545ancient individuals
53excavation sites
19published studies
13,461 BColdest individual

Main archaeological groups: Turkey N (68), Turkey C (67), Turkey Catalhoyuk MN (46), Turkey MLBA (38), Turkey Medieval Byzantine (34).
Most frequent Y-DNA lines: J2a (57), G2a (49), C1a (18), T1a (18), J1a (17), E1b (15).
Most frequent mtDNA lines: K1a (70), N1a (22), H (17), J1c (11), U3b (11), T2c (10).

πŸ“Š How Turkey's DNA changed over 10,000 years: hunter-gatherers, farmers, steppe herders and later arrivals, period by period.

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Period by period

Before 10,000 BC (1 individual)

Groups: Turkey Epipaleolithic (1). Y-DNA: C1a (1). mtDNA: K2b (1).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
13,461 BC Turkey Epipaleolithic Pınarbaşı C1a2 K2b

10,000 to 5,000 BC (219 individuals)

Groups: Turkey N (66), Turkey Catalhoyuk MN (46), Turkey Catalhoyuk LN (32), Turkey PPN (32). Y-DNA: G2a (29), C1a (17), J2a (14), H (8). mtDNA: K1a (34), N1a (13), U3 (8), T2c (5).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
8,750 BC Turkey PPNA Boncuklu Tarla
8,750 BC Turkey PPNA Boncuklu Tarla K1a
8,750 BC Turkey PPNA Boncuklu Tarla
8,600 BC Turkey PPN Boncuklu
8,346 BC Turkey PPN NevalıÇori
8,270 BC Turkey PPN Boncuklu N1a1a1
8,240 BC Turkey PPN Boncuklu U3
8,150 BC Turkey PPN Boncuklu CT.(not.possible.to.determine.lower.breakdown)
8,150 BC Turkey PPN Boncuklu
8,150 BC Turkey PPN Boncuklu K1a4
8,150 BC Turkey PPN Boncuklu
8,128 BC Turkey PPN Boncuklu K1a
8,125 BC Turkey PPN Boncuklu G2a2b2b N1a1a1
8,091 BC Turkey PPN NevalıÇori T2c1+146
8,082 BC Turkey PPN Boncuklu G2a2b2b U3
8,068 BC Turkey PPN Aşıklı-Höyük K1a4
7,950 BC Turkey PPN Boncuklu N1a1a1
7,950 BC Turkey PPN Boncuklu U3
7,950 BC Turkey PPN Boncuklu G2a2b2b U3
7,950 BC Turkey PPN Boncuklu C1a2 K1a
7,938 BC Turkey PPN Aşıklı-Höyük T2c1a
7,895 BC Turkey PPN-o Aşıklı-Höyük K1a4
7,887 BC Turkey PPN Aşıklı-Höyük K1a4
7,877 BC Turkey PPN Aşıklı-Höyük T2c1a
7,697 BC Turkey PPN Aşıklı-Höyük N1a1a1
7,533 BC Turkey PPN Aşıklı-Höyük H2a
7,425 BC Turkey PPN Boncuklu J2a1a
7,275 BC Turkey PPN Musular K1a4
7,096 BC Turkey PPN Musular H N1a1a1
6,958 BC Turkey PPN Boncuklu
6,888 BC Turkey Catalhoyuk EN Çatalhöyük T1a
6,888 BC Turkey Catalhoyuk EN Çatalhöyük
6,888 BC Turkey Catalhoyuk EN Çatalhöyük
6,813 BC Turkey Catalhoyuk EN Çatalhöyük
6,813 BC Turkey Catalhoyuk EN Çatalhöyük H
6,813 BC Turkey Catalhoyuk EN Çatalhöyük
6,813 BC Turkey Catalhoyuk EN Çatalhöyük C1a2
6,738 BC Turkey Catalhoyuk EN Çatalhöyük
6,738 BC Turkey Catalhoyuk EN Çatalhöyük
6,738 BC Turkey Catalhoyuk EN Çatalhöyük C1a2

And 179 more individuals from this period: browse them all in the sample database.

