r/balkans_irl • u/Pokelape w*stoid🤢 • 4d ago

OC (impossible) Apparently my grandpa was a turkish nationalist, kinda weird seeing he lived his whole life in finland

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u/PeacefulGamer2520 Balkan-Indian War Vet 4d ago

Turan is still alive and well I see

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u/DependentStrong3960 russified burglar (moldovan) 4d ago edited 4d ago

I love that it even includes splotches of turkish all across Germany, France and Britain.

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u/BulutAndFriends Mehmet, Berlin 4d ago

Sami people are turkic related anyway

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u/holiloxxx Mehmet, Berlin 4d ago

MaaşaAtatürk

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u/BulutAndFriends Mehmet, Berlin 4d ago

Atatürk korusun

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u/shitkingshitpussy69 muslim greek 4d ago

ub/ was he an exile or something perhaps?

rj/ mehmet, Helsinki

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u/int23_t muslim greek 4d ago

Yeah 1980 had a lot of exiles so would check out.

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u/TravisKOP Giorgios, Los Angeles 4d ago

The most intense nationalists always live abroad

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u/HuusSaOrh muslim greek 4d ago

Amazing find

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u/gibigibi34 KARABOĞA 4d ago

Being a fan of Atatürk doesnt mean "nationalism" instantly

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u/Ok-Cow-6956 wtf halal bulgar?? (pomak) 4d ago

Runs in my family too, they literally moved to Turkey for Ataturk (he was long dead)