In a dizzying sequence of name that plane, Turkey’s president changed his mind Wednesday over what Turkish Airlines should now be called. Recep Tayyip Erdogan had declared a day earlier that the national airline would change its name to Türkiye Hava Yolları as part of a push for his country to be known internationally as “Türkiye” instead of “Turkey.” Now, the airline will be called Türk Hava Yolları.”

The name game is part of a national effort to distinguish the country from the bird species named turkey or implications of the word in English of something that is very unsuccessful.

However, in changing the name a second time, the government acceded to opposition to its first renaming effort, especially from Turkish nationalists, who suggested that dropping the word “Turk” (or ”Turkish”) would amount to a concession to Kurdish nationalists and others who oppose the use of the word to describe their nationality and want to be called “Turkiyeli” (a person from Turkey) instead.

The country formally registered its name as “Türkiye” (pronounced tuer-key-YAY) – its Turkish spelling and pronunciation – with the United Nations earlier this month.

Erdogan’s government says “Turkiye” better represents Turkish culture and values.

As for the airline, it will (presumably) be known internationally, by its Turkish name Türk Hava Yolları (pronounced tuerk hah-VAH yole-lah-RUH). “Hava Yolları” is Turkish for airline. The new name will be inscribed on all aircraft instead of Turkish Airlines.

Earlier this month, Ankara sent a letter to the United Nations, formally registering the country’s name as “Türkiye” – as it is spelled and pronounced in Turkish. The country called itself “Türkiye” in 1923 after its declaration of independence.

“Turkey no longer exists,” Erdogan said. “It is Türkiye.”