Is East Asian ancestry visible among modern day Anatolian Turks?

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From my experience in Istanbul I would say maybe 20% of people look similar to Kazakhs some even look Filipino.

But it’s a rarer look, most look Mediterranean or middle eastern.

 

[Dhoriscol]

Most of the genetic traces in Anatolia have been the same for 2k years
The Asian migration wasn't enough to override the native population, especially in places like Thrace or western anatolia

 

[decadouche57]

Most of the genetic traces in Anatolia have been the same for 2k years
The Asian migration wasn't enough to override the native population, especially in places like Thrace or western anatolia

Still in Istanbul I see a small minority that show visible Turkic traits and can pass as Kazakhs

 

[Primalsplit]

Most of the genetic traces in Anatolia have been the same for 2k years
The Asian migration wasn't enough to override the native population, especially in places like Thrace or western anatolia

This proves it! Turks are greek!

 

[Deleted member 196670]

This proves it! Turks are greek!

No, this is incorrect. Turks are not "Greek". Rather both are largely ANATOLIAN. There's a difference. Commercial testing isn't accurate. Their databases are misleading. We need high resolution SNPs on one's whole ancestry THROUGHOUT time and not limited SNPs based on arbitrary periods.

Turks aren't "Greek". Rather, they're both (largely) Anatolian.

Although Slavic ancestry has depressed Anatolian ancestry in Greeks and shifted them Northwards.

 

[Deleted member 196670]

Like I may have alluded to, Turkish ancestry doesn't have any sharp distinctions between regions. So Eastern Turks aren't radically different from Western ones or Turks from the Mediterranean region or Kurds or whatever. Yes, some studies and PCAs from said might show large diversity but studies can get old fast. It's what the overall image shows.

In any event, East Asian ancestry in Turks is smaller than in Finns; Finns are more distant to Germans than Turks are due to a variety of factors.

In any event, the Turkish genome is somewhat akin to a Southern Italian. This also holds true for West Asians in general (barring Arabians).