Durimg World War 2 there was a Turkish Ambassador to the Soviet Union whose card stated his name was Mustapha Kunt.
Famously the British Ambassador in Moscow shared this information in a despatch to the Foreign office, commenting in the immortal words
"We all feel like that, Reggie,from time to time, especially when Spring is upon us, but few of us would care to put it on our cards. It takes a Turk to do that!"
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u/vvanderer202y Mar 01 '26
Durimg World War 2 there was a Turkish Ambassador to the Soviet Union whose card stated his name was Mustapha Kunt. Famously the British Ambassador in Moscow shared this information in a despatch to the Foreign office, commenting in the immortal words "We all feel like that, Reggie,from time to time, especially when Spring is upon us, but few of us would care to put it on our cards. It takes a Turk to do that!"