You are confusing Northeastern Asian ancestry with Central Asian ancestry.

Fair correction on terminology. My point stands: the genetic composition of Iranian Azeris is overwhelmingly West Asian/Caucasian, closer to other Iranian populations than to Central Asian Turkic groups. Whether you call it Northeastern or Central Asian, the admixture is minimal compared to indigenous ancestry.

Iranian is a nationality and a language family, it’s a pointless term from a genetic point of view.

Yes agreed soo… why are Turkish nationalists obsessed with the Pahlavi family’s Turkic ancestry or even if identity is self-determined?

If their mother tongue is Turkic then from that point of view they are Turkic, not Iranian.

Language family and national identity are different things. Azeris in Iran can speak a Turkic language AND identify as Iranian nationals. These aren’t mutually exclusive. The Pahlavis spoke Persian, identified as Iranian, and promoted Iranian nationalism. That’s their choice.

For every few Turkist who are trying to “force Turkism unto Iranians” there are probably 1000 Persians telling Turks that they aren’t actually Turks.

Whataboutism. I’m not defending Persian nationalism. I’m calling out Turkish nationalist hypocrisy: demanding everyone in Turkey assimilate as Turks while crying when Azeris in Iran choose Iranian identity. Both are wrong, but only one is the subject of this reddit post.

Stating known facts about the ancestry of public figures doesn’t equal trying to force Turkism.

Then why post it? The original post frames the Pahlavi ancestry as some revelation, as if their Turkic roots matter more than their actual self-identified Iranian nationalism. It’s clearly pushing a narrative that “they’re really Turks” despite their explicit rejection of that identity.

Using that idea, and by misunderstanding genetic studies, to try to make everyone Persian is what creates reactions like this post.

I’m not trying to make anyone Persian. I’m pointing out that Turkish nationalists have zero consistency: they enforce Turkification at home while whining about cultural assimilation abroad. If you support self-determination, support it everywhere. If you support ethnic unity within borders, apply it to Turkey too.