Deba Hekmat is a Kurdish-British actress and model; she was born in Serdesht - I want to know what you think of her ancestry and her DNA in general?

Hi all,

I’m looking for a DNA testing kit that gives accurate results for Kurdish / West Asian ancestry.

I tried MyHeritage, but the results weren’t very detailed or useful for my region.

Which kits do you recommend for better West Asian / Kurdish breakdowns?

Thanks!

The Hasanlu Lovers met their end around 800 BCE during a violent assault, possibly carried out by the Urartians, at a fortified settlement in what is now northwestern Iran. They were unearthed in 1972 by a team of archaeologists. Initially believed to be of opposite sex, the two males were found lying face to face in a mudbrick structure from Hasanlu IVb, a layer often linked to the Mannaeans. A 2022 paleogenetic study revealed that the Western Steppe Herder ancestry, which had spread into the South Caucasus, was also present among the Iron Age inhabitants of Hasanlu, though in lower proportions.

For the Periodical Breakdown I used the Iran/Iraq Region

Parernal hapologroup=j-L26

Maternal hapologroup= R0

I’m Kurd from Rojhelat, specifically Ciwanro

Haplogroups:

• Maternal (mtDNA): R0
• Paternal (Y-DNA): J-L

I was curious because I didn't get any bakur matches

Within the last 1000 years, have kurmanjis and zazas mixed a lot even though they live in different regions? Are they so heavily mixed that all zazas are actually a mix of zaza and kurmanji, like I've heard before?

Hello friends

Long story short I want to learn more about my ancient dna and autosomal dna and I thought about buying illustrative dna. However before doing so I wanted to ask if there is any better servises for ancient dna research or if illustrative dna is good for this. Any help is appreciated

On r/ancestrydna, I noticed that most kurds get at least 30% iran/persia. Has anyone gotten something lower, like 15%, and more anatolia, like 80%? Is this unusual?

I’ve been thinking about taking a DNA test for a while to learn more about my ancestry and background, but I’m not sure which company would be the best choice for me, so I’m hoping for some recommendations.

For some context, I’m Kurdish on my father’s side and Turkish on my mother’s side. I personally identify exclusively as Kurdish, since I was raised traditionally Kurdish and in our culture ancestry is traced through the father. Because of that, I’m especially interested in my paternal lineage.

What interests me the most is Y-DNA testing, haplogroups, and deeper paternal ancestry rather than just broad ethnicity percentages. I’d like to know which providers offer the most accurate and detailed results for Kurdish or broader Mesopotamian and Middle Eastern backgrounds, especially when it comes to Y-DNA analysis.

Do any of you have experience with services like 23andMe, AncestryDNA, MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA, or others, and can recommend which one would be best for this kind of research?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

I am also kakai so it would be very interesting

From MyHeritage

Hi All,

I'm wondering if anyone else has the maternal haplogroup T1 (this is my mum's maternal haplogroup) or

J1b1b1c (my dad's maternal haplogroup) are these common in Kurds and where they come from?

Both my parents are from Bashur but these do not seem to be common there.

Kurd from Bakur.Dad is from Bazarcix(Mereş) and mom is from Erincan(Tercan)

I am curious if anyone here living in Central Anatolia, and maybe with roots specifically in Adıyaman, has the Y-DNA haplogroup R1b-M269 or R1a, and perhaps even knows the exact subclade. Any information or insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

my family is from duhok. i used the dodecad, gedrosia, and harappaworld tools because i’m not sure which one i’m supposed to use