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> because of all slaves Ottomans brought into Istanbul. The genetic makeup of Anatolia did not change that much due to the Turkic invasion. Moat people in Turk
by ffgjgf1 3y ago
> because of all slaves Ottomans brought into Istanbul.
The genetic makeup of Anatolia did not change that much due to the Turkic invasion. Moat people in Turkey are still descendants of the Greeks, Armenians, Kurds and other who lived there for thousands of years before the invasions.
- atahanacar 3y agoCitation needed.
- ffgjgf1 3y agoFor what? There was a significant influx from the Balkans and Ukrainian steppes etc. during the the Ottoman period due to the extensive importation of slaves. But otherwise the Turkish population at least in the west and most other coastal regions os indistinguishable from the rest of the Mediterranean region genetically.