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    Are Turkish people obsessed with their skin color? Many times I've read they are comparing themselves with European people etc.
    I know Turkey is much diverse, but it seems to me like skin color is important there and how much European someone looks like. Your opinion?
    Turkish people are welcome to comment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moje ime View Post
    Are Turkish people obsessed with their skin color? Many times I've read they are comparing themselves with European people etc.
    I know Turkey is much diverse, but it seems to me like skin color is important there and how much European someone looks like. Your opinion?
    Turkish people are welcome to comment.
    the funny thing is when they claim to be lighter than greeks and georgians, they even claim to be lighter than italians.

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    To be serious, we just correct mistakes people make. A lot of people just don't know how a Turk looks like.

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    Oh this must be about Itilvolga calling Balkanites swarthy, I don't know why she said that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marmara View Post
    Oh this must be about Itilvolga calling Balkanites swarthy, I don't know why she said that.
    Only one of reasons. I've read similar comments few times of Turkish people.

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    No one talks about skin colour in Turkey like Western people do .

    It is considered plain silliness/idiocy to mention skin colour as something to feel pride in .



    Most Turks have no idea how much of Western talk is about who is original/better White .

    Go to any Turkish forum and find me just 1 post about skin colour .

    Truth is that Turks have all types of people ; this is an alien concept for small and xenophobic nations but not for Turks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jackrussell View Post

    It is considered plain silliness/idiocy to mention skin colour as something to feel pride in .
    Ok I'll quote this next time when a Turk mention that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moje ime View Post
    Ok I'll quote this next time when a Turk mention that.
    Ordinary Turks almost never think about race, and being white is only about having pale skin here. Turks in such forums are just influenced by these ideas, they don't approach to race issue as the ordinary Turks do.

    Ethnicity (ancestry, culture) matters much more than race(physical appearance) here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moje ime View Post
    Ok I'll quote this next time when a Turk mention that.

    You should ask which part of Tore he/she gets the right to boost about skin colour .



    On the other hand if you are unaware that you are talking to a " white " Turk ; you maybe genuinely thought as ignorant by the Turk in question .

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