OTTAWA — The Canadian government has quietly changed the name of Turkey to the official Turkish spelling Türkiye in all official communications. The m
OTTAWA — The Canadian government has quietly changed the name of Turkey to the official Turkish spelling Türkiye in all official communications.
In December last year, Erdogan ordered that “Made in Türkiye” be used on exported products to more authentically reflect the country’s culture. “Canada respects the wishes of the Republic of Türkiye to be formally known as Türkiye as opposed to “Turkey” in English and “Turquie” in French,” said Sabrina Williams, a Global Affairs spokeswoman.
He cited the widespread change of the spelling and pronunciation of Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv as a recent example.