A lot of words are mispronounced in India thanks (or no thanks) to our Geography teachers. While one school of thought believes that one should go with the accepted anglicisation, another school of thought believes that one should be faithful to the original sound (as far as possible). The fact that I write this blog suggests that I belong to the latter.
The name of the country is Turkey, and commonly pronounced or mispronounced as tur (rhymes with fur) - key
The correct pronunciation is closer to toor (the vowel sound like in book)-ki-yeh टुरकिये
The name of its capital is Ankara, and it is commonly mispronounced as un-car-ah. The correct pronunciation is un-cur-uh अंकअरअ
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