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How ethnically European (white) is Europe in 2024?

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I calculated the % of ethnic Europeans in each European country, including the main ethnic groups in each country:

The next step will be calculating the % of Europeans in the whole world, but I will open a new thread about it later.

Here is the data for Europe, feel free to comment, countries and territories (dependencies) are sorted alphabetically:

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Why are Greeks white but not Turks?
 
Why are Greeks white but not Turks?
Because Greeks originate from the geographical area of Europe, while Turks originate from outside of Europe.

I also counted Tatars and Turkic groups (except for the Gagauz) and Caucasus ethnic groups as Non-European.

BTW, most Turks have significant Central Asian admixture which Greeks lack.
 
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European Jews were counted as European because they have lived in Europe since Roman times.
 
Because Greeks originate from the geographical area of Europe, while Turks originate from outside of Europe.

I also counted Tatars and Turkic groups (except for the Gagauz) and Caucasus ethnic groups as Non-European.

BTW, most Turks have significant Central Asian admixture which Greeks lack.
I apologize in advance I'm nitpicking here. And thank you for sharing the interesting chart.
I feel like saying significant admix is a bit of an incorrect descriptor. Saying significant can mean different amounts to different readers. I'm probably guilty of using the descriptor myself so I'm also criticizing myself. It could mean 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% etc. to various people. And I'm also adamantly opposed to the one drop rule which could be applied to many scenarios.

Seems to be 5-20% admix from Central Asia
  1. Lazaridis et al. (2016) - Genomic insights into the origin of farming in the ancient Near East
    This study used ancient and modern DNA to analyze the genetic continuity and admixture in populations of the Near East and Anatolia. It highlights that modern Anatolians (including Turks) have a high proportion of ancestry from Neolithic farmers and a smaller contribution from later migrations, including Central Asian Turkic migrations.

    Key Findings: Central Asian contributions to modern Turks are relatively modest compared to the overwhelming contribution from pre-existing Anatolian populations.

    Source
  2. Hodoğlugil & Mahley (2012) - Turkish population structure and genetic ancestry
    This study analyzed Turkish genetic structure and compared it to neighboring populations. Using mitochondrial DNA, Y-chromosome markers, and autosomal DNA, the study identified Central Asian Turkic admixture in modern Turkish individuals as averaging around 10-15%, with significant regional variation.

    Key Findings: The Central Asian admixture is higher in Eastern Anatolia and lower in Western Anatolia.

    Source
  3. Cinnioğlu et al. (2004) - Y-chromosome analysis of the Turkish population
    This landmark study used Y-chromosome haplogroups to analyze paternal ancestry. The study found that only a small percentage of Y-chromosome lineages in modern Turks (~9-15%) originate from Central Asia, with the majority belonging to haplogroups common in the Near East, Europe, and the Caucasus.

    Key Findings: The Central Asian contribution is minor compared to local and regional influences.

    Source
  4. Xu et al. (2008) - Genetic evidence supports the contribution of Central Asian Turkic populations to Anatolia
    This study used genetic markers like STR (short tandem repeats) and SNPs to quantify Central Asian contributions to Anatolian populations. It estimated 6-15% Central Asian ancestry, depending on the population and region.

    Key Findings: The admixture reflects both historical migrations and linguistic shifts rather than a large-scale demographic replacement.

    Source
  5. Karatay et al. (2021) - Genome-wide studies on Turkish populations
    Using genome-wide SNP data, this study confirmed that Central Asian Turkic ancestry is 10-20% in modern Turks, depending on the population. It highlights that modern Turks are a genetic mosaic of Central Asian, Anatolian, Caucasian, and European components.

    Key Findings: Most modern Turks descend primarily from pre-Turkic Anatolian populations, with admixture events involving Turkic speakers from Central Asia.

    DOI
  6. Dienekes’ Genetic Blog (2010) - Analysis of Turkish genetic composition
    Dienekes Pontikos analyzed autosomal datasets, including ADMIXTURE runs, highlighting that Central Asian ancestry in Turks averages around 10-15%, consistent with other studies.

    Archived Blog Post

Summary of Sources:​

These studies consistently show that:

  • The Central Asian Turkic contribution to modern Turks is typically in the 5-20% range.
  • The majority of Turkish ancestry comes from indigenous Anatolian populations, Near Easterners, and European-related groups.
 
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Yes but the majority of Turks have ca. 20% of Central Asian admixture.

Turks who have 5% are Trabzon Turks and maybe some Balkan Turks.
 
^^^
OK. But this map shows East Eurasian and not Central Asian. Central Asian admixture is higher because Central Asians are only partially East Eurasian, and when Turks invaded Anatolia it is highly unlikely that they were still fully East Eurasian at that time.
 
