Turkey officially changes name and rebrands to move away from 'negative meaning'

Turkey will now be known internationally as ‘Türkiye’ as part of a push to rebrand the country.

The country’s foreign minister Melvut Cavusoglu sent a letter to the United Nations requesting the name change earlier this week.

It has been seen as a bid to dissociate the country’s name from the bird, turkey, and some negative connotations associated with it.