Turkey or Turkiye? always wondered about this

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1972/is-turkey-the-bird-named-after-turkey-the-country-or-vice-versa

Dear Straight Dope:

With the recent earthquake in Turkey, I started to think about the fact that there's a bird and a country named the same thing. How did each get its name? And are there any other countries named the same as animals or food? Is there a place named Chicken?

— Aron Siegel

My thoughts exactly Aron! The answer is anything but straight forward.