Fahreddin and his forces for stealing manuscripts from Medina among other crimes against the local population during the siege. In response, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called the Foreign Minister ignorant and said, "Some impertinent man sinks low and goes as far as accusing our ancestors of theft... What spoiled this man? He was spoiled by oil, by the money he has. When my ancestors were defending Medina, you impudent (man), where were yours? First, you have to give account for this." A few days later, the Turkish government changed the name of the Ankara street where the UAE Embassy is located to Fahreddin Pasha. See also Siege of Medina Sources Public Record Office, London. F. O./371 Emel Esin, Mecca The Blessed, Medinah The Radiant (London, 1963), p. 190 External links Picture of Fahreddin Pasha Campaign of Arabia, detailing the Arabian Peninsula front Photo of Fahreddin Pasha inspecting troops in Medina Photo of Fahreddin Pasha (sitting right) with Ali Necip Bey 1868 births 1948 deaths People from Ruse, Bulgaria Ottoman Military Academy alumni Ottoman Military College alumni Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars Ottoman military personnel of World War I Ottoman Army generals Pashas History of Medina Ottoman prisoners of war World War I prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom Ambassadors of Turkey to Afghanistan Burials at Aşiyan Asri Cemetery Ottoman military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War Arab Revolt Bulgarian Turks in Turkey