What race Turks are?

[Anonymous]

I was filling some forms and it was asking about my race, I don't know what to select. I'm Turkish
I'm not hispanic, black or Indian I'm sure about that, but I'm not an European too. My skin colour is pretty white but there's also Asian option and Turkey is mainly located in Asia. I don't know what to choose, my friend said Asians are ones with slented eyes, my eyes aren't slented like Chinese people but I'm still an Asian, none of my ancestors were European (as I assume) but my skin is pretty white.
There's also "others" option, are Turks considered as others?

[Şahed-MMA]

Turk here. I put "White" on my form because anyone who's decent is from the Middle East is considered White here in the United States of America. Originally tho, Turks are from Central Asia who moved into European territories, and so Turks from Turkey are mix of European and Asian. Call us Eurasian.

[GREY-WOLF]

As a Turk thats right mate. Where are you from may I ask.

[Şahed-MMA]

@GREY-WOLF Yeah man, born and raised in Texas, USA. My parents are from Istanbul, Turkiye. Wbu?

[GREY-WOLF]

I am am from a city called canakkale here in Turkey.
But I currently live in istanbul

[wankiam]

are you sure it said race and not ethnicity? anyway if it did say race then you are caucasian but otherwise just put, 'turkish'.

[GREY-WOLF]

We Turks are Altaic people who came from central asia and we are related to mongolians.

[GREY-WOLF]

Sen gercek Turkmusun yoksa trollmu

[Asker]

Ya Türküm de soruyu nasıl cevaplayacagimi bilemedim, Amerika bazlı bir şey olduğu için bilindik ırkları yazmışlar geri kalanı other ile genellemisler herhalde

[GREY-WOLF]

Beyaz yada asyali yaz hocam

[REDHOTLINE]

Türk is Türk. the same race azerbaycan , kazakistan, kirgizistan, özbekistan , turkmenistan. But türkiye Türks are mixed with the loval nations last 1000 years. Also Türkiye türks are not pure race , all off us hybrid

[andreasderjuengere]

I had a similar form once. For my 'race' I wrote: 'homo sapiens'.
No questions were asked.

[Anonymous]

Race is just a made up term, it’s not biological, pick anything you want.

[ZameerAnsari]

Turks came from Central Asia to modern day Turkey,
and I think Turks are related to Mongols.

[GREY-WOLF]

Thanks I am a Turk and that was the correct answer. Where are you from?

[ZameerAnsari]

@GREY-WOLF Pakistan.

[ZameerAnsari]

@GREY-WOLF but tbh I think all Turkey people are not Turks, cause Turks came to modern day Turkey in Muslim rule, before Muslim rule there was Romans, so I think there are many Romans as well in Turkey.
but people don't know who is Turk and who is Roman.

[GREY-WOLF]

Very nice

[ZameerAnsari]

@GREY-WOLF I don't know that I'm right or wrong,
its just my thinking my opinion.

[GREY-WOLF]

Actually nearly all of us has roman blood.
Maybe with an exception of turks who live in eastern parts but every nation is mixed with some point so who we mixed doesn't matter.
We dont care about our anatolian or roman origin. We only care about our central Asian origin because this is what keep us united. Our common central Asian heritage what makes us Turks and keep this country united.
And also we are culturally central Asian and speak a central Asian language either.

[GREY-WOLF]

I am from a city called canakkale in western turkey or as the other nations call it , Troy.
Trojans lived where I live so I may have trojan ancestory but I dont care about it. I only identify myself with my central Asian ancestory.

[ZameerAnsari]

@GREY-WOLF thats so nice.
I'm from Pakistan,
and I don't know my ancestors were Arabs, Persians or Indian.
but I always prefer to be called Pakistani.

[ZameerAnsari]

@GREY-WOLF maybe I'm mix of many ethnicity like mixture of Arabs, Indians, Persians and Afghans lol,
cause Islam came here with the Persian, Arabs and Afghans, and Indians accept Islam.
so Arabs, Persians and Afghans marry with Indians.

[ZameerAnsari]

@GREY-WOLF and even Mongols also came here and still living here, we call Mongols as Mughals, Mughal is Arabic word for Mongol.

[Iron_Man]

They are Turkish race whatever that means arabs maybe

[GREY-WOLF]

Turks are not arabs and have zero relation with arabs.
We dont even like arabs.

[GREY-WOLF]

We Turks are altaic people who came from central asia and we are related to mongolians.
We have genghis khan blood

[Iron_Man]

@GREY-WOLF Ok if you are Turkish you would know

[GREY-WOLF]

Yes thats true I am Turkish
Turkish people would not like it if you confuse them with arabs just saying mate

[Iron_Man]

Ok friend thanks

[humanearth]

Human race. It's none of there business

[hknmhmn4]

They are Turks, so Asian

[Astarlessnightsky]

Arabian i would guess, or just write human.

[GREY-WOLF]

We Turks are not arab and we are not related to arabs.
Even tho We hate arabs in Turkey.

[GREY-WOLF]

We Turks are altaic people who came from central asia and we are related to mongolians.
We have genghis khan blood

[wankiam]

@GREY-WOLF while you are being pedantic i might point out that one fifth of all humans on earth can claim the fact they have ghegis khans dna in them. he was a prolific serial rapist

[GREY-WOLF]

@wankiam
We turks historically came from central asia and speak a similar language to mongolian.
So tell me how can I not claim myself as genghis khan descent. Turks and mongols are related.

[wankiam]

@GREY-WOLF read what i said again... i didn't say you can't claim to be a decendant of ghengis khan but was merely pointing out the fact that many people from Europe can also say the same

[Serkan__]

@GREY-WOLF We don’t hate Arabs in Turkey. Speak for your hateful self.

[Astarlessnightsky]

Just because you hate a "race" doesn't mean you aren't of the same race 😂

[GREY-WOLF]

Yes turks are not same race with arabs.
Turks dont speak araboc and our origin os different.
We are not even related to arabs. Educate yourself.

[GREY-WOLF]

We are altaic people who came from central asia.
Our relatives are azeris, kazakh, krygiz and uzbek.
We have NOTHING TO DO WITH arabs

[GREY-WOLF]

@Serkan__
Arap sevici orul orul orospu cocuklari.
Suriyelilerle beraber sizleride gonderices.
Ait oldugunuc yerde colunuzde bol bol arap yalarsiniz.
ARAP DEGILIZ VE ASLA OLMAYACAGIZ. EN IYI ARAP OLU ARAP.

[Asker]

@GREY-WOLF ırkçı olmamak farklı arap sevici olmak farklı