545 ancient individuals
53 excavation sites
19 published studies
13,461 BC oldest 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).
π 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).
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).
Date Group Site Y-DNA mtDNA
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).
Date Group Site Y-DNA mtDNA
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).
Date Group Site Y-DNA mtDNA
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).
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).
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).
And 2 more individuals from this period: browse them all in the sample database .
Excavation sites
Çatalhöyük
119, 6,888 BC to 5,775 BC
Barcın-Höyük
44, 6,366 BC to 3,820 BC
Atchana-Alalakh
29, 1,939 BC to 1,387 BC
Oylum Höyük
24, 3,250 BC to AD 1008
Arslantepe
22, 3,817 BC to 2,392 BC
Boncuklu
22, 8,600 BC to 5,353 BC
Ilıpınar
16, 5,975 BC to AD 732
İkiztepe
15, 3,871 BC to 3,215 BC
Çapalıbağ
13, AD 1388 to AD 1551
İznik-Basilica
13, AD 375 to AD 600
Çamlıbel-Tarlası
12, 3,588 BC to 3,465 BC
Değirmendere
12, 600 BC
Tatika
12, 3,575 BC to 2,621 BC
Devret-Höyük
11, 3,216 BC to 2,489 BC
Kuriki Höyük
10, 4,000 BC to 451 BC
Tell-Atchana
10, 1,675 BC to 1,600 BC
Kalehöyük
9, 1,875 BC to AD 1500
Stratonikeia-West-Church
9, AD 1290 to AD 1300
Dara
8, AD 642 to AD 834
Gordion
8, 653 BC to AD 203
Tilbeşar Höyük
8, 2,218 BC to AD 1200
Aşıklı-Höyük
7, 8,068 BC to 7,533 BC
Cedit
7, 176 BC to AD 302
Halikarnassos
7, 418 BC to 176 BC
Samantaş
7, AD 600
Titriş-Höyük
7, 2,232 BC to 2,150 BC
Zeytinliada
7, AD 494 to AD 1573
Çavuştepe
6, 800 BC to 632 BC
İznik-Yenişehirkapı
6, AD 472 to AD 1564
Menteşe
6, 6,000 BC to 5,920 BC
Tell-Kurdu
6, 5,711 BC to 4,939 BC
NevalıÇori
5, 8,346 BC to AD 190
Tepecik-Ciftlik
5, 6,568 BC to 6,149 BC
Aktaş-Mevki
4, 247 BC to AD 1540
Apollonia
4, AD 50
Boğazköy-Ḫattuša
4, AD 150 to AD 1450
Yassıtepe
4, 2,975 BC to 1,981 BC
Boncuklu Tarla
3, 8,750 BC
Camandras-and-Dalagöz
3, AD 224
Harmanören-Göndürle-Höyük
3, 2,564 BC to 2,405 BC
Ovaören
3, 2,625 BC
Kumtepe
2, 4,600 BC to 3,665 BC
Musular
2, 7,275 BC to 7,096 BC
Stratonikeia-and-Lagina
2, AD 1100
Aktopraklık
1, 6,613 BC
Boğazköy-Büyükkaya
1, 5,566 BC
Büyüklü
1, 121 BC
Çine-Tepecik
1, 1,884 BC
Çukurbük
1, 2,350 BC
Muradiye
1, 1,306 BC
Pınarbaşı
1, 13,461 BC
Ulucak Höyük
1, 3,500 BC
Zafer
1, 144 BC
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.