@azgothman: The clearest biological trace of Scythian-Sarmatian heritage in the Caucasus is found among the Karachay-Balkars, not the Ossetians. They have the highest concentration of specific genetic markers characteristic of ancient steppe dwellers: The R1a-Z2122 subclade (Y chromosome) is considered a classic Scythian/Sarmatian marker. Both groups share a common genetic core, and this marker is distributed across their various subethnic groups. Indeed, the Karachay-Balkars have a significant presence (16-32% on average, and even higher in some subethnic groups) of the Y-chromosomal haplogroup R1a, which is often associated with "Indo-European" nomads (Scythians, Sarmatians, Alans). Ossetians, on the other hand, have a dominant haplogroup (60-75%), G2a, which is considered a marker of the most ancient autochthonous (native) population of the Caucasus. However, the "steppe" R1a is extremely rare among Ossetians (on average 0.3%). This difference has given rise to much debate, even to claims that Ossetians cannot be descended from the Alans, as they lack the "Alan-Sarmatian" haplogroup R1a. Modern Karachay-Balkars demonstrate the greatest genetic similarity to the Alans, the direct historical descendants of the Sarmatians in the region. According to data from the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Samara State Social and Pedagogical University, together with colleagues from Germany, the USA, and France, the overall contribution of the Scythian-Sarmatian steppe component to the gene pool of this people reaches 40%. This makes them the undisputed leaders in the Caucasus in male lineages, which trace their origins back to the nomadic world. The results of the study were published on the website of the journal Nature Communications. #nomad #scythe #R1a #turkey #greek #white #turanbirliği🇹🇷🇦🇿🇺🇿🇰🇿🇰🇬🇹🇲

Utkus :

Saying greeks are blonde but turks are brown is saying like swedish are blonde but finnish are brown

Aaron :

Both are brown

Remy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿/🇺🇸 :

Turkish isn't an ethnicity so why does it matter

ToxicComrade :

We are Mediterranean

idk :

white isn't just skin colour bro😭 asians arent considered white even if they have white skin

prek :

both are not white.

AQUILA :

There are some white Turks but a lot of eastern Turks are brown. I’ve seen it for myself

Kuz :

proud Karaboğa 💪🏽

Yusuf Light :

What % of Turks do you think "look White"?

yams :

Eastern Turks look more western Asian whilst western Turks look more european

️Emir🇹🇷 :

beyaz değiliz

Яд :

we are karaboğa🫡🫡

. :

the reason is turk are greek and greeks and italians share almost same DNA

suleymadiyaman :

We are black 💪🏿

ella :

Turks are from different ethnic groups...I literally look east Asian but other Turks here look blonde and some look brown...

Barbar Türko :

beyaz diye avrupalıya denir ondan

di :

R1a/R1b vs J2

🇮🇷 nemnogomarjinal :

реально восприятие меняется..

montanaro_19 :

Потому что по большей части турки смуглые, они смешаны с арабами, курдами, иранскими народами. А итальянцы или греки это коренные европейцы и могут считаться белыми

tzx010🥊🇲🇦 :

You Guys shouldn’t worry to much about what europeans have to say about you, you’re better then them

. :

im turkic and im pale 🤔

Дэниел :

I’m not talking about skin, white is an identity not only a skin colour

user80761699352 :