People in this region are genitically and phenotypically very similar

[lonewolfcypriot]

Have you noticed by Levent Yildiz, on Flickr

Can somebody give me an explanation to why people from these regions cluster with each other. Thanks

[StonyArabia]

Have you noticed by Levent Yildiz, on Flickr

Can somebody give me an explanation to why people from these regions cluster with each other. Thanks

Pre-Turkic Anatolian admixture

[Maintenance]

Very accurate.

Swedes and saudis are almost identical.

[Prinses]

They share common history

[lonewolfcypriot]

Pre-Turkic Anatolian admixture

Early Anatolian Farmers?

[StonyArabia]

Early Anatolian Farmers?

Yes and also Anatolian admix from the Byzantine era.

[lonewolfcypriot]

Very accurate.

Swedes and saudis are almost identical.

They will be soon

[Viridian1]

Greeks lived in Anatolia from Alexander's era and even before, they also had colonies in Sicily. During Roman and Byzantine era the Greeks also were important element in this land. When Turks came, they weren't in enough large amount to dominate in the genetic field so western Turks dont look anything as much turanic as the ones east from the Caspian Sea. Besides, Ottomans captured many people from Balkans or southern Ukraine so another doze of different genes were brought to this region.

[lonewolfcypriot]

Greeks lived in Anatolia from Alexander's era and even before, they also had colonies in Sicily. During Roman and Byzantine era the Greeks also were important element in this land. When Turks came, they weren't in enough large amount to dominate in the genetic field so western Turks dont look anything as much turanic as the ones east from the Caspian Sea. Besides, Ottomans captured many people from Balkans or southern Ukraine so another doze of different genes were brought to this region.

True. There were also Greeks colonies in Cyprus and Syria too.

[Viridian1]

Even in Crimea