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157. Why Do Countries Change Their Names? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

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Turkey's Name Change

In late 20 21, urdegan announced his intention to leave behind the anglicized name turk and instead use tuke. The request was accepted by the u.N. And is already in use in all government web sites,. Every turkish brand is using the name turkie. According to some of my turkish friends, most people in the country don't really care that much. Of course, they have called the country turkia in their own language for hundreds of years.

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