The move comes after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government requested that the international community recognize the authentic spelling of his country’s name. Last month Ankara asked the United Nations to scrap the commonly used spelling of Turkey, which is also associated with the edible bird and the traditional Christmas dish. It is pronounced the same way.

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In December last year, Erdogan ordered that “Made in Turkiye” be used on exported products to more authentically reflect the country’s culture. Story continues below ad In announcements from the Global Affairs department this week, Ottawa reverted to the original spelling. The move followed a “formal notification of the name change to the United Nations and then to Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada” in June, Global Affairs reported. “Canada respects the wishes of the Republic of Turkiye (formerly the Republic of Turkey) to be officially known as Turkiye as opposed to ‘Turkey’ in English and ‘Turquie’ in French,” said Global Affairs spokesperson Sabrina Williams. Trending Stories

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The country was named Turkiye in 1923 after the newly formed Republic declared its independence, with Mustafa Kemal as the first president. Professor Chris Cochrane of the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs said it is becoming more common in diplomatic circles to return to the original spelling and pronunciation of place names. Story continues below ad He cited the extensive spelling and pronunciation change of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, as a recent example. “Surely it would be diplomatic in official circles to pronounce a country’s name in the way the country requests. It suggests a more equal relationship,” Cochrane said. “Seems to be a trend? being somewhat clearer about the language in terms of what it conveys, politically.’ Turkey is increasingly flexing its muscles on the international stage, including the proposed accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO. Erdogan has threatened to veto the Nordic nations’ entry into the military alliance if they do not extradite suspects with links to outlaw Kurdish groups. Canada this week became the first country to ratify Finland and Sweden’s bid to join NATO. But all 30 members must approve their candidacy for membership following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. © 2022 The Canadian Press