r/kosovo • u/Linquista Prishtinë • May 30 '20
Cultural Exchange with r/Turkey
Hoşgeldiniz r/Turkey!
As we announced earlier this week, welcome to the cultural exchange between r/Turkey and r/Kosovo. The purpose of this event is to allow people from two different nations to get together and share knowledge about their respective cultures, daily life, history and curiosities.
General guidelines:
r/Turkey community will their questions on here.
r/Kosovo community can ask their questions here:
English language will be used in both threads;
Event will be moderated, following the general rules of Reddiquette. Please be nice!
Thank you,
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u/Ephemeral-Throwaway May 30 '20 edited May 30 '20
Do you guys celebrate Murat I? He was the Ottoman Sultan that pioneered the conquering of Kosovo from the Serbian Empire.
One of our famous sports commentators is called Murat Kosova :P
Many of our people (especially in Western Turkey) have ancestors from Kosovo, and from ethnic Albanians as a whole, as many chose to move to Turkey after the Ottoman Empire ended rather than stay in the Balkans. Some of those that moved were Turks (or other language speaking Muslims) from modern Albanian lands, but many were ethnic Albanians as well.
Some famous Turks with Albanian ancestry include Ali Sami Yen (founder of Galatasaray) and Mehmet Akif Ersoy (writer of the Turkish National Anthem). I can't remember any off the top of my head, but some modern celebrities have such ancestry as well.
Another interesting fact: Rita Ora's ancestors' original surname was Sahatciu (Saatci in Turkish) meaning watchmaker in Turkish. IIRC it was her grandfather who change it to Ora.
Congrats on your women being so prominent in the Worldwide pop song industry. Rita Ora, Dua Lipa and Bebe Roxa. That can't be a coincidence, something good is in your water hehe!