In ancient history, it is possible that the area was inhabited by the Cimmerians before the emergence of written history in the 5th century BCE when several Greek colonies were established there.

The earliest recorded use of dogs in warfare dates back to about 600 BC in what is now West Asia, when the Lydians (from modern-day Turkey) used dogs as a surprise weapon to force the Cimmerians (from ...

The area was later settled by Lydians, Cimmerians, and Aeolian Greeks, who gave their name to the region of Aeolis. The area became part of the “peraia” (mainland territory) of the city-state of ...

older. I have lineages of J1 of 19,000 years old. Results: Nasidze et al. 2005; Wells et al. 2001; Nebel et al. 2001 (2007): 12 patrilineal Y-DNA Haplogroups & subclades found in Kurds living today. C ...