I don’t think my heritage is viewed as one of the more accurate ones, but in any case this wouldn’t be surprising considering the millennia long presence that Armenians have had in the region.
I am not sure what people are taught in Turkiye, but it is indeed a multi-ethnic nation that has been a melting pot for centuries. It is also not surprising that Turkish nationals would be tight lipped about any knowledge of Armenian ancestry considering the tumultuous history between Turkic and Armenian people.
How are you feeling about this?
lostdogthrowaway9ooo on
Babe these aren’t Armenian “ancestors”. These are Armenian grandparents. Over fifty percent is at least one parent.
mihran146 on
I guess that is why, from what I have heard, DNA tests are banned in Turkey
Reeeeeee133 on
the fact that you have any turkish blood at all is a spectacle.
JohnTzimisces on
Do you live around where the Hemshin live?
lookatthismonkey_ on
This map won’t show you anything. Share your family history and match your results with Gedmatch.
[https://haplogrup.etnikce.com](https://haplogrup.etnikce.com) and if you want, you can add your results here.
mojitosupreme on
You are Armenian dude. Sorry, hit the lotto this time. Have a drink and a smoke, and start reading pal. DM me if you like.
ParevArev on
Welcome to the family
Botanical_Director on
I hope it’s not too much to take in for you and your familly. It’s gonna be messy if you want to dig in deeper but I hope you also learn good things with the bad things.
indomnus on
upload your results to illustrative DNA (its like 20 euros or something)
In any case it looks like you have some serious amount of Armenian ancestry.
PuzzleheadedAnt8906 on
Try to connect with Armenian culture! Especially Western Armenian. Most of it is lost after 1915 but the survivors managed to keep a lot of their culture and traditions.
precious-kayak on
sounds like someone has been hiding the truth from u, time to learn about ur arnenian and georgian heritage pal
Connect-Mongoose-102 on
Honestly as a Turk, I think it’s accurate since the results turned out the same for most people. Even myself I get asked if I’m Armenian cuz of my looks, and I’m sure if I do the DNA, I might get that too. Also I genuinely think that we Turks and Armenians should reconcile soon, even though I’d get hated for saying that.
occupiedkoala on
Welcome to the club, cousin!
Ma-urelius on
You have two options: ignorance or go deeper.
For the first one, ignore it. It might be better for you. If you want to remain a Turk or whatever, keep the DNA results far away from you. You can tell yourself “omg, how interesting,” but don’t look further into it and live your life.
But if you choose to go deeper… then you won’t like what you see. You won’t like the truth that your entire country, nation, population, and government were hiding from you.
You won’t like what the truth behind the identity of Turks and Turkey is based on.
And the deeper you go, the harder it is.
It is up to you which path to choose.
ReadTheManualBro on
Stealing kids for your janissaries, women for your harems what did you expect. Only 10% of modern day turks have central asian turkish dna
LandArch_0 on
Dna test are just for people to spend silly money.
gogamarti on
It’s accurate. You either ignore or realize that at least half of your family is Armenian. Becuase of the higher percentage it would indicate grandparents or one full parent. Adoption is also a possibility though it would be a tough question to bring up.
Aethericseraphim on
I’d say dig deeper into your heritage. A lot of near extinct cultures reemerge when assimilated peoples start to relearn their heritage. Look at the Cornish in England for example. Practically wiped out, but going through a resurgence in the past few decades – not a big one, but still noteworthy enough that it even led to efforts to bring their extinct brythonic language back too.
You can still consider yourself a turk in terms of nationality, but armenian-anatolian in terms of heritage.
Such_Sector_2375 on
Erdogan’s worst nightmare
Fireyflavor on
Welcome ❤️
Such_Sector_2375 on
Look at dna matches, specifically, request Autocluster report. That shows clusters of dna matches, and each cluster (square shape) is a distinct branch of your family. If there are a bunch of Armenian names in clusters (say, at least 5 or 6 clusters with mostly Armenian surnames), then you’re definitely part Armenian. If most of them are Turkish dna clusters in the report, then the ethnicity estimate is off. DNA matches (especially autoclusters) is proof of your ethnicity, not the ethnicity estimate itself.
I thought I was full Armenian until I saw a bunch of pure Europeans in my autocluster report (Balts, Slavs, Germans and Scandinavians), so it turns out my Armenian dad probably cheated with a Russian woman of most likely German descent based on where I was born. He matches me, so I’m clear he’s my dad. But if it weren’t for autoclusters, I wouldn’t have known, because ethnicity estimate gives me 48% Armenian and the rest part Turkish, part Italian, part East European, part Albanian, and part Balkan. Chatgpt explains that Russians of German descent lived in Russia for centuries, so the algorithm has a hard time telling this group apart accurately, especially when it’s mixed with West Asian.
