Turks vs. Georgians: Who are more European?

[ZephyrousMandaru]

The only trouble is that people are primarily defined by culture, not strictly geography or even genes.

If a group of Nigerians were acculturated as Europeans, are they European?

[Stormer99]

"Close" is a relative term, close compared to who? Also, Ashkenazim and Sephardim Jews aren't entirely European either, that's why they plot intermediately between Near Easterners and Europeans.

They do plot close to Europe.

[ZephyrousMandaru]

They do plot close to Europe.

Irrelevant, they're still not 100% genetically European.

[Equilibrium]

If a group of Nigerians were acculturated as Europeans, are they European?

Greeks are already European brah.

[LightHouse89]

If a group of Nigerians were acculturated as Europeans, are they European?

after 1000 years yes.

[StonyArabia]

Gerogians are by religion and some cultural elements via the Byzantine creed. Turks however are more genetically European in phenotype and genes. Also Georgians are pure West Asians, somewhat more distant to Europeans genetic wise than Turks are. Turks also have similar Mongoloid admix to some European populations in Northern and Eastern Europe. So it's not clear cut as some people would say.

[d3cimat3d]

Genetics wise Turks are closer to Europeans, "culture, religion" and all that BS Georgia wins....

[HellLander87]

Dogs

[Petros Houhoulis]

Neither, they are not Europeans. But the Turks are more Westernized (Europeanized) than the isolated Georgians under the influence of the Russian civilization.

Well, so far the Turks are the champions of the virginity tests!!!

The Turkish paradox is that the coastline is European, but the mainland is Asian, and no, the Russian civilization was not that much influential (rather the opposite, even Stalin himself was Georgian) and Turkey was cut off from the rest of the world during much of the Kemalist era, when no Turk was allowed to travel outside of Turkey, except for the diplomats...

[Petros Houhoulis]

If a group of Nigerians were acculturated as Europeans, are they European?

Well, now it is the time to turn the tables on you: Perhaps the only haplogroup that originates in Europe is I1. Should all of the other haplogroups be declared non-European?

Ultimately, we all descend from the same monkey in Africa. Our differences are primarily cultural, not colorful...