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you could probably write Türkiye as Turkiye too, and it would still be better than Turkey. in this case it's not only the issue of a foreign name but also the c
by em-bee 3y ago
you could probably write Türkiye as Turkiye too, and it would still be better than Turkey. in this case it's not only the issue of a foreign name but also the confusion with the bird. i did see german translations food articles where "turkey meat" was translated with the country name instead of the bird name, which differ in german.
- OfSanguineFire 3y agoIn Turkish, the word for “India” the country and “turkey” the bird are the same. Somehow the Turkish state doesn’t ascribe to India the same “respect” it demands for its own country’s name.
- em-bee 3y agoi am not sure that is fair. for one, india in turkish is hindistan, so there is a noticeable difference, and second the bird seems to be named after a presumed country of origin in many places: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_(bird)#Names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_(bird)#Names
- em-bee 3y agobtw, anyone thinking that spelling it "turkiye" would be bad, here are a few examples of it in use: goturkiye.com www.mfa.gov.tr/turkiye-and-eu-info.en.mfa