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OK. But this map shows East Eurasian and not Central Asian. Central Asian admixture is higher because Central Asians are only partially East Eurasian, and when Turks invaded Anatolia it is highly unlikely that they were still fully East Eurasian at that time.
Yes, that‘s right but it would still be 0% Central Asian for Trabzon and nearby. Oguz Turks aka. Medieval Central Asian Turkic were about half East Eurasian, you just need to double the amount of East Eurasian to get Turkic Central Asian.

Btw, modern Nogai people are a good proxy for Central Asian Turkic admixture in Anatolian Turks.
 
Even without any central/east Asian admixture, Turks would be closer to Kurds, Iranians, Armenians, Syrians, Assyrians. Some Turks are closer to Greeks or Bulgarians but the majority belongs to the Middle East ethnically.
 
As for France:

In 2008 France was ca. 85% European (including 76% ethnic French). Since then this has fallen down to 80% (70%):


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ChatGPT agrees that France is currently around 80% European. However, I did find one source indicating it is 75%:

 
Even without any central/east Asian admixture, Turks would be closer to Kurds, Iranians, Armenians, Syrians, Assyrians. Some Turks are closer to Greeks or Bulgarians but the majority belongs to the Middle East ethnically.

Yes I agree, probably Turks from Western Anatolia are closer to Greeks, but others are closer to Middle Easterners.

Also it should be noted that the majority of Turks in Northern Cyprus now are immigrants from Anatolia, not locals.
 
Many Europeans have East Asian admixture. If Turks aren't white because of that then the Finns and Russians aren't either.

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Besides the Turks have essentially the same ancestral components as other Europeans. All Europeans have Neolithic Anatolian Farmer ancestry. Greece South Italian and South Spaniards have about the same as modern Turks, and Sicilians and Maltese even have higher percentages than Turks as the Neolithic Anatolian admixture has been diluted more in Turkey over time.

In the Bronze Age the Indo-Europeans from the Pontic steppe first invaded Anatolia (the ancestors of the Hittites, Trojans, Lydians and Lycians). In the Late Bronze Age the Phrygians invaded Anatolia from the Balkans. During the Iron Age most of coastal Anatolia was settled by the Greeks. Then came the Galatians who settled around modern Ankara. The Romans obviously left some genetic traces too. It's pretty obvious on this map.

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During the late Roman Empire the Goths settled in the Balkans and Anatolia.

During Byzantine and Ottoman times Slavs from southeast Europe also settled in Anatolia as this map shows.

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Well, my main goal was to count ethnic groups and peoples who are native to the geographical continent of Europe, rather than "whites" (because the definition of "whites" is not entirely clear and some people include also some Non-European ethnic groups as "white"). Ancestors of Greeks, Russians and Finns have been living within the boundaries of Europe already for thousands of years, whereas Turks are generally native to Asia Minor rather than to Europe. I know that there are some exceptions to this rule, like for example Pontic Greeks and Balkan Turks, but still the Greek and Russian languages and ethnicities originated within Europe, while the Turkish language and ethnicity originated in Asia Minor (or even in Central Asia, depending on how we count the point of origin).

But yes, it is true that Turks generally have roughly the same ancestral components as Europeans.

I checked all of Global25 Turkish reference populations in my 10 Thousand Years Ago calculator:



Target: Turkish_West_Macedonia
Distance: 2.4169% / 0.02416915 | R5P
46.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
38.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
8.0 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
3.8 Northern_Iran_10KYA
3.0 Levant_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Trabzon
Distance: 2.8810% / 0.02880986 | R5P
38.2 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
34.6 Caucasus_10KYA
12.6 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
12.4 Levant_10KYA

2.2 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya

Target: Turkish_Thessaly
Distance: 1.7587% / 0.01758711 | R5P
49.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
33.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
8.2 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
5.6 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
3.4 East_Asia(north)_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Sivas
Distance: 2.4258% / 0.02425760 | R5P
40.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
22.4 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
18.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
11.0 Caucasus_10KYA
7.0 East_Asia(north)_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Rumeli
Distance: 1.0449% / 0.01044884 | R5P
44.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
33.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
9.8 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
6.8 East_Asia(north)_10KYA
4.8 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA

Target: Turkish_North_Macedonia
Distance: 2.0353% / 0.02035301 | R5P
44.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
33.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
7.4 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
7.2 Northern_Iran_10KYA
6.8 Levant_10KYA


