This is why I think Turkey’s insistence it be called “Türkiye” in English is dumb. English doesn’t use umlauts, most English speakers can’t even pronounce “ü” properly. English doesn’t use “iye” sounds. They should be happy that the country is more-or-less pronounced the way it sounds in Turkish.
I mean, look at some of Turkey’s neighbours. Georgia, pronounced “sakartvelo” by the locals. Armenia, called “Hayastan” by the people who live there. Greece, called “Elláda” by people who speak Greek (sorry, speak “elliniká”).
People aren’t speaking your language when they’re talking about your country, they’re speaking their own language, and “Turkey” is about as close as English gets to “Türkiye”
Honestly Sakartvelo sounds so much better than Georgia, everyone should be using that instead. Others are equal in my opinion but Sakartvelo is just great.
Wouldnt be the first time a fascist weakling had a fetish for certain minorities. Looking at the Neo-Nazis who like east asians for some fucken reason.
No one ever demands all languages should use the English word for an English speaking country. It’s really stupid.
Like if your country was “Everyonehereisacunt” and that country wanted a different name, fine but if it’s just sounds like surely people have the right to use their own language.
This is why I think Turkey’s insistence it be called “Türkiye” in English is dumb. English doesn’t use umlauts, most English speakers can’t even pronounce “ü” properly. English doesn’t use “iye” sounds. They should be happy that the country is more-or-less pronounced the way it sounds in Turkish.
I mean, look at some of Turkey’s neighbours. Georgia, pronounced “sakartvelo” by the locals. Armenia, called “Hayastan” by the people who live there. Greece, called “Elláda” by people who speak Greek (sorry, speak “elliniká”).
People aren’t speaking your language when they’re talking about your country, they’re speaking their own language, and “Turkey” is about as close as English gets to “Türkiye”
Because it’s solely an “issue” that exists to stoke nationalistic thought in the populace. It’s propaganda
Honestly Sakartvelo sounds so much better than Georgia, everyone should be using that instead. Others are equal in my opinion but Sakartvelo is just great.
They probably just want people to stop confusing their country for a bird.
We need to start calling the bird türkiye
The bird got its name from the Turks. If they keep bitching ill start calling them foot rests.
Careful, don’t wand JD Vance developing an ethnic fetish
Wouldnt be the first time a fascist weakling had a fetish for certain minorities. Looking at the Neo-Nazis who like east asians for some fucken reason.
Oh, you mean the “From India”?
Oyē, cünt. Yèr âbùt tû.
No one ever demands all languages should use the English word for an English speaking country. It’s really stupid.
Like if your country was “Everyonehereisacunt” and that country wanted a different name, fine but if it’s just sounds like surely people have the right to use their own language.
Nice choice, using the Canadian name for Australia in your example.