UNITED NATIONS – Turkey has told the United Nations that, at the behest of its president, it wishes from now on to be called “Turkiye” in all languages, the UN announced Thursday. “The change is immediate,” Stephane Dujarric, the UN chief’s spokesperson, told AFP by email. ADVERTISEMENTHe noted that Ankara’s official letter requesting the change had been received at the UN’s New York headquarters on Wednesday. The day before, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavasoglu had tweeted a photo of himself signing the letter, addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy PolicyRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 03, 2022 11:18 UTC