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The Turks in Egypt and their Cultural Legacy$
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The Turks in Egypt and their Cultural Legacy

Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu

Print publication date: 2012

Print ISBN-13: 9789774163975

Published to Cairo Scholarship Online: January 2013

DOI: 10.5743/cairo/9789774163975.001.0001

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The Numbers of Turks in Egypt and Their Status within Egyptian Society

The Numbers of Turks in Egypt and Their Status within Egyptian Society

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(p.21) 1 The Numbers of Turks in Egypt and Their Status within Egyptian Society
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The Turks in Egypt and their Cultural Legacy
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Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu

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American University in Cairo Press
DOI:10.5743/cairo/9789774163975.003.0003

In the early nineteenth century, there were 20,000–30,000 Turks in Egypt out of a total population of about 3 million. Turkish speakers comprised the majority of the royal family of Muhammad Ali, government officials, and high-level military officers. They also included scholars and writers. The chapter considers the social position of Turkish speakers at this time, and their relationships with the other ethnic groups in Egypt.

Keywords:   Turkish language, Muhammad Ali, Ottoman Empire, administration, literature

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