US Ambassador Tom Barrack Hosted His First Reception in Ankara: 'They Used to Call My Grandfather Turkish.'
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U.S. Ambassador to Ankara, Tom Barrack, said at his country's Independence Day reception, "My grandparents carried passports that stated 'Turkish' as their nationality. That's how we were addressed everywhere. This went on for 50 years." Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, who attended the reception, spoke highly of Barrack. The İyi Party boycotted the reception.
U.S. Ambassador to Ankara, Tom Barrack, spoke about his family's history stretching back to the Ottoman era at a reception he hosted in Ankara. Barrack said that when his grandparents went to the U.S., their passports listed "Turkish" as their nationality.
Barrack Recounted His Family's Ottoman Past: "They Used to Call My Grandfather a Turk" - Serbestiyet
In his first reception in Ankara, US Ambassador Tom Barrack recounted his family's Ottoman heritage, stemming from their migration from Lebanon to the United States: "When my grandparents arrived in America in 1900, they carried passports that listed 'Turkish' as their nationality. My grandfather was known by the nickname 'Turk,' and this continued for another 50 years." This article, "They Called My Grandfather Turk," was first published in Ser…
The 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States was celebrated with a reception held in Ankara.
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