What’s in a Name? Why Turkey Is Now Türkiye
The country Turkey has changed its name to Türkiye (pronounced as Turkey but with a soft "e" on the end), which is what Turks have called their country since 1923. Many other countries have done this over the years. For example Swaziland officially became Eswatini in 2018, the Netherlands dropped the use of Holland in 2020,the Czech Republic became Czechia in 2013, Rhodesia became Zimbabwe in 1980, Sri Lanka dropped all references to Ceylon in 2011, and Burma became Myanmar in 1989.