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Frequently asked questions Q: Why don't you rename this article Türkiye or Turkiye, the correct name for this country? A: Because the English language Wikipedia has a WP:COMMONNAME policy. We use names for countries and places that are the names commonly used for them in English, regardless of what official organizations use. Technically, this kind of name is known as an exonym. For example, we use the name Germany, instead of the native endonym Deutschland. (Please note that the spelling 'Turkiye' is the worst of both worlds; it's neither the English word 'Turkey', not the Turkish word 'Türkiye', so it manages to be incorrect in two languages at once.) If or when that general English language usage changes (as has happened in the past with place names such as Mumbai and Beijing), the same WP:COMMONNAME policy implies that the English language Wikipedia will necessarily also follow suit. So far, that hasn't happened. This has been discussed many times, with the same result every time because of the common name policy. Latest discussion. Q: Why is officially the Republic of Türkiye used in the first sentence? A: Because this will make it clear "Türkiye" is official while still using the common colloquial for the article title. This will give readers a quick spelling reference for research purposes. Latest discussion. Q: If this is the country then where's the article for Turkey food? for Turkey bird? Or other "Turkey"-related things? A: We cover Turkey meat and Turkish cuisine as other articles, as well as Turkey (bird) for the bird, and other Turkey-related topics separately by other articles, see Turkey (disambiguation). The community has decided Turkey the country is the so-called "primary topic" for the term "Turkey", which is why the country article is here at Turkey. Please see WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. |
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