5,000 to 3,000 BC (70 individuals)

Groups: Turkey C (61), Turkey BA (3), Turkey EBA (2), Turkey N (2). Y-DNA: G2a (9), J2a (9), H (5), E1b (2). mtDNA: K1a (12), U3b (5), J1c (4), H13a (3).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
4,939 BC Turkey C Tell-Kurdu G
4,600 BC Turkey N Kumtepe
4,500 BC Turkey C Ilıpınar U5a2
4,500 BC Turkey C Ilıpınar H U3b1
4,500 BC Turkey C Ilıpınar J1d2
4,500 BC Turkey C Ilıpınar H U3b1
4,500 BC Turkey C Ilıpınar H U3b1
4,500 BC Turkey C Ilıpınar J1d2
4,500 BC Turkey C Ilıpınar J1d2
4,000 BC Turkey C Kuriki Höyük H29
3,871 BC Turkey C İkiztepe J2 U1b1
3,820 BC Turkey C Barcın-Höyük K1a17
3,817 BC Turkey C Arslantepe H T1b
3,700 BC Turkey C Arslantepe J1c
3,688 BC Turkey C Arslantepe I5a
3,682 BC Turkey C Arslantepe G1a H
3,665 BC Turkey N Kumtepe H2a
3,588 BC Turkey C Çamlıbel-Tarlası K1a3
3,585 BC Turkey C Kuriki Höyük U8b1a2b
3,579 BC Turkey C Çamlıbel-Tarlası K1a3
3,576 BC Turkey C Çamlıbel-Tarlası HV1
3,576 BC Turkey C Çamlıbel-Tarlası G2a2b1a HV1
3,575 BC Turkey C Çamlıbel-Tarlası G2a2b1a2 U3a2
3,575 BC Turkey C-2 Tatika J2a2~
3,568 BC Turkey C Çamlıbel-Tarlası G2a2b1a2 H5
3,546 BC Turkey C İkiztepe G2a2b1b1a1~
3,530 BC Turkey C İkiztepe X1'2'3
3,525 BC Turkey C Çamlıbel-Tarlası K1a
3,525 BC Turkey C Çamlıbel-Tarlası K1a
3,525 BC Turkey C Çamlıbel-Tarlası K1a3
3,511 BC Turkey C Ilıpınar J2a1a1a2a1a2~ H13a1
3,511 BC Turkey C Ilıpınar J2a1a1a2a1a2~ H13a1
3,511 BC Turkey C Ilıpınar J2a1a1a2a1a2~ H13a1
3,500 BC Turkey EBA Ulucak Höyük J1c11
3,500 BC Turkey C Çamlıbel-Tarlası
3,496 BC Turkey C Çamlıbel-Tarlası T2b
3,465 BC Turkey C Çamlıbel-Tarlası G2a2b1 K1a
3,463 BC Turkey C Arslantepe J2a1a1a2b2a3b~ J1c
3,455 BC Turkey C İkiztepe J2b1c
3,447 BC Turkey C İkiztepe

And 30 more individuals from this period: browse them all in the sample database.

3,000 to 1,000 BC (104 individuals)

Groups: Turkey MLBA (38), Turkey EBA (28), Turkey MBA (15), Turkey BA (11). Y-DNA: J2a (11), J1a (10), T1a (6), E1b (4). mtDNA: K1a (13), H (8), U3b (5), J1b (4).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
2,992 BC Turkey EBA Devret-Höyük U2d
2,992 BC Turkey EBA Devret-Höyük
2,992 BC Turkey EBA Devret-Höyük
2,975 BC Turkey EBA Yassıtepe I5c1
2,974 BC Turkey EBA Devret-Höyük W3a1
2,974 BC Turkey EBA Devret-Höyük W3a1
2,974 BC Turkey EBA Devret-Höyük W3a1
2,846 BC Turkey EBA Devret-Höyük J2 U7
2,779 BC Turkey EBA Yassıtepe H
2,761 BC Turkey BA Tatika R1b1
2,750 BC Turkey BA Tatika J2a1a1a2b2 R1b1
2,750 BC Turkey EBA Devret-Höyük
2,728 BC Turkey BA Tatika F U3b1
2,710 BC Turkey BA Tatika U7
2,690 BC Turkey EBA Arslantepe J2a1a1a2b2a3b1a1b~ T2c1
2,685 BC Turkey BA Tatika U3b3
2,675 BC Turkey EBA Arslantepe U8b1a1
2,671 BC Turkey EBA Devret-Höyük K1b1c
2,625 BC Turkey EBA Ovaören H
2,625 BC Turkey EBA Ovaören J2a1a1a2a2a~ W5
2,625 BC Turkey EBA Ovaören J1c10a
2,621 BC Turkey EBA Tatika U3b2c
2,603 BC Turkey EBA Arslantepe K1a28
2,564 BC Turkey BA Harmanören-Göndürle-Höyük K1a2
2,529 BC Turkey BA Harmanören-Göndürle-Höyük T2b+152
2,500 BC Turkey MBA Oylum Höyük T1a1a1 K1a15
2,500 BC Turkey EBA-1 Oylum Höyük K1a+150
2,500 BC Turkey EBA-1 Oylum Höyük T1a1a N2a
2,500 BC Turkey EBA-1 Oylum Höyük J1a2a1a2 U3b1a
2,500 BC Turkey EBA Oylum Höyük
2,500 BC Turkey EBA-1 Oylum Höyük H
2,500 BC Turkey MBA Oylum Höyük T1a1a
2,489 BC Turkey EBA Devret-Höyük J2 K1a12a1a
2,405 BC Turkey BA Harmanören-Göndürle-Höyük J1a2b2~ H
2,392 BC Turkey EBA Arslantepe J2a1a1a2b2a1b1b~ H14b3
2,350 BC Turkey BA Çukurbük
2,297 BC Turkey EBA-1 Oylum Höyük N1a1a3
2,232 BC Turkey EBA Titriş-Höyük J2
2,218 BC Turkey BA Tilbeşar Höyük R1b U3c
2,150 BC Turkey EBA Titriş-Höyük

