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In all, Armenians have a dominant Mediterranean/olive complexion which is also found in Greece, Southern Italy, Spain, and so forth. Of course you will see deviations from the norm, for example, in the North of Armenia you see much lighter Armenians, and in other regions also. When Persians visit Armenia you can tell right away they are from Persia because of the darker complexion. Though with Georgians it's harder to differentiate from Armenians when I've seen them in Armenia.
For Turks it's tricky. The light complexed Turks may have significant Greek/Balkan contribution as a result of assimilation. There's even a saying that if a Turkish person is blond haired, it's a good chance that they have Armenian blood in them.
Kurds are similar to Persians in terms of complexion. I would say a step darker than Armenians/good portion of Georgians.
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Actually, in the historic areas of Armenians in present day Northeast Turkey, there were good amount of light haired Armenians, also in portions of northern Armenia.
It's not a normal assumption, because of the varied sources of genetic contributions to Turks. In the end the assumption mostly comes from Armenophobia than anything else.
From my personal experience, while of course a minority, I've come across a good amount of light haired Armenians.
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