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TURKISH SCHOLAR: NO TURKISH GENE IN PURE FORM

19.05.2005 04:02

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The gene of Turks, who moved to Anatolia from Central
Asia along with Seljuks, was not widely spread in this region, officer
of National Geographic Spencer Wells considers. This statement was
not a surprise for Turkish scholars, as most of them have a similar
point of view, reported the Yerkir newspaper. Professor of Faculty of
Molecular Biology and Genetics of Istanbul Bogazici University Aslihan
Tolun reported that research heald 5-6 years ago along with foreign
scholars showed Turks were “multi-elemental”. In Tolun’s words,
“in genetic respect Turks are very much like the Balkan peoples,
Caucasians, Armenians and Arabs, however they have peculiarities.” “We
never stayed at the same place and easily became close with local
populations, preserving our language and our culture. Thus, it is
natural there is not Turkish gene in pure form,” said professor of
Medical University of Ankara Khakan Shataroghlu.