Many Egyptians take pride in having Turkish origins. This may be true because Egypt remained under the Ottoman rule for over 7 centuries during which the life of the Egyptians was influenced in all its aspects.

In fact, Egypt was conquered by people of many races and nationalities. But it contained them and took their best qualities. It became a source of pride for an Egyptian to refer to his/her foreign origins as a kind of distinction and superiority. But to make distinctions among the people based on their ethnic or foreign origins is just an illusion, especially that the Egyptian people have mixed ethnicities and origins.

In this connection, the author and director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Muṣṭafā al-Fiqī makes the following comments:-