And 64 more individuals from this period: browse them all in the sample database.

1,000 BC to AD 1 (48 individuals)

Groups: Turkey Ancient (25), Turkey Ancient-1 (7), Turkey IA (6), Turkey Urartian (5). Y-DNA: J2a (6), G2a (5), G (2), L (2). mtDNA: H (3), J2a (3), K1a (3), H14a (2).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
800 BC Turkey Urartian Çavuştepe J2a1a1a2a1a2~ U3a2a
800 BC Turkey Urartian Çavuştepe J1b5a
800 BC Turkey Urartian Çavuştepe G2a2b1 H15b
800 BC Turkey Urartian Çavuştepe T2a3
800 BC Turkey Urartian Çavuştepe N1b1a2
653 BC Turkey IA Gordion J2a1a H14a
653 BC Turkey IA Gordion J2a1a H14a
646 BC Turkey Ancient Persian Gordion U3b2a1a
643 BC Turkey Ancient Kuriki Höyük J2b1
633 BC Turkey IA NevalıÇori E1b1b1b2a1a1a1a1a1a~ J2a1a2a
632 BC Turkey Urartian-o Çavuştepe H+16311
600 BC Turkey Ancient Değirmendere G2a2b2a1a1a1a H14b
600 BC Turkey Ancient Değirmendere G2a2b2a1a1a1a K1a4
600 BC Turkey Ancient Değirmendere I5c1
600 BC Turkey Ancient Değirmendere U1a1a3
600 BC Turkey Ancient Değirmendere T2b7a2
600 BC Turkey Ancient Değirmendere I5c1
600 BC Turkey Ancient Değirmendere G2a2b2a1a1a1a H
600 BC Turkey Ancient Değirmendere J1b U8b1a2
600 BC Turkey Ancient Değirmendere J1c16
600 BC Turkey Ancient Değirmendere T2c1
600 BC Turkey Ancient Değirmendere H13a1a1a
600 BC Turkey Ancient Değirmendere G2a2b2a1a1a1a J2a1
550 BC Turkey Ancient Kuriki Höyük U1a1
550 BC Turkey Ancient Kuriki Höyük CT
550 BC Turkey Ancient Kuriki Höyük J2a2e
550 BC Turkey Ancient Kuriki Höyük L U2e1b
550 BC Turkey Ancient Kuriki Höyük U3a'c
550 BC Turkey Ancient Kuriki Höyük
451 BC Turkey Ancient Kuriki Höyük J1a2a1b1~ H29
418 BC Turkey Ancient-1 Halikarnassos L H5
400 BC Turkey Ancient Halikarnassos
294 BC Turkey Ancient Gordion X2n
267 BC Turkey Ancient-2 Halikarnassos J2a1a4b K1a3
247 BC Turkey Ancient Aktaş-Mevki HV1a1b
176 BC Turkey Ancient-3 Halikarnassos C5b
176 BC Turkey Ancient-1 Halikarnassos G H2
176 BC Turkey Ancient-1 Halikarnassos I2a1b1a2a1 H4a
176 BC Turkey Ancient-1 Halikarnassos W
176 BC Turkey Ancient Gordion J2a2a1a~ H20

And 8 more individuals from this period: browse them all in the sample database.

