Türkiye

See also: Turkiye, Türkiyə, Túrkiye, and Türkiýe

English

Alternative forms

Turkiye (informal)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Turkish Türkiye, from Ottoman Turkish تركیه (türkiye), ultimately from Arabic تُرْكِيَّة (turkiyya). 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.^[1] In June 2022, the United Nations accepted the country's request to change its official name there.^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɜːˈkiː.jeɪ/ (UK), IPA^(key): /tɝːˈkiː.jeɪ/ (US)
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Proper noun

Türkiye

(neologism, official, uncommon) A country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia
Synonym: Turkey (more common)
- 1992 January, The Iraqi Asylum Seekers and Türkiye (1988-1991)‎^[3], Ankara: Tanmak Publications, →ISBN, title page:
  THE IRAQI ASYLUM SEEKERS AND TÜRKİYE
- 2020 March, “March 18th to be commemorated together with Anzac descendants”, in The Turkish Perspective‎^[4], number 80, Turkish Exporters Assembly, page 7:
  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.
- 2021 December 21, “Participation of Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in the 6th Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Visegrad Group + Türkiye, 21 December 2021”, in Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)‎^[5]:
  The two Ministers welcomed the close relations between Türkiye and Hungary, and affirmed their determination to further develop them in line with our strategic partnership.
- 2021 December 24, “Why is 'Istanbul' a common female name in Somalia?”, in TRT World‎^[6]:
  This year, Somalia celebrated the 10th anniversary of its special relationship with Turkiye.
- 2022 January 1, “'Modular, prefabricated construction sector to thrive in 2022'”, in Anadolu Agency‎^[7], archived from the original on 26 May 2022:
  Dorce is one of the leading companies in emergency settlement field globally, he said, adding that the firm is trying to meet all the vital needs of more than 100,000 people in the modular prefabricated integrated living spaces in different regions of Turkiye.

Usage notes

Prior to 2022, the term was rare outside of Turkish sources or official contexts, such as when referring to the country by its full official name (Republic of Türkiye). However, general use has sharply increased since its recognition by the United Nations in that year.
Türkiye (with an umlaut) is the dominant and officially prescribed form, but it is sometimes omitted, as in Turkiye.
The officially prescribed all caps form is TÜRKİYE, with a dotted capital İ.

Translations

Turkey — see Turkey

References

^ “Why Turkey is now 'Turkiye', and why that matters”, in TRT World‎^[1], 2 January 2022 (last accessed), archived from the original on 9 February 2023
^ “Turkey today, Türkiye tomorrow: U.N. okays country’s request for change”, in Washington Post‎^[2], 3 June 2022 (last accessed), →ISSN

Crimean Tatar

Crimean Tatar Wikipedia has an article on:

Türkiye

Wikipedia ^crh

Alternative spellings
Arabic	توركیه
Soviet Latin	Tyrkije
Romanian Latin
Cyrillic	Туркие
Ukranian Latin	Türkiye

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Türkiye, from Ottoman Turkish تركیه (türkiye), ultimately from Arabic تُرْكِيَّة (turkiyya)

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Tür‧ki‧ye

Proper noun

Türkiye

Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia)

References

“Türkiye”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Türkiye, from Ottoman Turkish تركیه (türkiye), ultimately from Arabic تُرْكِيَّة (turkiyya)

