How did the Turkic people come to Central Asia?

In the second half of the first millennium CE, Turkic peoples were gradually streaming into most of Central Asia from their original homeland in the Altai mountains of western Mongolia. They gradually displaced or assimilated both the settled and nomadic Iranian-speaking people.

Why are Turkish people considered Asian?

But Turkish people are still Asian. Because many of them live in Asia and unlike Russian people, are genetically(not Mongoloid), linguistically and culturally mostly Asian. Asian is a large term. So you can’t mean one thing when you say Asian.

When did the Turks first appear in Asia Minor?

In the 11th century, Turks began appearing at the edges of Asia Minor (Anatolia), which was then controlled by the Greeks. Many of the Turks were mercenaries in the employ of local Arab and Persian rulers to the east of the Byzantine Empire and Armenia,…

Is the Anatolian Turkish population genetically Central Asian?

Thus, while the Turkic culture dominated in Asia Minor, the Turks themselves quickly merged genetically into the native population. This is not to say that there is no actual Central Asian genetic component among today’s Anatolian Turkish population.

How did the Turks come from Mongolia?

The emergence of the Turks from Mongolia is a gradual and uncharted process. Each successive wave makes its first appearance in history only when Turkish tribes or warriors acquire power in some new region, whether they be the Khazars, the Seljuksor one of many other such groups.

When did the Turks first appear in the world?

Gök Türk and the Khazars: 6th – 8th century The first historical mention of the Turks is in Chinese accounts of a great empire established by a confederation of nomads in the 6th century AD.

What is the history of the Turkish diaspora?

In addition, a Turkish diaspora has been established with modern migration, particularly in Western Europe. Turks arrived from Central Asia and settled in the Anatolian basin in around the 11th century through the conquest of Seljuk Turks, mixing with the peoples of Anatolia.