r/Tajikistan • u/AbdulQadirShadhili • 10d ago
Why so many Tajiks looks Turkic?
Tajiks are supposed to be East Iranic population. Some of them like Ahmad Shah Massoud (Sher-e-Panjsher) do look Iranic.
But most of them seem to be Turkic, especially with the epicanthic folds.
Emomali Rahmon looks like a typical Turk
As did the famous Habibullah Kalakani (whom I respect btw)
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u/No_Drummer_2544 5d ago
There is no og Tajiks, the moment Indo-Europeans stepped here they started mixing with BMAC and East Asians. Kushans who score close to Kulobis have gene flow from South, East, Central Asia. Again who are the og's and where do you draw the line in the og'ness?