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6.3 MtDNA of present-day Turkey, Ottoman and Byzantine Asia Minor
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logroups are found. When the anatomically modern human left Africa, two haplogroups derived
from L, haplogroups M and N, migrating respectively eastwards to eastern Eurasia and north- and
westwards to western Eurasia. In Europe and western Eurasia the haplogroups H, I, J, K, T, U,
V, W and X, all deriving from the ancestral N-haplogroup, are found in a complex distribution
with relatively little geographical structuring. Haplogroup H is by far the most common with a
prevalence of 40-50 % across Europe (Richards et al. 2000). In eastern Eurasia other haplogroups
are more prevalent (C, D and G), deriving from the other major ancestral haplogroup M.
6.3 MTDNA OF PRESENT-DAY TURKEY, OTTOMAN AND BYZANTINE ASIA
MINOR
A mosaic of maternal lineages is found in Turkey today (fig. 84 a), including traces of central
Asian influence (Di Benedetto et al. 2001; Nasidze et al. 2004; Quintana-Murci et al. 2004;
Schönberg et al. 2011). Haplogroup H is most prevalent in Turkey, as in Europe, but some of the
H-lineages are ancestral in the region, while others have back-migrated from Europe (Richards et
al. 2000). The common haplogroups of Europe is found here (e.g. U, T, J, K, I), in co-existence
with Asian lineages (A, D, F). Currently, our knowledge about the genetic constitution of ancient
Asia Minor is limited to a study of late Byzantine Sagalassos (11th—13th c.; Ottoni et al. 2011)
and Ottoman Ephesos (16th—17th c.; Bjornstad 2015). European profiles (fig. 84 b) and maternal
affiliation between Sagalassos and the neighbouring areas like Balkan, Greece, Persia and Italy
was documented. However, the central Asian component present in the Turkish population today
a) Present-day Turkey
c) Türbe in the Artemision, Ottoman Ephesus
b) Late Byzantine Sagalassos
d) Harbor Necropolis, Roman Ephesus
■ H
■ U
N
D
■ J,J/T
■ L/M
■ I
M/G/l?
Fig. 84 Pie charts of frequency distribution of mitochondrial haplogroups of (a) present day Turkey (n = 79, Quin-
tana-Murci et al. 2004, Schönberg et al. 2011), (b) late Byzantine Sagalassos (n = 53, Ottoni et al. 2011),
(c) Türbe in the Artemision of Ottoman Ephesos (n = 13, Bjornstad 2015) and (d) Harbor Necropolis of Ro-
man Ephesos (n = 15) (Graphics: G. Bjornstad)
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logroups are found. When the anatomically modern human left Africa, two haplogroups derived
from L, haplogroups M and N, migrating respectively eastwards to eastern Eurasia and north- and
westwards to western Eurasia. In Europe and western Eurasia the haplogroups H, I, J, K, T, U,
V, W and X, all deriving from the ancestral N-haplogroup, are found in a complex distribution
with relatively little geographical structuring. Haplogroup H is by far the most common with a
prevalence of 40-50 % across Europe (Richards et al. 2000). In eastern Eurasia other haplogroups
are more prevalent (C, D and G), deriving from the other major ancestral haplogroup M.
6.3 MTDNA OF PRESENT-DAY TURKEY, OTTOMAN AND BYZANTINE ASIA
MINOR
A mosaic of maternal lineages is found in Turkey today (fig. 84 a), including traces of central
Asian influence (Di Benedetto et al. 2001; Nasidze et al. 2004; Quintana-Murci et al. 2004;
Schönberg et al. 2011). Haplogroup H is most prevalent in Turkey, as in Europe, but some of the
H-lineages are ancestral in the region, while others have back-migrated from Europe (Richards et
al. 2000). The common haplogroups of Europe is found here (e.g. U, T, J, K, I), in co-existence
with Asian lineages (A, D, F). Currently, our knowledge about the genetic constitution of ancient
Asia Minor is limited to a study of late Byzantine Sagalassos (11th—13th c.; Ottoni et al. 2011)
and Ottoman Ephesos (16th—17th c.; Bjornstad 2015). European profiles (fig. 84 b) and maternal
affiliation between Sagalassos and the neighbouring areas like Balkan, Greece, Persia and Italy
was documented. However, the central Asian component present in the Turkish population today
a) Present-day Turkey
c) Türbe in the Artemision, Ottoman Ephesus
b) Late Byzantine Sagalassos
d) Harbor Necropolis, Roman Ephesus
■ H
■ U
N
D
■ J,J/T
■ L/M
■ I
M/G/l?
Fig. 84 Pie charts of frequency distribution of mitochondrial haplogroups of (a) present day Turkey (n = 79, Quin-
tana-Murci et al. 2004, Schönberg et al. 2011), (b) late Byzantine Sagalassos (n = 53, Ottoni et al. 2011),
(c) Türbe in the Artemision of Ottoman Ephesos (n = 13, Bjornstad 2015) and (d) Harbor Necropolis of Ro-
man Ephesos (n = 15) (Graphics: G. Bjornstad)
