Who are the Gagauz people closest to?

[Vojnik]

I am confused about these people. Some say they are Turks, some say they are Turkified Bulgarians. But apparently they are genetically closer to south eastern Europeans then what they are to Turks from Anatolia, for example.

What is your opinion on them? I don't expect many people to know much about them though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagauz_people

There is a poll, so vote please.

[Arbërori]

Thank you for making this thread, I'm curious aswell. I believe Turkification took in place, as of now.

[Hayalet]

If Pomaks are Bulgarians, the Gagauz are Turks.

[Pecheneg]

Thank you for making this thread, I'm curious aswell. I believe Turkification took in place, as of now.

Gagauz Turks were already there long before the Ottoman conquest of the Balkan peninsula.
So explain it to me, how the fuck did they manage to Turkify themselves?

[Zmey Gorynych]

they are genetically closer to south eastern Europeans then what they are to Turks from Anatolia, for example

Exactly, they are genetically and phenotypically south-east european.

Gagauz Turks were already there long before the Ottoman conquest of the Balkan peninsula.
So explain it to me, how the fuck did they manage to Turkify themselves?

Gagauz people were brought from the Balkans in the 19th century. Learn history before posting on the subject.

[Arbërori]

Gagauz Turks were already there long before the Ottoman conquest of the Balkan peninsula.
So explain it to me, how the fuck did they manage to Turkify themselves?

Don't use ''fuck'' on me, silly boy. Yup, I think they're Turkified.

[Hayalet]

No one tested Gagauz autosomal DNA as far as I know. One should not draw grand conclusions from Y-DNA markers. Besides, genetics alone doesn't determine ethnic identity in the Balkans (or in the rest of the Old World for that matter): Bulgarians and Romanians genetically cluster together, but no anthropologist would lump Bulgarians together with Romanians against other Slavic peoples in terms of ethnic identity.

[Pecheneg]

Gagauz people were brought from the Balkans in the 19th century. Learn history before posting on the subject.

I meant "Balkan Peninsula" by saying "there".

Don't use ''fuck'' on me, silly boy.

You are one of the dumbest persons i've ever seen so far, even archangel manages to drive you crazy. lol.

Yup, I think they're Turkified.

Do you have any source, apart from your ass?

[Zmey Gorynych]

Genetic make up of Bulgarians, Gagauz and Turks.
Bulgarians: west-asian 15,3%; atlanto-med 32,7%; north-east european 38,4%; near eastern 10,2%
Gagauz Ppl: west-asian 18,3%; atlanto-med 31,7%; north-east european 36,5%; near eastern 11%
Turkish Ppl: west-asian 41%; atlanto-med 22,5%; north-east european 7,7%; near eastern 17%; north siberian 1,2%; east siberian 2,3%; indian 1,6%

In case you're wondering where from did I take these figures, it's from one of those K something sheets. I copy-pasted the info and saved it on my PC.

[Hayalet]

Genetic make up of Bulgarians, Gagauz and Turks.
Bulgarians: west-asian 15,3%; atlanto-med 32,7%; north-east european 38,4%; near eastern 10,2%
Gagauz Ppl: west-asian 18,3%; atlanto-med 31,7%; north-east european 36,5%; near eastern 11%
Turkish Ppl: west-asian 41%; atlanto-med 22,5%; north-east european 7,7%; near eastern 17%; north siberian 1,2%; east siberian 2,3%; indian 1,6%

Source?