Target: Turkish_Nevsehir
Distance: 2.4076% / 0.02407627 | R5P
43.0 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
20.6 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
20.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
10.2 Caucasus_10KYA
6.2 East_Asia(north)_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Lesbos
Distance: 2.0929% / 0.02092918 | R5P
37.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
28.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
14.4 Western_Iran_10KYA
9.8 East_Asia(north)_10KYA
9.2 Levant_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Konya
Distance: 2.0886% / 0.02088579 | R5P
44.2 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
20.0 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
19.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
8.4 East_Asia(north)_10KYA
7.6 Caucasus_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Kayseri
Distance: 2.1961% / 0.02196128 | R5P
44.0 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
21.8 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
17.6 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
10.4 Caucasus_10KYA
6.2 East_Asia(north)_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Giresun
Distance: 1.9045% / 0.01904480 | R5P
37.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
18.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
16.0 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
14.0 East_Asia(north)_10KYA
13.8 Caucasus_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Erzurum
Distance: 2.4456% / 0.02445572 | R5P
30.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
24.0 Caucasus_10KYA
20.2 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA

12.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
12.6 Levant_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Dodecanese
Distance: 2.0199% / 0.02019851 | R5P
35.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
25.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
17.8 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
14.0 Levant_10KYA

7.8 East_Asia(center)_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Denizli
Distance: 1.4261% / 0.01426148 | R5P
40.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
24.4 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
17.8 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
11.8 East_Asia(north)_10KYA
5.6 Caucasus_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Deliorman
Distance: 1.2058% / 0.01205785 | R5P
42.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
35.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
8.8 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
7.8 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
5.6 East_Asia(north)_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Crete
Distance: 1.4831% / 0.01483085 | R5P
47.6 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
26.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
12.8 Levant_10KYA
10.0 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA

2.8 Caucasus_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Chitak
Distance: 2.5794% / 0.02579391 | R5P
46.0 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
34.6 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
8.8 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
6.0 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
4.6 East_Asia(north)_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Canakkale_Europe
Distance: 1.8618% / 0.01861794 | R5P
44.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
25.2 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
18.0 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
6.8 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
5.6 East_Asia(center)_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Balikesir
Distance: 1.5792% / 0.01579163 | R5P
40.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
27.4 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
15.0 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
12.6 East_Asia(north)_10KYA
4.6 Caucasus_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Aydin
Distance: 1.8433% / 0.01843336 | R5P
41.6 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
23.2 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
16.4 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
12.0 East_Asia(north)_10KYA
6.8 Caucasus_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Antalya
Distance: 1.4871% / 0.01487109 | R5P
33.0 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
28.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
17.8 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
13.6 East_Asia(north)_10KYA
7.6 Levant_10KYA

Target: Turkish_Ahiska
Distance: 2.6911% / 0.02691105 | R5P
41.4 Caucasus_10KYA
29.0 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
12.6 Levant_10KYA
8.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
8.2 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA

The main differences are the Iranian, Caucasian and Levantine contributions that most Turks score.

Turks from Anatolia generally score at least >20% of Iranian, Caucasian and Levantine admixtures.
 
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^^^
But as can be seen most Turks score largely Anatolian and Steppe components, just like Europeans.

However, they generally lack WHG (10KYA Europe) contribution, except for Balkan Turks who score it.

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Now let's check Greeks in the same calculator:

Target: Greek_West_Taygetos
Distance: 1.3951% / 0.01395065 | R5P
50.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
31.4 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
6.8 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
5.6 Levant_10KYA
5.4 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA

Target: Greek_Trabzon
Distance: 2.8393% / 0.02839285 | R5P
37.0 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
34.2 Caucasus_10KYA
13.0 Levant_10KYA
11.8 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA

4.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya

Target: Greek_Thessaly
Distance: 1.4590% / 0.01459021 | R5P
57.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
33.6 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
4.8 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
3.6 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
0.6 Central_Europe_10KYA

Target: Greek_South_Tsakonia
Distance: 1.2885% / 0.01288539 | R5P
53.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
27.4 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
10.0 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
5.8 Levant_10KYA
3.0 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA

Target: Greek_Peloponnese
Distance: 1.1601% / 0.01160142 | R5P
52.6 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
29.2 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
7.4 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
5.8 Levant_10KYA
5.0 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA

Target: Greek_North_Tsakonia
Distance: 1.6016% / 0.01601567 | R5P
53.6 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
29.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
8.6 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
5.0 Levant_10KYA
3.8 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA

Target: Greek_Messenia
Distance: 1.2543% / 0.01254282 | R5P
56.0 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
30.2 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
7.2 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
5.0 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
1.6 Levant_10KYA

