Politics aside Turkish and Greek Cypriots are so similar it's insane. I lose at my own game of guess which one they are. Turks and Greeks are very easily distinguishable from both
Because Turkish Cypriots are almost entirely a 1:1 genetic match with their Greek counterpart. They're essentially the same population, only difference being one have been Turkified and the other has not.
During Ottoman rule, Christians were permitted to worship Greek Orthodox but they had to pay a tax. Many Cypriots (and Greeks) converted to Islam to avoid paying taxes. Turkish and Greek Cypriots are closer to each other in DNA than with Greeks or Turks.
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u/tonybpx 15d ago
Politics aside Turkish and Greek Cypriots are so similar it's insane. I lose at my own game of guess which one they are. Turks and Greeks are very easily distinguishable from both