It argued that the first and greatest civilisation had been founded in Central Asia by an ancient, brachycephalic, and “white” Turkish race and later carried to Mesopotamia, Anatolia, andeurope through prehistoric migrations. Within this framework, Turks were presented not only as one of the earliest bearers of civilization, but also as the founders of major ancient civilizations, including the Sumerians and the Hittites. The Hittites, regarded as the first civilized inhabitants of Anatolia, were claimed to be of Turkish origin, thereby constructing contemporary Turks as the autochthonous and original inhabitants of Anatolia through a “we-were-here-before-you” narrative of historical continuity.