Queen Rania el Abdullah of Jordan: “My grandfather was a Turk; I grew up with the Turkish culture”
rick murphy
Queen Rania el Abdullah of Jordan: “My grandfather was a Turk; I grew
up with the Turkish culture”
26 December, 2009
“My grandfather was a Turk; I grew up with the Turkish culture”
Queen Rania el Abdullah explains, “My mother’s father was a Turk. I
grew up listening to Turkish music and eating Turkish food.”
Queen Rania is amongst one of the world’s most beautiful, stylish,
strong and intelligent women. Becoming queen at 29-years-old, she has
now gained the title of being the world’s youngest queen. She has
drawn interest from millions with her clothes, grace, words and
internet messages. Despite her busy schedule, the 39-year-old queen is
still able to spend the time to have dinner with her four children and
husband King Abdullah and as well as to bake a cake. Queen Rania
shared these details as she opened her doors for an exclusive
interview with SABAH. With her excellent English, we spoke about
Amman, Istanbul and Petra. The following are a series of questions the
Queen answered for Turkey’s readers.
•What makes you different than other queens? Is it the fact that you
communicate with people through the internet, is it your beauty or is
it your strength?
What makes me different is the people. However, I think at the root
of this is being authentic. Not living by being too tied to protocol
or formalities. In order to be effective one needs to take action and
to cross limits.
•What are you like at home? Do you cook food, or iron or do the
cleaning?
I don’t iron. If I did, I am sure I would be very bad at it. But I do
cook. On the weekends we always do a barbecue. My husband loves
Japanese food and he cooks it well. I am good at desserts; I make
apple pie or cake. For example, yesterday my daughter and I made
gingersnap cookies.
•You have been to Turkey a number of times…
I love to come to Turkey and to be with Turkish people. They are so
hospitable and warm. Furthermore, their outward appearances are quite
innovative while still remaining true to their tradition, similar to
Jordanians. I believe that is why our ties are this strong. Prime
Minister Erdogan and his wife Emine are good friends of mine.
President Abdulah Gul and his wife Hayrunnisa, whom we have hosted in
Jordan, are also our friends.
•What do you like best about Turkey?
One of my best memories is from February 2006. I went to Kagithane to
witness first hand the amazing improvements at educating young
children. I noticed that not only were children receiving an education
but they were receiving a lot of attention and positive energy. This
really impressed me.
•What about Istanbul, can you compare it to Amman?
I am a big fan of Istanbul. It is a modern and innovative city, while
at the same time still upholds a lot of significant treasures from the
Muslim legacy. Istanbul can be compared to Amman in terms of their
outward appearances by their atmospheres. The Turkish public is very
warm and hospitable. I think it is these characteristics that make me
love Istanbul more.
•Is there somewhere special you like to go?
I like to sit along the Bosphorus and to look at the beautiful view.
I love the Grand Bazaar. The people there are very natural. While
there, you feel like it is still just how it was 100 years ago.
•Do you love the Turkish culture? Do you listen to Turkish movies and
read Turkish writers?
My grandfather was actually a Turk, my mother’s father. Therefore, I
grew up listening to Turkish music. I grew up on Turkish food. These
are all a part of my childhood. I have grown up amongst all of these
Turkish elements since I was a child.
rick murphy
says the same thing: “My grandfather was a Turk; I grew up with the
Turkish culture”
All websites say something like:
"Rania Al-Yassin was born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents from
Tulkarm (a Palestinian city). She attended primary and secondary
school at New English School in Kuwait, then earned a degree in
Business Administration from the American University in Cairo. Upon
her graduation from university, Queen Rania returned to Jordan
(returned to Jordan? She never was in Jordan) and pursued a career in
banking, working at Citibank, followed by a brief career in the field
of Information Technology, at Apple Computer in Amman."
I think she is just another opportunist who is expected to set up good
relations with Turkiye for her king husband of Jordan, and all of a
sudden she remembers her grandfather was a Turk; she grew up with the
Turkish culture.
Fake... fake ... fake....
Jean-Marie 3L
That's nice. The Republic of Turkey should concentrate on its ties
with
other Turkish-speaking countries, and Arab neighbours who can stand
it in spite of memories of Turkish joke. That is Turkey' destiny,
which
is not to be within the EU. Yes to good neighbourhood with Turkey,
no to marriage with it.
Jean-Marie 3L
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How do you know this is a fake, you idiot? And why should she point out on
her web pages that her maternal grandfather was a Turk? She has no reason
to.
But in her interview with Sabah, a Turkish newspaper where this point is
rather relevant, she very clearly says so.
http://english.sabah.com.tr/
And I quote from the Sabah interview... which you will find on the bottom
RHS of the Home page in the RSS section.
a.. "Do you love the Turkish culture? Do you listen to Turkish movies and
read Turkish writers?
"My grandfather was actually a Turk, my mother�s father. Therefore, I grew
up listening to Turkish music. I grew up on Turkish food. These are all a
part of my childhood. I have grown up amongst all of these Turkish elements
since I was a child. "
It is a fact that a lot of Turks remained behind in the former Ottoman
territories when the empire collapsed. It is of course natural that those
people would have carried on their Turkish traditions. I know for example
that even ex-King Farouk's father spoke Turkish at home. I heard this from
my father who was given the job of looking after the ex-King when he visited
Cyprus probably in the 20s or 30s. I can't be sure. Somebody can look it up
on the Internet if they are interested enough.
I even heard from my father that one evening the ex-King wouldn't start
dinner when a dinner was laid out in his honour when he visited the Kykko
Monastery in Cyprus because my father wasn't in the abbot's dining hall.
When he asked where was my father, the Abbot told him that he was dining
with the monks whereupon the ex-King said he could not start eating unless
Mr. So-and-so, i.e. my father , were there as well. Naturally they quickly
sent round someone to fetch my father from the monks' dining hall. I heard
this story from my father. My father told me that in the evenings they spoke
at length in Turkish on board the ex-King's yacht.
What I regret is that I failed to get my father speak his memoirs into a
tape recorder and he failed to write his memoirs that would have made very
interesting reading since for long, long years he was fairly high up in
civilian administration in Cyprus.
So what makes you think that the Jordanian Queen's claim to have had a
Turkish maternal grandfather is not true, you idiot?
Seni kim oder len e$eoglu e$ek? Daha ahmagini bulamadilar mi len? Ama
kabahat sende degil, onlarda!
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Fuck off you bitch! You $5 hack!
Don't tell me they still keeping you on their books?
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