>>16912148Modern day Turkey is full of R1a Turkmen. Bashkir Turks are like 90% R1b. Certain tribes are "whiter" than most of them.
Ancient Turkmen were a lot more R1b and R1a than modern ones. Many "civilized" and got absorbed by Indians, Persians, Afghanis. They assimilated with other groups. Blame Islamization.