginning.