http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkification#Imprecise_meaning_of_T.C3.BCrk
"During the 19th century, the word
Türk was a mildly opprobrious term used to refer to Anatolian villagers; the Ottoman elite identified themselves as
Ottomans, not as Turks.
[77] In the late 19th century, as European ideas of nationalism were adopted by the Ottoman elite, and as it became clear that the Turkish-speakers of Anatolia were the most loyal supporters of Ottoman rule, the term
Türk took on a much more positive connotation.
[78] During Ottoman times, the
millet system defined communities on a religious basis, and a residue of this remains today in that Turkish villagers will commonly consider as Turks only those who profess the
Sunni faith, and will consider Turkish-speaking Jews, Christians, or even
Alevis to be non-Turks.
[79] The imprecision of the appellation
Türk can also be seen with other ethnic names, such as
Kürt, which is often applied by western Anatolians to anyone east of Adana, even those who speak only Turkish.
[79] On the other hand, Kurdish-speaking or Arabic-speaking Sunnis of eastern Anatolia are often considered to be Turks.
[80] Thus, the category
Türk, like other ethnic categories popularly used in Turkey, does not have a uniform usage. In recent years, centrist Turkish politicians have attempted to redefine this category in a more multi-cultural way, emphasizing that a
Türk is anyone who is a citizen of the Republic of Turkey.
[81] Now article 66 of the
Turkish Constitution defines a "
Turk" as anyone
who is "bound to the Turkish state through the bond of
citizenship"."
The Ottoman Empire could have spoken as well Latin or Greece or Armenian,Turkic is a bad chosen language for them.
A real Turk will have problems with supporting the lots of heat that is in Turkey.
In Kazakh people there is a lot of C and Q paternal lines,which makes a lot of sense,since original Turkic speakers came from there.
What is in Turkey,I guess some Turkic people moved South,in Iran and even passed and mixed with Arabs and these people went and conquered Byzantine Empire.
It is clear that they were already Iran-Arabized people,when they conquered Byzantine Empire.
See a very strong difference between people from Turkey and Kazakh people,in Kazakhstan are lots of minorities and all are getting a very good treatment.
I could not say same about Turkey.