OhCanadeh on
You should learn about the culture, language, and maybe visit one day! That’s how intergenerational wounds heal.
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I don’t think my heritage is viewed as one of the more accurate ones, but in any case this wouldn’t be surprising considering the millennia long presence that Armenians have had in the region.
I am not sure what people are taught in Turkiye, but it is indeed a multi-ethnic nation that has been a melting pot for centuries. It is also not surprising that Turkish nationals would be tight lipped about any knowledge of Armenian ancestry considering the tumultuous history between Turkic and Armenian people.
How are you feeling about this?
Babe these aren’t Armenian “ancestors”. These are Armenian grandparents. Over fifty percent is at least one parent.
I guess that is why, from what I have heard, DNA tests are banned in Turkey
the fact that you have any turkish blood at all is a spectacle.
Do you live around where the Hemshin live?
This map won’t show you anything. Share your family history and match your results with Gedmatch.
[https://haplogrup.etnikce.com](https://haplogrup.etnikce.com) and if you want, you can add your results here.
You are Armenian dude. Sorry, hit the lotto this time. Have a drink and a smoke, and start reading pal. DM me if you like.
Welcome to the family
I hope it’s not too much to take in for you and your familly. It’s gonna be messy if you want to dig in deeper but I hope you also learn good things with the bad things.
upload your results to illustrative DNA (its like 20 euros or something)
In any case it looks like you have some serious amount of Armenian ancestry.
Try to connect with Armenian culture! Especially Western Armenian. Most of it is lost after 1915 but the survivors managed to keep a lot of their culture and traditions.
sounds like someone has been hiding the truth from u, time to learn about ur arnenian and georgian heritage pal
Honestly as a Turk, I think it’s accurate since the results turned out the same for most people. Even myself I get asked if I’m Armenian cuz of my looks, and I’m sure if I do the DNA, I might get that too. Also I genuinely think that we Turks and Armenians should reconcile soon, even though I’d get hated for saying that.
Welcome to the club, cousin!
You have two options: ignorance or go deeper.
For the first one, ignore it. It might be better for you. If you want to remain a Turk or whatever, keep the DNA results far away from you. You can tell yourself “omg, how interesting,” but don’t look further into it and live your life.
But if you choose to go deeper… then you won’t like what you see. You won’t like the truth that your entire country, nation, population, and government were hiding from you.
You won’t like what the truth behind the identity of Turks and Turkey is based on.
And the deeper you go, the harder it is.
It is up to you which path to choose.
Stealing kids for your janissaries, women for your harems what did you expect. Only 10% of modern day turks have central asian turkish dna
Dna test are just for people to spend silly money.
It’s accurate. You either ignore or realize that at least half of your family is Armenian. Becuase of the higher percentage it would indicate grandparents or one full parent. Adoption is also a possibility though it would be a tough question to bring up.
I’d say dig deeper into your heritage. A lot of near extinct cultures reemerge when assimilated peoples start to relearn their heritage. Look at the Cornish in England for example. Practically wiped out, but going through a resurgence in the past few decades – not a big one, but still noteworthy enough that it even led to efforts to bring their extinct brythonic language back too.
You can still consider yourself a turk in terms of nationality, but armenian-anatolian in terms of heritage.
Erdogan’s worst nightmare
Welcome ❤️
Look at dna matches, specifically, request Autocluster report. That shows clusters of dna matches, and each cluster (square shape) is a distinct branch of your family. If there are a bunch of Armenian names in clusters (say, at least 5 or 6 clusters with mostly Armenian surnames), then you’re definitely part Armenian. If most of them are Turkish dna clusters in the report, then the ethnicity estimate is off. DNA matches (especially autoclusters) is proof of your ethnicity, not the ethnicity estimate itself.
I thought I was full Armenian until I saw a bunch of pure Europeans in my autocluster report (Balts, Slavs, Germans and Scandinavians), so it turns out my Armenian dad probably cheated with a Russian woman of most likely German descent based on where I was born. He matches me, so I’m clear he’s my dad. But if it weren’t for autoclusters, I wouldn’t have known, because ethnicity estimate gives me 48% Armenian and the rest part Turkish, part Italian, part East European, part Albanian, and part Balkan. Chatgpt explains that Russians of German descent lived in Russia for centuries, so the algorithm has a hard time telling this group apart accurately, especially when it’s mixed with West Asian.
You should learn about the culture, language, and maybe visit one day! That’s how intergenerational wounds heal.