Target: Greek_Macedonia
Distance: 1.3327% / 0.01332703 | R5P
55.0 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
31.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
6.8 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
6.4 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
0.8 Northern_Iran_10KYA

Target: Greek_Laconia
Distance: 1.2937% / 0.01293668 | R5P
52.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
29.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
7.8 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
6.0 Levant_10KYA
4.4 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA

Target: Greek_Kos
Distance: 1.4360% / 0.01436049 | R5P
47.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
18.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
14.6 Levant_10KYA
11.4 Western_Iran_10KYA
7.8 Caucasus_10KYA


Target: Greek_Izmir
Distance: 1.2874% / 0.01287372 | R5P
53.0 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
29.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
9.4 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
6.2 Levant_10KYA
2.4 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA

Target: Greek_Elis
Distance: 1.1512% / 0.01151213 | R5P
54.2 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
29.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
8.2 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
5.2 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
3.4 Levant_10KYA

Target: Greek_East_Taygetos
Distance: 1.3533% / 0.01353263 | R5P
51.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
29.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
7.6 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
6.4 Levant_10KYA
4.4 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA

Target: Greek_East_Macedonia_and_Thrace
Distance: 1.2796% / 0.01279593 | R5P
49.0 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
30.4 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
10.6 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
7.4 Western_Iran_10KYA
2.6 Levant_10KYA

Target: Greek_Dodecanese_Rhodes
Distance: 1.6647% / 0.01664676 | R5P
46.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
16.6 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
16.2 Levant_10KYA
12.4 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
8.4 Caucasus_10KYA


Target: Greek_Dodecanese
Distance: 1.5121% / 0.01512066 | R5P
47.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
18.6 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
14.4 Levant_10KYA
12.8 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
6.4 Caucasus_10KYA


Target: Greek_Deep_Mani
Distance: 1.5424% / 0.01542404 | R5P
51.2 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
26.6 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
11.6 Levant_10KYA
8.0 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
2.6 Caucasus_10KYA


Target: Greek_Cyclades_Milos
Distance: 1.4708% / 0.01470761 | R5P
58.6 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
23.6 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
12.4 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
3.2 Caucasus_10KYA
2.2 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA

Target: Greek_Cyclades_Kea
Distance: 1.6736% / 0.01673592 | R5P
51.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
24.6 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
11.4 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
7.2 Levant_10KYA

5.0 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA

Target: Greek_Cyclades_Amorgos
Distance: 2.0664% / 0.02066403 | R5P
47.2 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
21.2 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
14.8 Levant_10KYA
9.0 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
7.8 Caucasus_10KYA


Target: Greek_Crete_Lasithi
Distance: 1.6829% / 0.01682942 | R5P
47.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
26.6 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
12.6 Levant_10KYA
9.0 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
4.0 Caucasus_10KYA


Target: Greek_Crete_Heraklion
Distance: 2.0344% / 0.02034431 | R5P
45.6 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
26.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
11.8 Levant_10KYA
10.0 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
5.8 Caucasus_10KYA


Target: Greek_Crete_Chania
Distance: 2.2408% / 0.02240788 | R5P
43.6 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
28.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
16.4 Levant_10KYA
10.0 Western_Iran_10KYA

2.0 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA

Target: Greek_Crete
Distance: 1.5532% / 0.01553178 | R5P
46.6 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
26.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
13.6 Levant_10KYA
9.4 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
4.4 Caucasus_10KYA


Target: Greek_Corinthia
Distance: 1.2694% / 0.01269391 | R5P
58.2 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
27.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
8.2 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
5.4 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
1.2 Caucasus_10KYA

Target: Greek_Central_Macedonia
Distance: 1.0768% / 0.01076773 | R5P
55.2 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
30.4 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
7.2 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
6.2 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
1.0 Northern_Iran_10KYA

Target: Greek_Central_Anatolia
Distance: 2.7333% / 0.02733349 | R5P
43.2 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
16.2 Caucasus_10KYA
15.4 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
13.4 Levant_10KYA

11.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya

Target: Greek_Argolis
Distance: 1.1850% / 0.01185041 | R5P
57.0 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
28.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
7.8 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
5.0 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
1.4 Levant_10KYA

Target: Greek_Arcadia
Distance: 1.1530% / 0.01152972 | R5P
55.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
28.2 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
8.4 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
5.8 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
1.8 Levant_10KYA

Target: Greek_Apulia
Distance: 1.5318% / 0.01531783 | R5P
53.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
28.6 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
9.0 Levant_10KYA
6.4 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
2.6 Caucasus_10KYA

