Typo on original English entry

I found the mistranslation in the upstream source package:
./iso_3166_2/iso_3166_2.xml: code="TR-30" name="Hakkâri" />

<iso-codes maintainer hat ON>

I'm sorry but I need more proof in order to change the upstream data. Unfortunately, ISO-3166 maintenance agency does not make the official standard available for free. So, the region names have been built from many references, including the ISO-3166 MA newsletters such as this: http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_ii-1_corrected_2010-02-19.pdf.

Unfortunately (again) the *former* newsletters (that is, the I-* series) are apparently no longer linked on this site. So, you have to know where they are in order to find them.

It happens that the list was changed for Turkay back in 2002 and thus a newsletter was published that gives the full list for Turkey:

Please look in http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_i-2_en.pdf and check that the province is indeed spelled Hakkâri.

In short, this bug is invalid and should be closed, or whatever action is appropriate wrt this in Launchpad.

Additionnally, I have to mention that the Hakkâri province is indeed located in Turkish Kurdistan, so the spelling of localities and provinces are quite likely to have some political meaning and we really should refer to the one and only authoritative source of information; publications by the ISO 3166 maintenance agency.

Angel Spy: Please see page 50 of the newsletter linked to by Christian. As per his suggestion I am going to set the bug status to invalid. Angel, if you believe this is incorrect could you please provide some evidence to back it up and set the bug status back to new? (I found the official city homepage with your spelling but that is only a single sample.)

I am setting this bug to invalid unless further evidence of the name change is presented. Thanks for the explanation of how the iso codes are built up!

Thank you for your reply first of all. I tried to reply in there but i couldnt i dont know why :S weird..

I knew that in turkish spelling ^ symbol is removed. I searched about it an as you mentioned I couldnt find governmental explanation too to prove. (Found only a rumor that it only stays on some words which had k letter before a letter.) But mostly it is used as Hakkari even on municipality page of it.

Anyway, I agree to leave the bug invalid.

I was only trying to understand what you mean by Turkish Kurdistan on last paragraph. Because Turkey doesnt have Turkish Kurdistan in it, however have only Kurdish Turks.

--- On Sun, 5/16/10, Christopher Hotchkiss <email address hidden> wrote:

From: Christopher Hotchkiss <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 581053] Re: Typo on original English entry
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Sunday, May 16, 2010, 7:49 PM

I am setting this bug to invalid unless further evidence of the name
change is presented. Thanks for the explanation of how the iso codes are
built up!

** Changed in: iso-codes
       Status: New => Invalid

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Christian Perrier, there is no province in Turkey that named as Kurdistan. First, think about what you are writing, then write it. Be careful of what you said.

I won't contribute anymore to this bug report