In a 2009 speech in Sarajevo, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, "If there had not been an Ottoman tradition, Egyptians would not have seen any Albanian in their life," referring to the 19th century Albanian reformer Muhammad Ali, who ruled Egypt and established a dynasty.
U govoru održanom 2009. godine u Sarajevu, turski ministar vanjskih poslova Ahmet Davutoglu je rekao: "Da nije bilo otomanske tradicije, Egipćani nikad ne bi vidjeli Albanca", misleći pri tome na albanskog reformatora Muhammada Alija iz 19. stoljeća, koji je vladao Egiptom i zasnovao dinastiju.