The Middle East: Ethnic Map

[Kyp]

Circassians form a majority in north-west Kayseri and some parts of Samsun and Düzce.



This is Kayseri.

There is just the Template for all of Kayseri, so it has to be the majority of all of Kayseri

Update: I edited some regions in North Iraq who are arab majority not kurdish. The same goes for Mardin, Turkey

[Peterski]

There is just the Template for all of Kayseri, so it has to be the majority of all of Kayseri

Update: I edited some regions in North Iraq who are arab majority not kurdish. The same goes for Mardin, Turkey

It is possible to paint one region with two colors.

Use stripes or dots or checkerboard.

[Kyp]

It is possible to paint one region with two colors.

Use stripes or dots or checkerboard.

Will look into it. But it will be very confusing as most regions in the Middle east are very diverse

[Jana]

Great work. But what about Assyrians?

[Chris596]

This is a good map Kyp, looks nicely done. Also, do you think Cyprus should be included or not? I consider it as a part of Europe geographically, but I mean many people there are genetically West Asian (Cypriots themselves for example), or Turks of course. I've seen some people saying that Cyprus shouldn't be included in the European category, I don't know about that. I have a friend who's been there, he said it was nice and looked like Southern Europe.

[Peterski]

Will look into it. But it will be very confusing as most regions in the Middle east are very diverse

Yes but two colors only for regions without any clear majority, or with a very numerous minority.

[Kaspias]

Well, it is not a very good idea to draw such a detailed map. For Turkey, at least.

When excluding Eastern Thrace:

Basically half of NW Anatolia is Balkan Turkish + Muslim Balkanians. Balkan Turks form the majority in Bursa, Yalova, Bilecik, Çanakkale. Also strong presence(from 25% to 50%) in Izmir, Manisa, Balıkesir, Kütahya, Eskişehir, Istanbul, Kocaeli. Lesser presence (from 10% to 25%) in Aydın, Muğla, Afyon, Denizli, Uşak, Isparta, Konya, Ankara, Sakarya, Adana, Mersin, Kayseri, Samsun.

Pomaks live in Balıkesir, Çanakkale, Bursa, Izmir, Yalova, Istanbul.
Albanians live in Bursa, Çanakkale Izmir, Istanbul.
Bosniaks lives in Sakarya, Kocaeli, Istanbul, Bursa, Bilecik.

And some more which I miss

[Kyp]

Well, it is not a very good idea to draw such a detailed map. For Turkey, at least.

When excluding Eastern Thrace:

Basically half of NW Anatolia is Balkan Turkish + Muslim Balkanians. Balkan Turks form the majority in Bursa, Yalova, Bilecik, Çanakkale. Also strong presence(from 25% to 50%) in Izmir, Manisa, Balıkesir, Kütahya, Eskişehir, Istanbul, Kocaeli. Lesser presence (from 10% to 25%) in Aydın, Muğla, Afyon, Denizli, Uşak, Isparta, Konya, Ankara, Sakarya, Adana, Mersin, Kayseri, Samsun.

Pomaks live in Balıkesir, Çanakkale, Bursa, Izmir, Yalova, Istanbul.
Albanians live in Bursa, Çanakkale Izmir, Istanbul.
Bosniaks lives in Sakarya, Kocaeli, Istanbul, Bursa, Bilecik.

And some more which I miss

I could work with different reddish tones

[Kyp]

Great work. But what about Assyrians?

Any information on where they form a majority?

[Peterski]

Any information on where they form a majority?

Probably in Al-Hamdaniya District.

BTW, you forgot about Gaza Strip or you painted it as Jewish, when it should be Arab.

Edit:

Never mind, Gaza Strip is so small that I had to zoom in to see it. But it is painted as Arab.