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The Grand Turk
Turkey summons UAE envoy after Ottoman insult retweet
2017-12-22
*Snicker*
[Al Jazeera] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
has summoned a United Arab Emirates diplomat over a recent social media post insulting an Ottoman-era governor that was shared by the UAE's foreign minister.

Acting UAE ambassador Hawla Ali al-Shamsi was summoned to the Ottoman Turkish foreign ministry, sources from the ministry told Anadolu news agency on condition of anonymity because of restrictions on speaking to the media.

The diplomat was informed of Turkey's concern over the post retweeted by Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The tweet was aimed at Fahreddin Pasha, the Ottoman governor of Medina, now in Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
, from 1916-1919.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Says something about leadership and low self esteem when everybody including domestics is bashing our guy and he doesn't spank anyone.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-12-22 17:08  

#1  Those Turks sure are twitchy when it comes to being reminded about thier genocidal Empire.

The world is a better place when they realize the Turks are simply assholes, and treat them as such.
Posted by: Injun Bucket8891   2017-12-22 09:20  

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