| Revision as of 16:33, 26 January 2013 editE4024 (talk | contribs)7,905 edits →See also: No "Turkification" here; Latin names changed with other Latin names. "Honest" mistake.← Previous edit | Revision as of 16:36, 26 January 2013 edit undoE4024 (talk | contribs)7,905 edits The sources are clear. All the names are Latin. Editorialising for POV. 3 names do not make a campaign. The POV editor has a "campaign" though.Next edit → | ||
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The '''animal name changes in Turkey''' was an initiative by the Turkish government to replace ] animal names with new renditions.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|title=Turkey renames 'divisive' animals|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4328285.stm|accessdate=26 January 2013|newspaper=BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation|date=8 March, 2005}}</ref><ref name="Sari Gelin Case">{{cite news|last=Gunaysu|first=Ayse|title=Learnings from the Sari Gelin Case|url=http://www.armenianweekly.com/2009/03/04/learnings-from-the-sari-gelin-case/|accessdate=26 January 2013|newspaper=Armenian Weekly|date=March 4, 2009}}</ref><ref name=Shahrzad>{{cite book|first=Shirana Shahbazi, Rachid Tehrani, Tirdad Zolghadr, Emily Cone-Miller, Shahrzad (Artists' group)|title=Shahrzad: history|year=2005|publisher=JRP Ringier|pages=320|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=8WBQAAAAMAAJ&q|accessdate=26 January 2013|page=97|quote=Turkey Renames Armenian Animals}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Grigoriadis|first=Ioannis N.|title=Trials of Europeanization : Turkish political culture and the European Union|year=2009|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|location=New York|isbn=9780230612150|edition=1st ed.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Morris|first=Chris|title=The new Turkey : the quiet revolution on the edge of Europe|year=2006|publisher=Granta Books|location=London|isbn=9781862078659|edition=Paperback ed.}}</ref><ref name=obama>{{cite book|last=Portoian|first=Sylva|title=My Son-My Sun: Chants Ann, Obama's Mother: A Poetic Painful Story of a Man Named O.B|year=2011|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=9781456845148|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9RY_OsY1oVYC}}</ref><ref name=MacDonald>{{cite book|last=MacDonald|first=David B.|title=Identity politics in the age of genocide : the Holocaust and historical representation|year=2008|publisher=Routledge|location=London|isbn=9780415430616|pages=261|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=SBmGWaK-PfoC|edition=1. publ.|accessdate=26 January 2013|page=125-126}}</ref> The replaced animal names were especially of ] or ] origins.<ref name=BBC /><ref name="Sari Gelin Case" /><ref name=Shahrzad /><ref name=obama /><ref name=MacDonald /> | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
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The animal name changes in Turkey was an initiative by the Turkish government to replace Latin animal names with new renditions. The replaced animal names were especially of Armenian or Kurdish origins.
History
The initiative was first launched by the Environment and Forestry Ministry of Turkey. According to a statement released by the Environment and Forestry Ministry of Turkey on March 4, 2005, the original names were divisive and contradicted "Turkish unity".
Unfortunately there are many other species in Turkey which were named this way with ill intentions. This ill intent is so obvious that even species only found in our country were given names against Turkey's unity.
Some Turkish officials have said that the original names is used as an argument to imply that Armenians and Kurds resided in the areas where the animals lived. Only the Latin names of the animals were changed.
Notable animals renamed
| Animal | Original name | New name |
|---|---|---|
 |
Vulpes Vulpes Kurdistanica | Vulpes Vulpes |
| Ovis Armeniana | Ovis Orientalis Anatolicus | |
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Capreolus Capreolus Armenus | Capreolus Cuprelus Capreolus |
See also
References
- ^ "Turkey renames 'divisive' animals". BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 March, 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Gunaysu, Ayse (March 4, 2009). "Learnings from the Sari Gelin Case". Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ Shahrzad: history. JRP Ringier. 2005. p. 97. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
Turkey Renames Armenian Animals
{{cite book}}:|first=missing|last=(help); More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Grigoriadis, Ioannis N. (2009). Trials of Europeanization : Turkish political culture and the European Union (1st ed. ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230612150.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help) - Morris, Chris (2006). The new Turkey : the quiet revolution on the edge of Europe (Paperback ed. ed.). London: Granta Books. ISBN 9781862078659.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help) - ^ Portoian, Sylva (2011). My Son-My Sun: Chants Ann, Obama's Mother: A Poetic Painful Story of a Man Named O.B. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781456845148.
- ^ MacDonald, David B. (2008). Identity politics in the age of genocide : the Holocaust and historical representation (1. publ. ed.). London: Routledge. p. 125-126. ISBN 9780415430616. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
{{cite book}}: More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help) - Pyne, Solana (10 March 2005). "Taxonomy, Turkish style". Science Now. Retrieved 26 January 2013.