Greek master thread -- which countries, regions, ethnicity do they fit in?

Rgvgjhvv · 01-20-2019, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by Dianatomia

I have just been on a 10 day visit to Istanbul. It was obvious to me that most do not look like the Greeks. Only a minority of Turks looked Greek. This was obvious. But my perception is that the genetics has changed considerably since the Ottomans arrived. I saw many Iranic types, and almost every Turk had Central Asian influence. The temperament is also very different from the Greeks. Much more introvert. but even extrovert Turks were different from the Greeks. Also their body structures were clearly different from what I am used to see in Greece. Again, there were some Turks which would be indistinguishable in Greece. But I would say that was about 20% of the population I saw in Istanbul. At least 50-60% were very different.

Istanbul are mostly Arab immigrants now

**rein** · 01-20-2019, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by Dianatomia

I have just been on a 10 day visit to Istanbul. It was obvious to me that most do not look like the Greeks. Only a minority of Turks looked Greek. This was obvious. But my perception is that the genetics has changed considerably since the Ottomans arrived. I saw many Iranic types, and almost every Turk had Central Asian influence. The temperament is also very different from the Greeks. Much more introvert. but even extrovert Turks were different from the Greeks. Also their body structures were clearly different from what I am used to see in Greece. Again, there were some Turks which would be indistinguishable in Greece. But I would say that was about 20% of the population I saw in Istanbul. At least 50-60% were very different.

Central Asian influence in Turks is understandable. As for Iranic types - maybe they were Kurds.

**Dianatomia** · 01-20-2019, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by Sikeliot

What about somewhere like Spain? Would you have felt they looked so non-Greek like, or do you think they pass better?

Spaniards are also non-Greek like. But excluding these 20% of Turks who look very Greek, Spaniards pass better in Greece than the remaining 80% of Turks I have seen in Istanbul. Based on my travels, the ones who are most similar to Greeks are Central and South Italians.

**Dianatomia** · 01-20-2019, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by rein

Central Asian influence in Turks is understandable. As for Iranic types - maybe they were Kurds.

Naah, there were some Kurds as well, but most were Turks. They were not pure Iranics, but they had a dominant Iranic component along woth some Central Asian.