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Apr 4

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Afro-Turkish Soldier of Ottoman Intelligence Service “Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa”

Zenci Musa of Sudan was the righthand man of famous Turkish-Ottoman intelligence operator Kuşçubaşı Eşref

Did you know that one of the famous Ottoman intelligence officers was an African-Turk of Sudanese origin, named “Zenci Musa”?

Zenci Musa of Sudan posing probably in Istanbul. Photographer Unknown — https://twitter.com/polatsafi_/status/1309950503502131200/photo/1, Kamu Malı, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=99603149

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