Cypriots- A Middle Eastern People

**XMidnightX** · 2012-11-25, 18:45

Unfortunately I can't contribute anything to the genetic discussion, but just based on pictures from this forum I'd say there is a difference between Cypriots and Greeks. Their phenotypes might overlap 50%-60% of the time but there was also an abundance of highly Middle Eastern looks that would be hard to find even in Southern European countries.

**tauromenion** · 2012-11-25, 18:52

If you took group photos of Cypriots, you'd see a higher instance of truly exotic (from a European perspective) folks compared to even a group photo from some of the more "exotic" parts of Europe.

**Curiouscat** · 2012-11-25, 19:00

http://www.forumbiodiversity.com/sho...Cypriot-People

Turkish Cypriot photos.

**CyberneticTurk** · 2012-11-25, 19:01

Both Greek and Turk Cypriots need to just make up already. What ever happened in the past happened time to let go and unite. Both look the same any way. Cyprus has so much potential look at Famagusta that place is shouting to be the Miami of Europe/Middle east

Famagusta

Miami

**Incanal** · 2012-11-25, 20:08

^^ Very unlikely.

**gr2001** · 2012-11-25, 23:00

Originally Posted by tauromenion

It is. I don't perceive Cypriots as "Greek" though, just because they speak Greek. They are Levantines.

Since there's no such thing as a counter of Greekness they are as Greek as every other Greek.

**CyberneticTurk** · 2013-01-09, 22:08

Originally Posted by Incanal

^^ Very unlikely.

And why is that ?

**Thebrodie** · 2013-01-10, 10:59

As a west-asian, I can say, we don't want cypriots in our territory. You europeans can have them, but please for the love of allah, make them leave and stop pretending they're indigenous, when they identify with europeans. I promise you, when istanbul falls, you can have thrace back, just stop hogging our territory.

**Batman** · 2013-05-03, 01:54

My girlfriend has Greek Cypriot ancestry, there was settlements in her state of Sinaloa, Mexico, that explains why they have a high Middle Eastern ancestry, so i find it interesting they do not cluster with other Europeans but with Middle Eastern people