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Debunking the “90 % Greek DNA in Turks” Claim: Evidence of Armenian–Anatolian Genetic Continuity
By Ara Khachig Manoogian
Global Peace International (2025)
I. Introduction
Recent viral claims have suggested that genetic tests, particularly from Ancestry.com, show that modern Turks are “up to 90 % Greek.” This statement is scientifically false and legally impossible.
The first and most critical reason such claims collapse is that home DNA testing is illegal in Turkey. Under Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data, genetic information is classified as a special category of personal data, which may be collected or processed only through licensed medical or scientific institutions and only for diagnostic or research purposes.
In addition, the Regulation on Genetic Diseases Assessment Centers forbids the export of genetic material or the conduct of ancestry testing by non-accredited entities.
Commercial ancestry services such as Ancestry.com, 23andMe, and MyHeritage are not legally permitted to operate in Turkey. Any samples submitted must come from Turkish expatriates living abroad, which represents a small and non-representative subset of the population.
In short, no lawful or statistically valid genetic data from within Turkey exists on which a “90 % Greek” figure could be based [1][2].
II. The True Genetic Composition of Modern Turks
Peer-reviewed population-genetic research tells a very different story.
Studies in Science (2022), Nature (2020), and PNAS (2021) demonstrate that the Turkish population is primarily descended from ancient Anatolian peoples. These groups are genetically closest to the Armenian Highland, Hurrian, and Hittite civilizations, not to Greeks or Central Asians.
1. Armenian–Anatolian Genetic Continuity
Whole-genome analyses (Haber et al., 2016; Lazaridis et al., 2022; Koptekin et al., 2022) show that modern Armenians are the closest living descendants of Bronze- and Iron-Age Anatolians. Ancient DNA reveals a remarkable degree of continuity, exceeding 90 %, between Neolithic Anatolian farmers, Hittites, Urartians, and modern Armenians. Armenians therefore represent one of the most genetically stable populations known.
2. Indigenous Anatolian Substrate in Modern Turks
Autosomal and Y-chromosome studies (Cinnioğlu et al., 2004; Skourtanioti et al., 2020) confirm that approximately 70–80 % of modern Turkish ancestry derives from pre-Turkic Anatolian lineages.
Central-Asian Turkic input averages only 5–15 %, meaning the Turkic migrations changed language and culture much more than genetics.
Modern Turks therefore share their principal ancestry with the Armenoid-Hurrian-Hittite gene pool rather than with mainland Greeks or Central Asians.
III. Why the “90 % Greek DNA” Narrative Is False
• Commercial ancestry algorithms often mislabel Anatolian or Eastern Mediterranean DNA as “Greek and Balkans” because of limited reference panels.
• Peer-reviewed research finds Greek admixture in western Anatolia at roughly 15–20 %, dropping sharply inland.
• During the Byzantine era, much of Anatolia was Greek-speaking but not Greek in origin. The Greek cultural presence reflected language, not bloodline.
• Equating linguistic Hellenization with genetic ancestry is a misunderstanding, not a discovery.
IV. The Caucasus and Iranic Context
Armenians and Azeris both descend primarily from the ancient Caucasus–Anatolian core, with only limited later Turkic or Iranic admixture.
Scythian and Iranic steppe ancestry had a minor and localized impact compared with the enduring Anatolian base that defines both groups.
V. Scholarly Consensus
Across mitochondrial, Y-chromosomal, and autosomal datasets, a consistent picture emerges:
1. Modern Turks are largely descendants of Anatolia’s indigenous peoples and are genetically closest to the Armenian Highland.
2. The process of Turkification involved language and culture, not population replacement.
3. The claims of “90 % Greek DNA” and “pure Turkic blood” are both incorrect and unsupported by evidence.
VI. Representative Sources
1. Republic of Turkey, Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data, Art. 6(1)(e) (2016).
2. Regulation on Genetic Diseases Assessment Centers, Official Gazette No. 27230 (2009).
3. Cinnioğlu, C. et al. (2004). Human Genetics 114: 127–136.
4. Haber, M. et al. (2016). European Journal of Human Genetics 24(6): 931–936.
5. Skourtanioti, E. et al. (2020). Nature 581: 499–504.
6. Lazaridis, I. et al. (2022). Science 377(6609): eabm4247.
7. Koptekin, D. et al. (2022). Cell 185(13): 2396–2412.
8. Aydin, I. (2022). “Reflections on Turkish Personal Data Protection Law and Genetic Data.” Ethics and Information Technology. doi:10.1007/s11569-022-00431-0.
VII. Conclusion
Because Turkish law prohibits home DNA testing and restricts genetic data to licensed medical institutions, no lawful or representative ancestry dataset exists for Turkey.
Peer-reviewed research instead shows that modern Turks descend overwhelmingly from the ancient Anatolian–Armenian Highland populations whose genetic signature remains dominant across Anatolia.
The “90 % Greek DNA” claim is therefore not only inaccurate but also scientifically baseless, legally impossible, and historically unfounded.
About the Author
Ara Khachig Manoogian is an investigative journalist, author, and human rights advocate. He is the founder of Global Peace International, an organization dedicated to advancing justice and reconciliation through historical and scientific documentation.
A descendant of the Parkartuni (Bagratuni) royal line and grandson of Shahan Natalie, the architect of Operation Nemesis, Manoogian continues his family’s mission of truth and accountability for historical crimes. His works include Betrayal: The Promise Never Kept, The J Turn, and And Then There Was Light, all emphasizing humanity’s pursuit of truth through knowledge, evidence, and peace.
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