[New post] West’s Türkiye/NATO Expansion Conundrum

Ali Tuygan posted: " June 6, 2022 Last week, the Turkish government sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that henceforth it be referred to as "Türkiye" which was immediately agreed upon. The move was seen as part of a push by Ankara to dissociate its na" Diplomatik Yorum - Ali Tuygan West's Türkiye/NATO Expansion Conundrum Ali Tuygan Jun 6 June 6, 2022 Last week, the Turkish government sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that henceforth it be referred to as "Türkiye" which was immediately agreed upon. The move was seen as part of a push by Ankara to dissociate its name from the bird, turkey, and some negative connotations that are associated with it. The Turkish word for Egypt is "Mısır". The word also means corn. Yet, never in my life, not even once, have I thought of corn, popcorn, or genetically modified corn when I heard the word Mısır. For me, regardless of being called Turkey or Türkiye, my country will always be Atatürk's Republic. Read more of this post Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Diplomatik Yorum - Ali Tuygan. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://diplomatikyorum.com/2022/06/06/wests-turkiye-nato-expansion-conundrum/ Powered by WordPress.com