Originally Posted by
Dibran
So he responded to me. And this makes sense as we have been intermarrying with people from shkup for some time. My Koci ancestors went to Turkey more than 2 generations ago. at least 8. If his great grandfather was a turkish officer in Macedonia, then I reckon its probably Z93, or maybe assimilated Bulgar/Macedonian. Considering the link is recent, its probably shared DNA in this case.
He Said: "both my grandfather's were from Skup. one grandmother is from djakova and another grandmother is from a village in Turkey. afaik, a great grandfather was a zaptiye in skup and did not have any family name as per ottoman turkish tradition.. i havnt tested any further than this but i am considering."