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Q1: Why don't you rename this article 2023 Türkiye–Syria earthquake, the official name for the first listed country? A1: Because the English-language Wikipedia has a WP:COMMONNAME policy. We use names for countries and places that are the names commonly used for them in English, regardless of what official organizations use. Technically, this kind of name is known as an exonym. For example, we use the name Germany, instead of the native endonym Deutschland. If or when that general English-language usage changes (as has happened in the past with place names such as Mumbai and Beijing), the same WP:COMMONNAME policy implies that the English-language Wikipedia will necessarily also follow suit. So far, that hasn't happened. This has been discussed many times at Talk:Turkey, with the same result every time because of the common name policy; there is currently a moratorium at Talk:Turkey on further requests for name changes until 1 December 2023. Until that article is moved, this article will use Turkey in the article. |
Hiya, there's a ton of information, which I think is great but I think some things are getting lost... I think more weight should be given to the difficulty of aiding Syrians because of the sanctions/the way the UN is set up -- and the jurisdictional/ethical issues that arose from aiding the rebels in Syria. I think that will be an enduring problem that will be discussed years from now. Peanut Gal·lery (talk) 17:07, 4 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I remember reading about contractors arrested in Turkey for investigation about building code violation, but can't find anything avout the arrests in the article. - Kevo327 (talk) 10:22, 19 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Here's the AFD. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of aftershocks of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
Please look at the article and read Talk:List of foreshocks and aftershocks of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake to come to your own conclusion. DarmaniLink (talk) 22:31, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for speedy deletion:
You can see the reason for deletion at the file description page linked above. —Community Tech bot (talk) 18:08, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The redirect February 6 earthquake has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 May 8 § February 6 earthquake until a consensus is reached. The Night Watch (talk) 18:03, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I know that because the earthquake was harsher in Turkey the title is written as 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake. But isn't it better to write the country's names in alphabetical order? For example we have Afghanistan-Iran relations and Iran-Ukraine relations. Aminabzz (talk) 11:07, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]