Y-DNA HAPLOGROUPS OF TURKMENS

Recent studies on the Turkmens of Iran and Afghanistan suggest that haplogroup Q is the dominant Y-DNA in Turkmens. So far, there have been two detailed studies on the Y-DNA of Turkmens.

·       One piece of research (Cristofaro et al.,2013) found that the Turkmens in Afghanistan have 31.1% Q-M25 (Q1a2, in the 2017 ISOGG phylogeny) and 2.7% Q-M346 (Q total 25/74=33.8%), followed by R1a1a/R-M198 at 16.2%, also R1b 2.74%, R2 1.4%), J1c3 (J-Page8; 8.1%, also other various J-subclades at 9.5%), N1b/N-P43 (6.8%), G2a/G-P303 (4.1%), L1a/L-M76 (4.1%), and various subgroups of E1b1b 5.4%, O3 (KL2, M134) 2.7%, C(M401) 1.4%, H(M69*) 1.4%.

·    Another study (Grugni et al.,2012) found that 42.6% (29/68) of Iranian Turkmens (in Golestan) have haplogroup Q-M25, followed by R1a1a/R-M198 (14.5%, also R1b 4.3%, R2 1.4%), J1c3/J-Page8 (5.8%, also other various J-subclades at 8.8%), G2a (5.8%), L3/L-M357 (5.8%), E1b1b (4.3%), NO (2.9%, xN, xO), H (1.4%), T (1.4%).

The above studies suggest that there is a strong possibility that the precursors of the Turkmen, such as the Oghuz, belonged to Q-M25.

This is supported by circumstantial evidence that the elites of many pre-modern dynasties from Inner Asia belonged to Haplogroup Q, including Q-M25.

·         In 2015, three sets of male remains from c. 1300 CE were recovered from a royal tomb at Shuzhuanglou, northern Hebei China. The principal occupant was known to be Korguz, King (Gaodang) 高唐王=趙王 阔里吉思 of the Mongol Ongud (汪古部) tribe,^[37] and a descendant of the Turkic Shatuo 沙陀族 tribe – a component of the Gokturk Western Turkic Khaganate. All three males were found to belong to haplogroup Q (subclade unknown). Korguz's mtDNA fell into haplogroup D4m2 and the others into haplogroup A.

·         Males of the Ashina clan (阿史那) that ruled the Gokturks and Khazaria may also have belonged to haplogroup Q-M346 (Q1b).

·    The elite of the Xiongnu, who were also dominated by haplogroup Q, are also widely believed to have been a Turkic people. For example, in the ancient cemetery in Heigouliang (Xinjiang), which was known as the summer palace of the Xiongnu king, the remains of all 12 males found belonged to haplogroup Q, including four who belonged to Q-M346 (Q1b) and appeared to have been the hosts of the tombs concerned. Xiongnu nobles/conquerors found in another ancient site belonged to Q-M3.

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmens#Y-DNA_haplogroups_of_Turkmens