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by **lonewolfcypriot** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:10 pm

I did a DNA test for ancestry.com
My results:
38% Middle East
35% Turkey&Caucasus
25% Italy
2% Subsaharan Africa
Surprisingly I scored 0% Central&Northern Asia unlike mainland Turks. I hear that these are quite normal results for TC's.
If anybody else has tried a DNA test and if you wouldn't mind sharing your results than that would be great.

by **Cap** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:18 pm

65% non Turkish.
Interesting....

by **GreekIslandGirl** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:44 pm

No Cypriot?

I hear that these are quite normal results for TC's.

Yes, mainland Turkish, by your results.

by **Sotos** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:51 pm

GreekIslandGirl wrote:No Cypriot?
Zero Neanderthal?

- Did you do it through Ancestry DNA and not 23&Me?

Do you know which are the best ones? Personally I am interested, but I don't know if giving away my DNA like that could somehow hurt me in the future.

by **B25** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:58 pm

lonewolfcypriot wrote:I did a DNA test for ancestry.com
My results:
38% Middle East
35% Turkey&Caucasus
25% Italy
2% Subsaharan Africa
Surprisingly I scored 0% Central&Northern Asia unlike mainland Turks. I hear that these are quite normal results for TC's.
If anybody else has tried a DNA test and if you wouldn't mind sharing your results than that would be great.

I'm surprised it didn't come back as a Donkey :lol:

by **GreekIslandGirl** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:01 pm

Hi Sotos

I changed my post because I saw that he had mentioned using Ancestry DNA.

I would not recommend this one. We have done both. The most comprehensive is 23&Me. But, I guess, it's useful to have both for comparison.

Ancestry DNA is very USA-centered - it gives you migrations to the USA from 1920 for example, and indeed, it did find one of my relatives there. With this one, 80% of my markers centered over Greece (mostly southern) and over Cyprus. Few scattered around Asia Minor. No African.

With 23&Me, the classification was over 95% European (Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Scandinavian) with about 4% undetermined.

You can do either of those companies if you want (AncestryDNA is cheaper but spams you constantly), and then submit your raw data to some other company (can't remember details - can get) that does the most comprehensive migrations for around £10.

by **GreekIslandGirl** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:06 pm

P.S. - 23&Me does/did mitochondrial DNA separately, and for men indicates Y chromosome migratory markers separately too. Ancestry DNA doesn't/didn't separate the mitochondrial DNA (maternal line).

As for giving up your DNA, they have so many ways of taking it anyway.

by **Get Real!** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 9:12 pm

Save your money people… I can give you your DNA results without even testing!

Pyro : 100% Pusht-pezevenk

Milti : 100% Horkatos dis baphou

Kurupet : 100% Balkan evzone

MR-from-NG : 100% Ottoman remnant

Sotos : 100% Azouliaris mousoubettis

Oracle : 100% origin from Aphrodite

DT : 90% Lastiharis + 10% hohos

Paphitis : 100% Koala shagger

Lordo : 100% Karagiozis

Who did I forget?

by **lonewolfcypriot** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 10:38 pm

GreekIslandGirl wrote:No Cypriot?

There is no Cypriot category

I hear that these are quite normal results for TC's.

Yes, mainland Turkish, by your results.

There is no Cypriot category

Not quite, mainlands Turks usually score 50%+ Turkey/Caucasus and a minor amount of Central Asian admixture. Additionally, Turkey/Caucasus pops up in Greek Cypriot results as well.

by **DrCyprus** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 11:15 pm

lonewolfcypriot wrote:I did a DNA test for ancestry.com
My results:
38% Middle East
35% Turkey&Caucasus
25% Italy
2% Subsaharan Africa
Surprisingly I scored 0% Central&Northern Asia unlike mainland Turks. I hear that these are quite normal results for TC's.
If anybody else has tried a DNA test and if you wouldn't mind sharing your results than that would be great.

Hey,

Was it 23andme or another brand?

Contact me if you want to know more on how to analyse your results.