🧬 Ancestry Summary:
I am Turkish by identity, culture, and primary genetic ancestry.
My family descends from Turkic-rooted populations who settled and remained in Anatolia and the surrounding regions.
Genetic analysis shows that at some point in the past, likely several generations ago, there was intermixture with Kurdish groups — most likely in Eastern Anatolia, the Iranian Plateau, or Northern Mesopotamia. That Kurdish genetic influence is still visible in some DNA models, like G25, which pick up small traces and compare them to modern populations.
However, over time, my ancestry remained within a Turkic genetic and cultural framework, and models like GEDmatch MDLP 22 confirm that I am “Turk-derived” overall.
This means I carry historical Kurdish admixture, but I belong genetically and culturally to the Turkish people.