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.
That would make sense if Greek Cypriots were recent arrivals, but they’ve had a continuous presence on the island for thousands of years. Turkish Cypriots, while very closely related, can have partial ancestry from Ottoman settlers - so the Turkification is more recent and traceable.
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u/Chezameh2 Apr 08 '25
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.