how the turks that invaded anatolia were genetically?

[crazyladybutterfly]

were they fully asian or part caucasoid?

[Pharaonikos]

They might have been mixed with Iranian people, because they stayed there for quite a while before invading Anatolia. Probably Turanic/Iranian mix.

[Danishmend]

There is no fully asian Turkic population. Not even the Yakuts from Northeast Asia are fully Asian, unlike their non-Turkic Siberian neighbours.


The Oghuz Turks who migrated to Anatolia between the 11th and 14th centuries were one of the westernmost Turkic tribes and were most likely similar to modern Turkmens and Uzbeks (Central Asians with 25-40% East Eurasian admixture), judging by the results of yörüks (nomadic Turks). See this thread --> http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?193000-Where-do-these-Aegean-Y%F6r%FCks-pass-best



This is the autosomal dna result of a yörük from Antalya. Yörüks (nomadic Turks) tend to have more Central Asian admixture than average and are closer to Seljuk-period Turks.

Population
CHG 28.76
Amerindian -
W_African -
Papuan 0.57
SW_Asian 12.98
S_Indian 5.52
E_Asian 16.15
WHG 13.44
Anatolian_Farmers 17.08
EHG 5.49




# Population (source) Distance
1 Turkish 13.24
2 Turkmen 15.81
3 Turkmen_Afghan 17.41
4 Uzbek_Afghan 18.55
5 Tajik 18.6
6 Azeri 19.11
7 Kumyk 20.34
8 Tajik_Afghan 20.38
9 Sicilian 21.16
10 Maltese 21.26
11 Greek 22.1
12 Hazara_Afghan 22.36
13 Adygei 22.38
14 Lebanese 22.5
15 Cypriot 22.78
16 Iranian 23.03
17 Albanian 23.18
18 Syrian 23.38
19 Uzbek 23.54
20 Chechen 23.83

Mixed Mode Population Sharing:

# Primary Population (source) Secondary Population (source) Distance
1 57.5% Turkmen + 42.5% Maltese @ 2.55
2 57.4% Turkmen + 42.6% Sicilian @ 2.86
3 51.3% Maltese + 48.7% Hazara_Afghan @ 3.95
4 55.2% Turkmen_Afghan + 44.8% Maltese @ 4.15
5 50.9% Cypriot + 49.1% Uzbek @ 4.19
6 52.6% Maltese + 47.4% Uzbek @ 4.26
7 57% Turkmen_Afghan + 43% Cypriot @ 4.3
8 51.4% Sicilian + 48.6% Hazara_Afghan @ 4.44
9 58.9% Turkmen + 41.1% Greek @ 4.7
10 61.3% Maltese + 38.7% Hazara @ 4.71


Comparison of the two yörük results and Turkish regional averages from the spreadsheet, some noticeable differences:

• Total East Eurasian components (SE_ASIAN, POLAR, KARITIANA, SIBERIAN)
The yörüks have more East Eurasian admixture than Turkish regional averages
Yörük 1: 18.41%
Yörük 2: 16.42%
Turkish: 11.79%
Turkish_Balıkesir: 14.56%
Turkish_Aydın: 15.6%
Turkish_Istanbul: 8.1%
Turkish_Kayseri: 8.1%

• The yörüks have more EHG (5.65 - 7.27) than Turkish regional averages (3.80 - 5.79)

• The yörüks have more SHG-WHG (3.06 - 4.40) than Turkish regional averages (2 - 3.90)

• The yörüks less EEF-CHG admixture than Turkish regional averages

RED: East Eurasian components




SE_ASIAN

ANATOLIA_NEOLITHIC

CHG_EEF

POLAR

EHG

SUB_SAHARAN

IRAN_NEOLITHIC

KARITIANA

ANCESTRAL_INDIAN

NATUFIAN

SIBERIAN

PAPUAN

SHG_WHG



Yörük 1

7.60

13.03

24.05

1.33

5.65

0

18.68

0

2.75

13.46

9.48

0.90

3.06



Yörük 2

6.50

15.19

23.20

0.80

7.27

0

20.15

0

2.10

10.01

9.12

1.25

4.40



Turkish

3.20

14.09

29.67

1.50

5.79

0.10

21.48

0.90

0.60

12.29

6.19

0.30

3.90



Turkish_Balıkesir

5.08

13.96

30.11

0.50

4.49

0.30

22.23

0.70

0.70

9.37

8.28

0.70

3.59



Turkish_Aydın

4.70

12.70

28.20

0.70

3.80

0.40

22.90

1.10

0.70

11.90

9.10

0.50

3.30



Turkish_Istanbul

3.30

13.50

32.20

0.60

6.30

0.10

21.90

0.60

2.00

11.80

3.60

0.40

3.70



Turkish_Kayseri

2.80

13.61

29.67

0.80

3.80

0

27.63

0.40

1.50

15.92

4.10

0.40

2.00

[Afshar]

They were fully alien.