Proper noun

Türkiye f

(neologism) Türkiye, Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia)
- 2022, Rafael Barracuda, Comment améliorer le monde: Comment obtenir la paix, la sécurité, la santé et le bonheur ?, →ISBN:
  Grâce à la forte participation de l'ONU, de la Türkiye et d'autres partenaires, nous avons montré comment la coopération de quelques-uns peut rétablir la sécurité alimentaire pour beaucoup.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2022, Systèmes judiciaires européens - Rapport d’évaluation de la CEPEJ - 2022 Partie 1: Tableaux, graphiques et analyses, Conseil de l’Europe, →ISBN, page 163:
  De même, dans les affaires administratives, les différences sont vastes, la Croatie et l’Italie ont déclaré que plus de la moitié des affaires pendantes avaient plus de deux ans, suivies par l’Ukraine (39,6%) et la Türkiye (30,6%).
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2022, Traverser la crise du COVID-19 et préparer l’avenir: La reprise dans la région MENA, OCDE, →ISBN, page 82:
  Le projet devrait être appliqué en Algérie, en Tunisie, en Palestine, en Égypte, en Jordanie et en Türkiye d'ici 2022.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2022, “Exhibition & Side Events”, in Transport for Inclusive Societies: Summit Highlights in Pictures, 18-22 May 2022, Leipzig, International Transport Forum, page 33:
  Les ministres de la Türkiye, de l’Allemagne, des États-Unis et du Maroc au stand de ce dernier lors de la visite de l’exposition.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2022, Rapport mondial de suivi sur l’éducation: Les acteurs non étatiques dans l’éducation, UNESCO, →ISBN, page 332:
  Bien que les élèves du Luxembourg et de la Türkiye bénéficient de 15 semaines de vacances par an, celles-ci sont réparties en six périodes de vacances au Luxembourg, et en deux périodes en Türkiye (figure 17.6).
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

Turquie

Gagauz

Gagauz Wikipedia has an article on:

Türkiye

Wikipedia ^gag

Proper noun

Türkiye

Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia)

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Turkish Türkiye, from Ottoman Turkish تركیه (türkiye), ultimately from Arabic تُرْكِيَّة (turkiyya)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /turˈkije/
Rhymes: -ije
Hyphenation: Tür‧ki‧ye

Proper noun

turkiyé

(neologism, uncommon) synonym of Turki

Malay

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Turkish Türkiye, from Ottoman Turkish تركیه (türkiye), ultimately from Arabic تُرْكِيَّة (turkiyya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tur.ki.je]
Rhymes: -je, -e
Hyphenation: Tür‧ki‧ye

Proper noun

Türkiye

(neologism, official, uncommon) Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia)
Synonym: Turki

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Türkiye, from Ottoman Turkish تركیه (türkiye), ultimately from Arabic تُرْكِيَّة (turkiyya)

Proper noun

Türkiye f

(neologism) Türkiye, Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia)
Synonym: Turquía

Turkish

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:

Türkiye

Türkiye

Türkiye

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تركیه (türkiye), in turn Arabic تُرْكِيَّة (turkiyya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtyɾ.ci.je/, [t̪ýɾ.k̟i.jɛ]
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: Tür‧ki‧ye

Proper noun

Türkiye

Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia)
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti ― the Republic of Turkey
a female given name

Declension

Declension of *Türkiye*
	singular	plural
nominative	Türkiye	Türkiyeler / Türkiye'ler
accusative	Türkiye'yi	Türkiyeleri / Türkiye'leri
dative	Türkiye'ye	Türkiyelere / Türkiye'lere
locative	Türkiye'de	Türkiyelerde / Türkiye'lerde
ablative	Türkiye'den	Türkiyelerden / Türkiye'lerden
genitive	Türkiye'nin	Türkiyelerin / Türkiye'lerin

Possessive forms of *Türkiye*
	singular	plural
benim (my)	Türkiye'm	Türkiyelerim Türkiye'lerim
senin (your)	Türkiye'n	Türkiyelerin Türkiye'lerin
onun (his/her/its)	Türkiye'si	Türkiyeleri Türkiye'leri
bizim (our)	Türkiye'miz	Türkiyelerimiz Türkiye'lerimiz
sizin (your)	Türkiye'niz	Türkiyeleriniz Türkiye'leriniz
onların (their)	Türkiye'si Türkiyeleri Türkiye'leri	Türkiyeleri Türkiye'leri

Descendants

→ Crimean Tatar: Türkiye
→ English: Türkiye, Turkiye
→ French: Türkiye
→ Indonesian: Türkiye
→ Malay: Türkiye
→ Spanish: Türkiye