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Well ... I don't know why non-English speaking countries get to decide how English speakers should pronounce/spell their names. Different languages have different names for each other. It's ok.

And yes, I would have the same opinion if the UK somehow forced Turks to drop "Birleşik Krallık" in favour of its English name.

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My questions was actually precisely about this - what is now the name of what used to be Turkey in english and how is it spelled in english alphabet. I wasn’t asking (though I am not opposed to hearing about it, it just wasn’t my point) who came up with it, what the underlying agenda is, etc - but what is now the correct and acceptable way to call it.

Just like there were other countries that have changed their names over time for this or that reason, I figured same thing could have happened to Turkey while I was not paying attention. Or hasn’t. Hence the question.

I admit to still calling it Turkey.

One of the biggest motivations is that the country shared it's name with the bird.

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