Recently, the United Nations agreed to change the name of which one of

Recently, the United Nations agreed to change the name of which one of the following countries?

[amp_mcq option1=”Algeria” option2=”Jordan” option3=”Morocco” option4=”Turkey” correct=”option4″]

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UPSC CDS-2 – 2022

In 2022, the United Nations agreed to change the name of Turkey at the country’s request. The country officially changed its name to “Türkiye” (pronounced Tur-key-yay).

– The move was part of a rebranding effort by the Turkish government.
– The government aimed to use the name “Türkiye” to better represent the country’s culture and values, and to disassociate from the English word “turkey” which is also the name of a bird.

Official name changes at the UN require a formal request from the member state to the Secretary-General. Other countries have also changed their names in recent history and had them recognized by the UN, such as Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and North Macedonia (formerly the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia).

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