Turkey to be known as ‘Türkiye’

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?Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as “Türkiye,” the state-run news agency reported. The move is seen as part of a push by Ankara to rebrand?the country and dissociate its name from the bird, turkey, and some negative?connotations?that are associated with it.

據土耳其官方通訊社報道，土耳其外長恰武什奧盧(Mevlut Cavusoglu)已致函聯(lián)合國，正式要求將土耳其英文名“Turkey”稱為“Türkiye”。這一舉動被視為安卡拉努力重塑國家形象的一部分，并將其名稱與火雞以及與之相關的一些負面含義分離開來。

Rebrand：重塑…的形象（通過改變名稱或廣告）；將…重塑

Connotation?/?k?n??te??n/ n. ?含義；隱含意義 ? The word ‘professional’ has connotations of skill and excellence. professional這個詞隱含著技藝和專長的意思。

Anadolu Agency said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, confirmed receipt of the letter late on Wednesday. The agency quoted Dujarric as saying that the name change had become effective “from the moment” the letter was received.

安納杜魯新聞社稱，聯(lián)合國秘書長古特雷斯(Antonio Guterres)發(fā)言人杜加里克(Stephane Dujarric)周三晚些時候證實收到了這封信。該機構援引杜加里克的話說，“從收到信的那一刻起，更名就生效了?！?/span>

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has been pressing for the internationally recognised name Turkey to be changed to “Türkiye” (tur-key-YAY) as it is spelled and pronounced in Turkish. The country called itself “Türkiye” in 1923 after its declaration of independence.

土耳其總統(tǒng)雷杰普·塔伊普·埃爾多安(Recep Tayyip Erdogan)的政府一直在敦促將土耳其這個國際公認的名字改為“Türkiye”?(tur-key- yay)，因為新名字是土耳其語中的拼寫和發(fā)音。自1923年宣布獨立以來，該國稱自己為“Türkiye”。

press for ：迫切要求

In December, Erdogan ordered the use of “Türkiye” to better represent Turkish culture and values, including demanding that “Made in Türkiye” be used instead of “Made in Turkey” on exported products. Turkish ministries began using “Türkiye” in official documents.

去年12月，埃爾多安下令使用“Türkiye”來更好地代表土耳其的文化和價值觀，包括要求在出口產品上使用“Türkiye制造”，而不是“Turkey制造”。土耳其各部委開始在官方文件中使用“Türkiye”。

Earlier this year, the Government also released a promotional video as part of its attempts to change its name in English. The video shows tourists from across the world saying “Hello Türkiye” at famous destinations.

今年早些時候，政府還發(fā)布了一個宣傳視頻，作為其改變英文名稱的一部分。視頻顯示，來自世界各地的游客在著名景點說“你好Türkiye”。

In 2016, the?Czech?Republic officially registered its short-form name, Czechia, and while some international institutions use it, many still refer to the country by its longer name.

2016年，捷克共和國正式注冊了它的簡稱“Czechia”，雖然一些國際機構使用它，但許多機構仍然用更長的名字來指代這個國家。

Czech?/t?ek/adj. 捷克的，捷克人的，捷克語的?n. 捷克人；捷克語

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