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The United Nations confirmed earlier this month that it had accepted a request from Turkey to change the country's official name.
本月早些时候，联合国证实，其已经接受了土耳其更改该国官方名称的请求。
Now, its name is "Türkiye."
现在，它的名字是“Türkiye”。
Stéphane Dujarric is a spokesman for the U.N. secretary general.
斯特凡纳·杜加里克是联合国秘书长发言人。
He said that the change was in effect "from the moment" they received the request letter.
他说，从他们收到请求信的那一刻起，新名字就生效了。
The information came from the Turkish news organization Anadolu Agency.
该消息来自土耳其新闻机构阿纳多卢通讯社。
"Türkiye" is how the country's name is pronounced in Turkish.
在土耳其语中，该国的名字就是“Türkiye”。
The move is seen as part of a push by Turkey to separate itself from the turkey bird and some undesirable meanings related with it.
人们认为这一举动是土耳其将其与火鸡和与之相关的一些不受欢迎的含义区分开来而付出的一部分努力。
In December, president Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered the use of "Türkiye" to better represent Turkish culture and values.
去年12月，土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安下令使用“Türkiye”，以更好地代表土耳其的文化和价值观。
The order included a demand that "Made in Türkiye" be used instead of "Made in Turkey" on exported products.
该命令要求在出口产品上使用“Made in Türkiye”，而不是“Made in Turkey”。
Turkish government agencies began using "Türkiye" in official documents.
土耳其政府机构开始在官方文件中使用“Türkiye”。
Earlier this year, the government released a video as part of its efforts to change its name in English.
今年早些时候，土耳其政府发布了一段视频，这是其更改英文名字而付出的一部分努力。
The video shows visitors from around the world saying "Hello Türkiye" at famous places.
这段视频显示，来自世界各地的游客在著名景点说：“你好，土耳其。”
Government officials said they began the campaign "to promote more effectively the use of 'Türkiye' as the country's national and international name on international platforms."
土耳其政府官员表示，他们发起这项活动是为了“在国际平台上更有效地推广‘Türkiye’作为该国国家和国际名称的使用”。
It is not clear whether the name will become widely used internationally.
目前还不清楚这个名字是否会在国际上得到广泛使用。
In 2016, the Czech Republic officially registered its shortened name, Czechia.
2016年，捷克共和国正式注册了其简称捷克。
While some international organizations use the name, many still refer to the country as the Czech Republic.
虽然一些国际组织使用这个名字，但许多组织仍然把这个国家称为捷克共和国。
Turkey's English-language state broadcaster TRT World has started using the name "Türkiye."
土耳其广播电视公司英语频道TRT World已经开始使用“Türkiye”这个名字了。
But sometimes journalists will accidentally say the word "Turkey" as they get used to the change.
但有时记者们在习惯这种变化时会不小心说出“Turkey”这个词。
TRT World explained the decision in an article earlier this year.
TRT World在今年早些时候发布的一篇文章中解释了这一决定。
They said that searching for "Turkey" online brings up other results related to the turkey, a large bird native to North America.
他们说，在网上搜索“Turkey”会出现与火鸡有关的其他结果，火鸡是一种原产于北美的大型鸟类。
The network added that in the Cambridge Dictionary, "turkey" is defined as "something that fails badly" or "a stupid or silly person."
该广播电视网还说，在《剑桥词典》中，“turkey”一词的定义是“严重失败的东西”或“愚蠢的人”。
TRT World argued that Turks prefer their country to be called "Türkiye," in "keeping with the country's aims of determining how others should identify it."
TRT World认为，土耳其人更喜欢他们的国家被称为“Türkiye”，因为这“与该国决定其他国家应该如何识别它的目标一致。”
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