AD 1 to 1000 (61 individuals)

Groups: Turkey Medieval Byzantine (21), Turkey LateAntiquity Byzantine (9), Turkey EarlyMedieval Byzantine (8), Turkey LateAntiquity ImperialRoman (7). Y-DNA: J2a (11), E1b (7), R1b (5), J1a (4). mtDNA: K1a (6), N1a (4), T2g (4), D4e (3).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
AD 50 Turkey ImperialRoman Apollonia K1a19
AD 50 Turkey ImperialRoman Apollonia J2 H14b
AD 50 Turkey ImperialRoman Apollonia J2a1a1b N1a1b1
AD 50 Turkey ImperialRoman-o Apollonia H5
AD 150 Turkey ImperialRoman Roman Boğazköy-Ḫattuša BT X2f
AD 150 Turkey ImperialRoman Roman Boğazköy-Ḫattuša J2a1a1a2b2a1a1a~ H13c1a
AD 159 Turkey ImperialRoman Roman NevalıÇori L2a1+143+@16309
AD 190 Turkey ImperialRoman Roman NevalıÇori J2b2
AD 203 Turkey ImperialRoman Gordion W3a1
AD 224 Turkey LateAntiquity ImperialRoman Camandras-and-Dalagöz K1a4b
AD 224 Turkey LateAntiquity ImperialRoman Camandras-and-Dalagöz J1a2b2b~ J2a2e
AD 224 Turkey LateAntiquity ImperialRoman Camandras-and-Dalagöz R1b1a1b HV4
AD 225 Turkey ImperialRoman Roman Boğazköy-Ḫattuša T1a1a1b2b2b1a1a X2n
AD 234 Turkey LateAntiquity ImperialRoman Cedit R1b1a1a1b D4e1
AD 234 Turkey LateAntiquity ImperialRoman Cedit R1b1a1a1b D4e1
AD 234 Turkey LateAntiquity ImperialRoman Cedit R1b1a1a1b D4e1
AD 285 Turkey LateAntiquity ImperialRoman Cedit R1a1a1b2a2a3~ U7b
AD 302 Turkey LateAntiquity ImperialRoman-1 Cedit T1a2b1a1 U3a2a1
AD 375 Turkey Roman LateAntiquity İznik-Basilica T1a2b1a1 I1
AD 385 Turkey LateAntiquity ImperialRoman-2 İznik-Basilica U6a7c1
AD 472 Turkey Medieval Byzantine İznik-Yenişehirkapı H8c
AD 484 Turkey Medieval Byzantine İznik-Yenişehirkapı U1a1a3
AD 494 Turkey Medieval Byzantine Zeytinliada J1a2a1a2d2b~ HV4a2b
AD 550 Turkey Medieval Byzantine İznik-Yenişehirkapı J2a1a1a2b2a3b1b~ H14a
AD 550 Turkey Medieval Byzantine İznik-Yenişehirkapı H87
AD 550 Turkey Medieval Byzantine İznik-Yenişehirkapı J2a1a1a2b2a2b2b~ T2a3
AD 600 Turkey LateAntiquity Byzantine Aktaş-Mevki X2+225+@153
AD 600 Turkey Medieval Byzantine İznik-Basilica E1b1b1a1b1 T2g1
AD 600 Turkey Medieval Byzantine İznik-Basilica E1b1b1a1b1 T2g1
AD 600 Turkey Medieval Byzantine İznik-Basilica X2n
AD 600 Turkey LateAntiquity Byzantine Samantaş J2a1a4b N1b1a8
AD 600 Turkey LateAntiquity Byzantine Samantaş U2e1a1
AD 600 Turkey LateAntiquity Byzantine Samantaş E1b1b1a1a2 K1a
AD 600 Turkey LateAntiquity Byzantine Samantaş E1b1b1a1a2 K1a4c
AD 600 Turkey LateAntiquity Byzantine Samantaş E1b1b1a1a2 K1a4c
AD 600 Turkey LateAntiquity Byzantine Samantaş R1b1a1b2a2 W6
AD 600 Turkey LateAntiquity Byzantine Samantaş J2a1a1a2b2 HV0a
AD 600 Turkey Medieval Byzantine İznik-Basilica HV1a'b'c
AD 600 Turkey Medieval Byzantine İznik-Basilica J2a1a1a2b2a3b~ H
AD 600 Turkey Medieval Byzantine İznik-Basilica H80

And 21 more individuals from this period: browse them all in the sample database.

After AD 1000 (42 individuals)

Groups: Turkey Medieval Byzantine (13), Turkey OttomanPeriod ArabGraves (13), Turkey OttomanPeriod (5), Turkey Medieval Byzantine-1 (3). Y-DNA: J2a (6), G2a (4), R1b (4), I2a (2). mtDNA: T2a (3), H13a (2), J2b (2), K1a (2).

