Sudanese called all colonial administrators Turks regardless of nationality

Evidence

It is important to note that Fawzï Pasha always uses the word misrïyyün (Egyptians) when speaking of the administration in the Sudan. His text shows, however, that the Sudanese, particularly those from abïd tribes (non-Muslim tribes), also refer to all people in government uniforms or with military authority as Atrak (Turks). … The note explains that in the Mahdist Sudan the term Turk had no “precise ethnic significance” and was later transferred to the Anglo-Egyptian elite. — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 1143

Categorization

• XREF: Speaks to the reader’s Egypt-vs-Sudan coloniality comparison: the label ‘Turk’ as a generic signifier of any external authority figures the very permeability between Egyptian and other ‘occupier’ identities in Sudan. — connects to: Sudanese labeled Egyptian soldiers as Turks, stinging Egyptian national pride; Arabic-speaking Egyptians were considered Turks in the Sudan context; Sudanese labeled any uniformed authority figure a Turk regardless of ethnicity (+2 more)
• DEFINE: Clarifies that ‘Turk’ in Sudanese/Mahdist usage was a category of authority, not ethnicity — useful terminological grounding.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 1143

Broader Connections

• Kalmar note that while the term Turk was often used to designate the Ottoman forces, it was used because Turks were the prototypical Muslims of the time period. #expands (0.70)