Egyptian claims on Selim Qapudan as a national hero are anachronistic

Evidence

The expedition was an act of empire, mimicking acts of other empires— but in the name of which empire? Here lies the mystery. Although the expedition brought great glory to Egypt and to its ruler, it remains unclear how many native-born, Arabic-speaking Egyptians took part in the expedition. Its leader himself was a Turkish-speaking officer, and his journal was not translated into Arabic until 1922. — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 210