Egyptian soldiers were ethnic Arabs while officers were Turks. [fact]
Sham 3/98, on 6 Ş 1247/10 January 1832. It is obvious from the names of the soldiers that they were all Egyptian Arabs, while the officer (Badr Ağa) was most likely a Turk.
Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed…, loc. 1043