Syrian or (Eastern) Turk. Not Western Turk by any strech of imagination, i.e. deffo NOT from Lycia, Ionia, Bithynia-Troas or Thrace incl Constantinople.
Syrian: I think he's from the western half. He's not Arab/south but he is too similar to Arab to be northern or Turkish. In short he seems Arab approaching Mediterranean, so... Syrian.
It is mind boggling how so many people voted Turk for this man despite his very pronounced Middle Eastern and non-European appearance (I am not saying he cannot be a Turk, I am just saying he doesn't look like a typical or characteristical Turk). Especially Ponto's comment about the eyes shows how perception can easily be misleading.
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Kurdish for me: he is like the lost brother of Abdullah Ocalan, mustache and all. :)
ReplyDeleteI considered Turkish too but these are often more like average Europeans.
I hit Kurd immediately, as this is the general picture I have of Kurds - though on a second look he could he Turk
ReplyDeleteMost likely a Kurd, and probably a kurmanj one(not Sorani).
ReplyDeleteI voted Turk
ReplyDeleteSyrian or Kurdish.
ReplyDeleteSyrian or (Eastern) Turk. Not Western Turk by any strech of imagination, i.e. deffo NOT from Lycia, Ionia, Bithynia-Troas or Thrace incl Constantinople.
ReplyDeleteSyrian: I think he's from the western half. He's not Arab/south but he is too similar to Arab to be northern or Turkish. In short he seems Arab approaching Mediterranean, so... Syrian.
ReplyDeletewhen do we get the answers to these?
I went for Turk here. Its all in the eyes.
ReplyDeleteJust wondering: Why so dark skinned?
It is mind boggling how so many people voted Turk for this man despite his very pronounced Middle Eastern and non-European appearance (I am not saying he cannot be a Turk, I am just saying he doesn't look like a typical or characteristical Turk). Especially Ponto's comment about the eyes shows how perception can easily be misleading.
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