14 minutes agoConfirmed: Prime Minister Johnson has no Turkish background, but Albanian
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The new prime minister of Great Britain, Boris Johnson, is the great grandson of Ali Kemal, who was Albanian. Ryan Gingeras is a professor at the Naval Postgradue School in Monterey California, an expert on the history of Turkey, the Balkans and the Middle East. In his book “Sorowful Shores: Violence, Ethicity, and the End of the Ottoman [...]
Ryan Gingeras is a professor at the Naval Postgradue School in Monterey California, an expert on the history of Turkey, the Balkans and the Middle East.
In his book “Sorrowful Shores: Violence, Ethnicity, and the End of the Ottoman Empire” he says that the leader of the anti-nationalist organisation {Ingiliz, Ali Kemal was Albanian.
He emphasises that his relationship with Albanians of the Ottoman Empire was strong and that Ali Kemal warned Ismail Kemal to flee Turkey due to the danger of the Thessaloniki extremists and the arrest he was preparing.
Ali Kemal, according to data on “Wikipedia”, had fled to England in 1909, where he had established families. His husband today is Boris Johnson, the politician elected these days prime minister of Great Britain.
Also Ali Kemal is the predecessor of Turkish diplomat Selim Kuterip, English politicians Stanley Johnson, Jo Johnson, journalist Rachel Johnson and entrepreneurs Leo Johnson.
