I took a DNA test as a Turk, and these are my results.
I know that this map only shows regions, not ethnicity. For example, I got Greece&Albania but my mother’s ancestors lived in what is now Greece during the Ottoman era and migrated to Turkey after it was established. So, they’re not Greeks but Turks. On my father’s side, they are Anatolian Turkmens. Also, I unexpectedly got a lot of Iranian in my results, but I don’t know if I’m actually Persian or if they were from the Turks in that region.
My first question is: is there a map that accurately shows specific ethnicities?
The second question is: when I look at my DNA matches, they’re all Turkish or people with surnames ending in “-ov.” These matches are listed as 4th cousins or distant cousins. Are they really my cousins, or is it just because of regional matches? The reason I’m asking is that among nearly 200 DNA matches, I came across one Armenian woman. I’m curious if she’s really my cousin or not.
(I’m really proud of being an Anatolian woman)
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Posted by thewomanwitharedhair
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Upload these results to illustrativeDNA.com you will get a much more specific breakdown of your ancestry
Those Greece Albanian matches likely are Greek and baltic in origin. They had just been assimilated at an earlier point in time before the wars and murder sprees/displacement
By the sound of it its probably Azeri Turks from Iran and those cousins are likely from Azerbaijan proper.
Its no shock you have Armenian so yes its likely true but again probably a decent chunk of your family down the line were Armenians who assimilated. To what amount who knows
Which dna test did you use?
The Oghuz Turks entered Anatolia mostly through Persia. Still a big portion of modern Iran‘s population is of Turkic ancestry. So it seems plausible that you have matches from Iran.
I’m tempted to take one, where do you get your DNA test at? I checked ancestry and wasn’t able to find where to get it
A simple question: What this story has to do with r/armenia ? OP claims to be a proud anatolian woman, good for her. May I suggest that this is not the proper setting for this story.
Honestly 23andMe is better and will give u specific regions from each country you match to