Target: Greek_Achaea
Distance: 1.2325% / 0.01232457 | R5P
53.0 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
29.6 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
7.0 Zagros_Mountains_10KYA
5.4 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
5.0 Levant_10KYA
 
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Now Russians in my calculator (note that Pontic_Caspian_Steppe is based on UKR_Meso and Russian HG samples)*:

Target: Russian_Yaroslavl
Distance: 1.7153% / 0.01715316 | R5P
40.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
27.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
23.0 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
6.4 Northeast_Europe_10KYA
3.2 Southeast_Siberia_10KYA

Target: Russian_Voronez
Distance: 1.4923% / 0.01492325 | R5P
43.4 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
30.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
21.2 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
2.6 Central_Europe_10KYA
2.4 Pontic_Caspian_Steppe(east)_10KYA

Target: Russian_Tver
Distance: 1.1451% / 0.01145053 | R5P
46.2 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
26.6 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
23.6 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
2.6 East_Asia(north)_10KYA
1.0 Southeast_Siberia_10KYA

Target: Russian_Smolensk
Distance: 1.5432% / 0.01543197 | R5P
44.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
28.6 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
21.0 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
5.6 Central_Europe_10KYA

Target: Russian_Ryazan
Distance: 1.0040% / 0.01004029 | R5P
45.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
28.6 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
22.4 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
3.2 Southeast_Siberia_10KYA

Target: Russian_Pskov
Distance: 1.1071% / 0.01107149 | R5P
44.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
25.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
21.8 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
6.8 Central_Europe_10KYA
1.2 Southeast_Siberia_10KYA

Target: Russian_Pinezhsky
Distance: 2.4362% / 0.02436236 | R5P
33.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
20.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
19.0 Pontic_Caspian_Steppe(west)_10KYA
17.0 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
9.8 Southeast_Siberia_10KYA

Target: Russian_Pinega
Distance: 2.4547% / 0.02454694 | R5P
33.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
20.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
19.0 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
17.8 Pontic_Caspian_Steppe(west)_10KYA
9.8 Southeast_Siberia_10KYA

Target: Russian_Orel
Distance: 1.3128% / 0.01312848 | R5P
46.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
28.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
21.6 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
1.8 Central_Europe_10KYA
1.8 East_Asia(north)_10KYA

Target: Russian_Leshukonsky
Distance: 2.6105% / 0.02610513 | R5P
37.6 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
17.4 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
16.0 Pontic_Caspian_Steppe(west)_10KYA
15.8 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
13.2 Southeast_Siberia_10KYA

Target: Russian_Kursk
Distance: 1.1522% / 0.01152239 | R5P
46.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
28.2 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
21.0 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
3.0 Central_Europe_10KYA
1.8 East_Asia(north)_10KYA

Target: Russian_Krasnoborsky
Distance: 1.9497% / 0.01949706 | R5P
36.4 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
23.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
18.2 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
13.8 Pontic_Caspian_Steppe(west)_10KYA
7.8 Southeast_Siberia_10KYA

Target: Russian_Kostroma
Distance: 1.8223% / 0.01822335 | R5P
41.0 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
24.6 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
19.6 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
8.6 Pontic_Caspian_Steppe(west)_10KYA
6.2 Southeast_Siberia_10KYA

Target: Russian_Kaluga
Distance: 1.5979% / 0.01597926 | R5P
43.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
27.6 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
19.2 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
7.6 Central_Europe_10KYA
1.8 Eastern_Siberia_10KYA

Target: Russian_Belgorod
Distance: 1.4873% / 0.01487281 | R5P
43.8 Steppe_Proto_Yamnaya
31.8 Anatolia_Greece_10KYA
23.2 South_Baltic_Coast_10KYA
1.2 East_Asia(north)_10KYA

*These references are:

Pontic_Caspian_Steppe(west)_10KYA:UKR_Meso_I1763_I2a1
Pontic_Caspian_Steppe(west)_10KYA:UKR_Meso_I1819_R1a
Pontic_Caspian_Steppe(east)_10KYA:RUS_Sidelkino_HG
Pontic_Caspian_Steppe(east)_10KYA:RUS_Samara_HG_R1b
 
I wonder why the East Eurasian elements are stronger around the west and south coasts of Turkey than in the interior?

Better climate?
I think it has multiple reasons. The beyliks were mainly concentrated in the west and a weakening Byzantine state meant new pastures for Turkic settlers. Furthermore, the Mongol invasion made many people seek refuge in the western parts of Anatolia.
 
I made a map showing combined percentages of Caucasus, Iranian and Levantine admixtures in Turks from Anatolia:

(based on Turkish regional populations available in Global25 and my 10 Thousand Years Ago calculator's references)

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