Turkish race ?

Question

every time i google Turkish people the Turkish say they look like European white but they are not white or other race they don't look like Asian they don't look like brown and they don't look like black
and there no to much human race in this world its just 3 or 4
and if you ask Turkish if they arab looking like the Also will say no


do turkish think their Nationality and religion will make them different ???
do you agree that Turkish look white ??




I want answers without hate comment at other race please

Answer 1

Original Turks (Gokturks) were not caucasoid or Mongoloid but were an Hybrid race of Mongoloid/Caucasoids according to anthropologists.

But now..those Turks who live in the Republic of Turkey are a mix of West Asian, Central Asian, and Northeast Asian ancestral elements, but primarily West Asian(not 'one' race!)



do you agree that Turkish look white ??

yes,they can be!

they have 'Light skin allele '..But this depends on some situation(Effect of UV Radiation on Them Or Vitamin D etc)

Light skin allele of SLC24A5 gene:

Answer 2

I'm Turkish. And I consider myself white and most Turks are white. However Turkey is diverse and spme are not white. Like the Kurdish people. A lot of Kurdish people are not white.

Answer 3

Great answer by Snowy.



Many Turkish people are white. Many are Arab looking.

Answer 4

Turkish look brown

Answer 5

we are mixed. you can find every colour u want. too black&white ( as colour) are extreme stuations but exist...



turks came from central asia so turkish ppl are not white.. whitish yellow, yellowish, tanned, wheaty, asian colours... and then in anatolia lots of turks got mixed with locals and neigh bours so some got darker some got whiter.... and lots of folks got turkified. so more darker&whiter ppl become turkish. so now turkish ppl are not looking like asian arabic or european or african or caucasian spesificly but some ppl do... there is no "one avarage look".



edit: turkish is for citizens of Turkey/ Türkiye.. its not a racial name... race term u lookin for is "turkic. "

Answer 6

They are Caucasian but not White.

Answer 7

Most Turks are pure Caucasians and look European. There might be some savage African genes somewhere along the line, but it is minuscule.

Answer 8

they are white

Answer 9

Not all Europeans are really white, some are swarthy Mediterraneans like Spaniards,Turkish, Greeks, and Italians.

Answer 10

they aren't European!they were mongol,seljuk bowl:

http://www.google.com/search?q=seljuk+bowl&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=gFzTU4LjOIT0oATRuoK4DA&ved=0CAUQ_AU

they are darker than arab,compare Lebanese and Turkish people

Answer 11

They look brown

Answer 12

They are Caucasian but not all are White.