in 1680 in a Greek family in Azapkapı, Istanbul. Turgut Reis – (1485–1565) was a notorious Barbary pirate of the Ottoman Empire. He was born of Greek descent in a village near Bodrum, on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor. After converting to Islam in his youth he served as Admiral and privateer who also served as Bey of Algiers; Beylerbey of the Mediterranean; and first Bey, later Pasha, of Tripoli. Under his naval command the Ottoman Empire was extended across North Africa. When Tugut was serving as pasha of Tripoli, he adorned and built up the city, making it one of the most impressive cities along the North African Coast. He was killed in action in the Great Siege of Malta. Yaqut al-Hamawi (Yaqut ibn-'Abdullah al-Rumi al-Hamawi) (1179–1229) (Arabic: ياقوت الحموي الرومي) was an Islamic biographer and geographer renowned for his encyclopaedic writings on the Muslim world. He was born in Constantinople, and as his nisba "al-Rumi" ("from Rūm") indicates he had Byzantine Greek ancestry. Yaqut al-Musta'simi (also Yakut-i Musta'simi) (died 1298) was a well-known calligrapher and secretary of the last Abbasid caliph. He was born of Greek origin in Amaseia and carried off when he was very young. He codified six basic calligraphic styles of the Arabic script. Naskh script was said to have been revealed and taught to the scribe in a vision. He developed Yakuti, a handwriting named after him, described as a thuluth of "a particularly elegant and beautiful type." Supposedly he had copied the Qur'an more than a thousand times. Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948, aka Cat Stevens) the famous singer of Cypriot Greek origin, converted to Islam at the height of his fame in December 1977 and adopted his Muslim name, Yusuf Islam, the following year. See also List of former mosques in Greece Islam in Greece References Further reading Pekesen, Berna (2011), Expulsion and Emigration of the Muslims from the Balkans, EGO - European History Online, Mainz: Institute of European History, retrieved: March 25, 2021 (pdf). External links www.GreekMuslims.com Karalahana.com Trebizond Greek: A language without a tongue Radio Ocena Rest in Crimea The Greek Poetry of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī Greeks from the Ottoman Empire Ethnic groups in Greece Ethnic groups in Turkey Turkish culture Muslim communities in Europe