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After Bulgarian girl's victory in Miss Wirtland Contest received wide coverage in Bulgarian newspapers and TV, several articles on Wirtland appeared in leading Turkish mass media, such as "
Sabah", "
Hurriyet", "
Aktif Haber", "
Milliyet", "
Sok", and even
CNN Turk. Turkish journalists coined a new word to better represent Wirtland in eastern languages: "
Hayalistan". Coverage in Turkey already resulted in increase in new citizens signing up in Wirtland - not only from Turkey but also from such countries as Egypt and Afghanistan. Welcome to Wirtland or
Selam, Hayalistan!
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P.S. Explanations of the meaning of the word "Hayalistan" will be appreciated - as comments to this post.
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3 comments:
Hayalistan means Dream Country
I think "Imaginary Land" is a more appropriate translation of "Hayalistan".
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