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Türkiye

/ˈtɜːkɪə//ˈtɜːkiːˌjeɪ/

Türkiye proper noun: a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia.

Proper noun

Türkiye

  1. (neologism, uncommon, official) A country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia
    • THE IRAQI ASYLUM SEEKERS AND TÜRKİYE1992 January, The Iraqi Asylum Seekers and Türkiye (1988-1991), Ankara: Tanmak Publications, →ISBN, title page
    • Türkiye is going to commemorate March 18th Çanakkale Victory and Martyrs’ Day and 105th anniversary of the Çanakkale Land Battles held at Gallipoli Peninsula in Çanakkale on March 18th.2020 March, “March 18th to be commemorated together with Anzac descendants”, in The Turkish Perspective, number 80, Turkish Exporters Assembly, page 7
    Synonyms:
    Turkey

Synonyms of Türkiye

Forms of Türkiye

alternative form (informal)Turkiye

Origin of Türkiye

Unadapted borrowing from Turkish Türkiye, from Ottoman Turkish تركیه (türkiye), from earlier Ottoman Turkish تركیا (türkiya), from Latin Turcia, ultimately from Byzantine Greek Τουρκίᾱ (Tourkíā, “Turkey”). Thus a doublet of Turkey. First adopted in 2020 by the Turkish Exporters Assembly and then by the Turkish government in December 2021 to replace the exonyms of Turkey in other languages. In English, the change has been attributed to confusion with the noun senses of the homonym turkey. In June 2022, the United Nations accepted the country's request to change its official name there.

Phrases with Türkiye

Questions about Türkiye

What does Türkiye mean?
Türkiye means a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia.
What part of speech is Türkiye?
Türkiye is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Türkiye?
Türkiye is pronounced /ˈtɜːkiːˌjeɪ/ (UK).

Words near Türkiye in the dictionary

  1. Türk
  2. Türk cell
  3. Türk cells
  4. Türkic
  5. Türkish
  6. Türkiye
  7. Türkman
  8. Türkmans
  9. Türkmen
  10. Türkmenabat
  11. Türkmenbaşy

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