• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Monday, June 2, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

Turkey’s Name Change And Implications

by Innocent Odoh
3 years ago
in News
Republic of Turkey
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

Recently the Republic of Turkey announced to the international community that it has changed its name from “Turkey” which it was known for decades and opted instead to go by the name “Turkiye.”

Advertisement

It submitted the name change to the United Nations (UN) and the intergovernmental body agreed to a formal request from Ankara.  The UN’s acceptance of this name change marks the start of the similar process of adoption by other similar bodies and international organisations.

It was reported that this move started in December 2021, when the country’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a statement saying the “word Turkiye represents and expresses the culture, civilisation, and values of the Turkish nation in the best way.”

It was alleged that the name Turkey has some unflattering connotations that can be traced back centuries, especially when the then Turkish Ottoman Empire encountered the European colonisers. Throughout history, there are other countries that have changed their names either to drop colonial legacies or rebrand, as is the case with Turkey.

In 2020, The Netherlands dropped Holland in a rebranding move. And before that, Macedonia changed its name to North Macedonia, due to a political dispute with Greece, and Swaziland became Eswatini in 2018. Further back in history, Iran used to be called Persia, Siam is now Thailand, and Rhodesia was changed to Zimbabwe.

RELATED

PICTORIAL: Judges, Lawyers, Litigants Shut Out As JUSUN Strike Cripples Abuja Courts

PICTORIAL: Judges, Lawyers, Litigants Shut Out As JUSUN Strike Cripples Abuja Courts

48 minutes ago
Nyanya/Karu Residents Laud Wike Over Restoration Of Potable Water

I Never Backed Emergency Rule In Rivers — Wike

49 minutes ago

On 2 August 1984, on President Sankara’s initiative, the country’s name changed from “Upper Volta” to “Burkina Faso”, or land of the honest men; (the literal translation is land of the upright men.)

According to an international constitutional law expert, Livingstone Wechie, “The change of name by the Turkish people is significant to the state to drive their identity and has no negative diplomatic implications. It goes with the trajectories in what is in a name. Türkiye is viewed as the best representation and expression of the Turkish people’s culture, civilisation and values.”

He said that it is important for Nigeria and the rest of the world to respect this development as a way of supporting Turkish new identity in their rebranding process.

“This development may reenact Turkey in the now Turkiye beyond the Ottoman Empire to further strengthen its ultimate identity for global influence. The only worry is that there was no referendum or a plebiscite to get the buy-in of the citizens.  What may also be of concern here is the impact of this move coming on the heels of the next general elections which is about a year away,” he added.

Another international affairs expert, who does not want his name on print, said  Nigeria and Turkiye have enjoyed robust diplomatic ties, stressing that in spite of the name change, relations between both countries will continue to flourish.


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel

Breaking NEWS: Nigerians can now earn in US Dollars, acquire ultra premium domains for low and sell for super profit. Our client acquired a domain for $3715 and got it sold for $42,000. Click here to see how you too can profit from the business.


SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

2,340 APC Delegates To Decide Presidential Flag Bearer Today

Next Post

[EDITORIAL] Kidnapper’s Taste For The Clergy

Innocent Odoh

Innocent Odoh

You May Like

PICTORIAL: Judges, Lawyers, Litigants Shut Out As JUSUN Strike Cripples Abuja Courts
News

PICTORIAL: Judges, Lawyers, Litigants Shut Out As JUSUN Strike Cripples Abuja Courts

2025/06/02
Nyanya/Karu Residents Laud Wike Over Restoration Of Potable Water
News

I Never Backed Emergency Rule In Rivers — Wike

2025/06/02
Police Bust Notorious Car Theft Syndicate, Recover Stolen Vehicle In Nasarawa
News

Police Bust Notorious Car Theft Syndicate, Recover Stolen Vehicle In Nasarawa

2025/06/02
JUST-IN: Federal Gov’t Alerts Public Over Poisoned Animals At Kwara Cattle Market
News

Kwara Communities Decry Female Genital Mutilation

2025/06/02
WAEC: Parent Hires Thugs To Assault School VP For Stopping Exam Malpractice
News

WAEC: Parent Hires Thugs To Assault School VP For Stopping Exam Malpractice

2025/06/02
Northern Elders, Youths Condemn Kidnap Of Journalists
News

Gunmen Kill Man, Kidnap Wife In Imo

2025/06/02
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

PICTORIAL: Judges, Lawyers, Litigants Shut Out As JUSUN Strike Cripples Abuja Courts

I Never Backed Emergency Rule In Rivers — Wike

Police Bust Notorious Car Theft Syndicate, Recover Stolen Vehicle In Nasarawa

Kwara Communities Decry Female Genital Mutilation

WAEC: Parent Hires Thugs To Assault School VP For Stopping Exam Malpractice

Gunmen Kill Man, Kidnap Wife In Imo

No One Can Push Me Out Of PDP — Wike

I Will Lead Tinubu’s 2027 Campaign To Deliver FCT, Rivers — Wike

JUST-IN: Federal Gov’t Declares June 6, 9 Eid-ul-Adha Holiday

Police Cadet: GMBNI Kicks Over Abrupt Dismissal Of Recruits From Training

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.