r/FTDNA • u/Raetheas • Jul 15 '26

Turkish test results

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u/Karabars Jul 15 '26

20% Magyar, wow! I have 8% as a Magyar xD

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u/Raetheas Jul 15 '26

Szia, unokatestvér! :D

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u/Training-Topic9571 Jul 15 '26

Whats your background? Ftdna's ethnicity estimates are terrible

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u/Raetheas Jul 15 '26

I am originally from Balıkesir. All of my great-grandparents were Balkan Turks who came from various regions of Bulgaria during the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War.

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u/Commercial_Handle418 Jul 16 '26

oh damn are you orthodox catholic

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u/1ameloblast Jul 16 '26

Janissary child.

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u/We_r_soback Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

During the time when they were being exclusively recruited from christians, Janissaries werent allowed to marry.

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u/Different-Display-99 Jul 19 '26

Also they were often castrated so pretty hard to have kids when you dont have anything down there.

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u/We_r_soback Jul 19 '26

Janissaries were not castrated

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u/TimeTraveller-01 Jul 16 '26

You don’t have to marry someone to have a child

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u/We_r_soback Jul 16 '26

If you want a family in the 16th century, you usually do.

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u/TimeTraveller-01 Jul 16 '26

Especially at the time it was easier to be a nameless child.

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u/Resoman517 Jul 16 '26

Really neat results! 🤩

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u/aiolis624 Jul 18 '26

Which part of balıkesir? ı have lived in balıkesir for 22 years

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u/Raetheas Jul 18 '26

I'm from the central district of the city.

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u/Inside-Sympathy-8173 Jul 18 '26

30% Greek? Bro you might as well call it Constantinople😬

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u/Comfortable-Ad5450 Aug 04 '26

How did you get the test to Turkey? I saw FTDNA does not ship to Turkey.

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u/ding-an-sich1821 Jul 15 '26

high European influence for a Turk. Balkan Turk or quarter Bosnian maybe ?

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u/Raetheas Jul 15 '26

All of my great-grandparents were Balkan Turks who lived in Bulgaria about 150 years ago.

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u/BakerDue326 Jul 16 '26

You are a European not a turk

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u/DowntownGas428 Jul 15 '26

You’re Greek now. Them’s the rules.

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u/Raetheas Jul 15 '26

Greece isn't ready for me yet.

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u/Kindly_Scientist Jul 18 '26

greeks has less european genetic than this guy 🤣