In December, Turkey began the process of changing its internationally recognised official name to Türkiye.

Following a request from Ankara, the United Nations has altered the name of the Republic of Turkey’s country; within the organisation from “Turkey” to “Türkiye.”According to UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu wrote to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday; requesting that “Türkiye” be used instead of “Turkey” in all matters.
According to the spokeswoman, the country name change took effect as soon as the letter was received.

On Tuesday, Cavusoglu said that the letter had been officially submitted to the UN and other international organisations.