Amin Maalouf
For example, Beirut-born French author Amin Maalouf is of Turkish origin through his Turkish-Egyptian mother. The Lebanese-born French poet and writer, Vénus Khoury-Ghata, is also of Turkish origin. Her daughter, , was born in France and is also a writer. In addition, the Lebanese-born French businessman Emad Khashoggi, who initiated the Château Louis XIV development project in Louveciennes, is from the Turkish-Saudi Khashoggi family.