DateGroupSiteY-DNAmtDNA
AD 1000 Turkey EarlyMedieval Byzantine-1 Oylum Höyük J2a1a1b2a1b1 H5
AD 1000 Turkey EarlyMedieval Byzantine Oylum Höyük N3a
AD 1008 Turkey EarlyMedieval Byzantine Oylum Höyük N3a
AD 1099 Turkey Medieval Byzantine Tilbeşar Höyük T1a7
AD 1100 Turkey Medieval Byzantine Stratonikeia-and-Lagina R1b1a1b1a X2e1a
AD 1100 Turkey Medieval Byzantine Stratonikeia-and-Lagina R1b1a1b1a X2e1a
AD 1200 Turkey Medieval Byzantine Tilbeşar Höyük J1a2b2b~ T2a1
AD 1200 Turkey Medieval Byzantine-1 Tilbeşar Höyük G2a2b1 H13a1d
AD 1200 Turkey Medieval Byzantine-1 Tilbeşar Höyük G2a2b2a1a1a1b2 U4b3
AD 1200 Turkey Medieval Byzantine Tilbeşar Höyük G2a2b2a1a1a1b2 W6
AD 1200 Turkey Medieval Byzantine-1 Tilbeşar Höyük J2a1a1a2b2a3b1a1a2a~ H+152
AD 1200 Turkey Medieval Byzantine Tilbeşar Höyük X4
AD 1290 Turkey Medieval Stratonikeia-West-Church J2a1a1b2a1b2b1c~ U7a4a1
AD 1300 Turkey Medieval Stratonikeia-West-Church J2b
AD 1300 Turkey Medieval Byzantine Stratonikeia-West-Church H14a
AD 1300 Turkey Medieval Byzantine Stratonikeia-West-Church T1a2 J1b3b1
AD 1300 Turkey Medieval Byzantine Stratonikeia-West-Church J2a1a1b2a1b1 H5f
AD 1300 Turkey Medieval Byzantine Stratonikeia-West-Church HV7
AD 1300 Turkey Medieval Byzantine Stratonikeia-West-Church R1b1a1b1a1a2a1b3 R0a
AD 1300 Turkey Medieval Byzantine Stratonikeia-West-Church H7c1
AD 1300 Turkey Medieval Byzantine Stratonikeia-West-Church G2a2b1a2a H7b1
AD 1388 Turkey OttomanPeriod ArabGraves Çapalıbağ J2a1a1b2a1b1b3a~ X2p
AD 1421 Turkey OttomanPeriod ArabGraves Çapalıbağ N1a1a1a1a4a2~ U4a1d
AD 1450 Turkey OttomanPeriod Modern Boğazköy-Ḫattuša HV1b3b
AD 1475 Turkey OttomanPeriod ArabGraves Çapalıbağ T W9
AD 1475 Turkey OttomanPeriod ArabGraves Çapalıbağ K1b1c
AD 1475 Turkey OttomanPeriod ArabGraves Çapalıbağ H13a1a1
AD 1475 Turkey OttomanPeriod ArabGraves Çapalıbağ HV14a
AD 1475 Turkey OttomanPeriod ArabGraves Çapalıbağ J2a2a1a1a~ T2a1a
AD 1475 Turkey OttomanPeriod ArabGraves Çapalıbağ T W9
AD 1486 Turkey OttomanPeriod ArabGraves Çapalıbağ I1a1b2a~ K1a12a1a
AD 1500 Turkey OttomanPeriod Ottoman-1 Kalehöyük D4j
AD 1500 Turkey OttomanPeriod Ottoman-2 Kalehöyük K
AD 1513 Turkey OttomanPeriod Aktaş-Mevki G1a1a1b T2a3
AD 1540 Turkey OttomanPeriod Aktaş-Mevki E1b1b1b2b R0a2
AD 1550 Turkey OttomanPeriod ArabGraves Çapalıbağ I2a1b1a2a1a A17
AD 1550 Turkey OttomanPeriod ArabGraves Çapalıbağ H43
AD 1550 Turkey OttomanPeriod ArabGraves Çapalıbağ K1a
AD 1551 Turkey OttomanPeriod ArabGraves Çapalıbağ J2b2
AD 1560 Turkey OttomanPeriod Zeytinliada U5b1b1+@16192

And 2 more individuals from this period: browse them all in the sample database.

Excavation sites

Source: Allen Ancient DNA Resource v66 (Mallick et al. 2024), individuals with a date and coordinates; samples the AADR flags as misdated are left out. Group names are those of the original studies. Haplogroups are shown when they could be read from the ancient DNA.

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