The Name-Change is Official: Turkiye

Cool and I am changing my name to LaSchwan.

At last, no part of the Ottoman Empire will be eaten during the next Thanksgiving meal. I like "Turkiye", I guess the pronunciation doesn't vary much. I'll have a harder time adapting to "Czechia".

Thank you for posting - I wasn't aware of this change. One of the best ways, I think, of showing respect for someone, is to try to pronounce their name correctly. To try to use the name they chose or that they accept for themselves. So many names we use started out as slurs or labels slapped on a person or group without their consent. I noticed that Kiev is now being pronounced differently - sometimes I'm uncertain if I'm hearing the correct pronunciation or if the journalist using the name is mispronouncing it! How does Turkiye sound though? That's what I need to know now. I feel strongly about this principle because the most important name is often obscured and ignored. A name is very important to its owner - it says so much about them.

I guess they can call themselves whatever they want. I have no issue with the name changes. Not sure what purpose they serve. But certainly the don't do any harm.