Could I pass as Turk or Kurd in Turkey?

[Mortimer]

Many Austrians when I grew up in Austria called me turk (they include those swarthy eastern turkey kurds too in that category). Usually Turk doesnt mean in austria what it means on TA, on TA it means balkan white european looking in austria it means swarthy, hairy, non-white (poc) and muslim, i was randomly called ahmed (on the streets on austrian shouted "hey ahmed"), and muslim etc. and turk. In school when i flashed back my hair downside, they said I look like a turkish girl. They said "pull back your hair" hahahaha

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On TA and in Turkey it is probably different, thats why I ask. There it means you are white if you are turk and I would be a gypsy, what many told me Kivan, Itilvolga and many other turks. Right?







I think it is for the same reason, why americans call me chicano, because thats the default brown ethnicity, or non-white and immigrant. In austria 20 years ago when I grew up before the refugees came turks were the quintessential brown/muslim/non-white ethnicity. Thats why americans call me chicano or mexican but not europeans, because in europe latinos are cool and rare, and popular, not in USA though.

[Caucasianturkk]

You can pass as anatolian turk.Brown turks are mainly assimillated arab, or iranian,That is why you are lighter than brown turks

[Trouble]

Turk. Far too light for Kurd.

[Mortimer]

Did you also read what I said how I was treated, that they always called me "turk"? Turk was a insult. There were phrases like "du stinks wi a türk ausn hosntürl" that means you smell like a turk in his pants, or kümmeltürk, kümmel is a spice, those are all racist slurs, i was victim of racism, not because im turk, but because turk is a catch all phrase for non-whites etc. except for yellow and black like the americans call me latino

[Pater Patota]

You look Turkish and Kurdish more than me, Turkish people even could call you Syrian.

[Trouble]

Actually, I think if I didn’t know you were Gypsy, I would place you in Turkey.

[Mortimer]

You look Turkish and Kurdish more than me, Turkish people even could call you Syrian.

Which is cool on TA, and means white, but not in austria. In austria it is a racial slur, Once a guy said that a straight up tamil looks like a turk.

[Kivan]

No, you don't look Turkish at all.

You can pass in Turkey as atypical (most people can), most people would guess you as gypsy.
But most gypsies from Turkey are darker than you.

[Mortimer]

No, you don't look Turkish at all.

You can pass in Turkey as atypical (most people can), most people would guess you as gypsy.
But most gypsies from Turkey are darker than you.

a turkish guy once said i look afghan or paki, not turkish when confronted with a austrian who mocked me for looking like a turk, the actual turkish said i look afghan or pakistan, that he would place me there, and that it is mostly about the eyes, that turks have different eyes.

[NSXD60]

You could pass as a Genie.