Modern Maps Might Be Getting An Update As a Major Nation Changes Its Name

And gets a new pronunciation

Financial District, Istanbul (Flikr / CC BY 2.0)

The country of Turkey is tired of sharing its name with a fat flightless bird most associated with the United States. A recent campaign in Turkey asserts that their nation’s name was Anglicized following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire. In some respects, they aren’t wrong. While the name…