What was Sedat Sir's background?

[Benno From Berwick]

Having a bet at work. anyone help?

 

[Rocco Jones]

Turkish

 

[Benno From Berwick]

Turkish

That is what I thought. Cheers.

 

[John Gent]

Parkside

 

[scooter600x]

Not a muslim though.

 

[memberforever]

Having a bet at work. anyone help?

Cypriot Turkish to be precise

 

[Wind Sock]

Not a muslim though.

Cypriot Turks would normally be Moslems and his name suggests it. What's the story there?

 

[hoianbulldog]

Having a bet at work. anyone help?

Um. Busy day Benno?

 

[The Coon Dog]

Here's a couple of websites with info Benno:

http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-vfl-afl-players-by-ethnicity

http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php?story=20050208232535316

 

[D Mitchell]

A Turkish mate of mine told me that the name is usually spelt "Ser"

 

[Captain Sensible]

He was in Istanbul when he found out he'd been drafted.

 

[memberforever]

Cypriot Turks would normally be Moslems and his name suggests it. What's the story there?

Whats the difference with what his religion is?

I knew him and his family when he was growing up and generally Cypriot Turks, although they say they are Muslim they are not fanatical or strict about it, they don't even pray, except during a festival, like say equivalent to Xmas Mass (Catholics). Cypriot women (not all, but majority), don't wear a head scarf.

 

[Wind Sock]

Whats the difference with what his religion is?

I'm just curious about players with unusual backgrounds for AFL. So the suggestion in Scooter's post that he might have some other religious background had me doubly curious.

I knew him and his family when he was growing up and generally Cypriot Turks, although they say they are Muslim they are not fanatical or strict about it, they don't even pray, except during a festival, like say equivalent to Xmas Mass (Catholics). Cypriot women (not all, but majority), don't wear a head scarf.

That's pretty much what I would have expected. Thanks for indulging my curiosity.

 

[kookadog]

Interesting cause of a few articles going around declaring Bachar Houli the 1st muslim footy player.

 

[Wind Sock]

Interesting cause of a few articles going around declaring Bachar Houli the 1st muslim footy player.

That seems very unlikely to me unless they mean 'religious Moslem' or 'devout Moslem' or something like that. Several people come to mind whose names and backgrounds suggest a Moslem background. John Ibrahim who played for North had an Albanian background and has a Moslem surname. There have been a couple of others since.

 

[D Mitchell]

Yze's muslim. Sedat's nickname was "Yes"

 

[scooter600x]

Yze's muslim. Sedat's nickname was "Yes"

I always thought Yze was an Albanian Christian?

 

[scooter600x]

That seems very unlikely to me unless they mean 'religious Moslem' or 'devout Moslem' or something like that. Several people come to mind whose names and backgrounds suggest a Moslem background. John Ibrahim who played for North had an Albanian background and has a Moslem surname. There have been a couple of others since.

Windsock,

I notice that every time you write "Muslim" you spell it "Moslem". How come? Is it an insight into your heritage?

 

[Wind Sock]

Windsock,

I notice that every time you write "Muslim" you spell it "Moslem". How come? Is it an insight into your heritage?

Not at all. They are alternative spellings but 'Muslim' looks a bit dated to me. There are other variations which have definately died out.

 

[Captain Sensible]

He's saying he's the first 'practicing' muslim to play AFL. I guess that means that other, less devout, muslims have played.

 

[D Mitchell]

He's saying he's the first 'practicing' muslim to play AFL. I guess that means that other, less devout, muslims have played.

Perhaps Yze is a lapsed muslim.

 

[paul scholes]

Wasn't Joskum [jack] Aziz muslim?

 

[Wind Sock]

Wasn't Joskum [jack] Aziz muslim?

I'm pretty sure you're right. Unless I'm mistaken, he was a bit religious too. Didn't he play in a flag side for the 'bees?

 

[ErnieSigley]

I'm pretty sure you're right. Unless I'm mistaken, he was a bit religious too. Didn't he play in a flag side for the 'bees?

Yes Onslaught loves him as most Port fans do.

 

[memberforever]

Cypriot Turkish to be precise

Sorry I stuffed up here, I was thinking of Jack Aziz, he was Cypriot Turkish. Sedat was from Turkey.