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I find this news item strange because the news is only on one page of the Internet on the Daily Sabah website. There is no Facebook page for this organisation. But they have a...
This article answers the question as to what single cat breed is the most aggressive but BEWARE of false information. Warning about studies on cat breed personality Before I attempt to answer the question...
The Turkish Van cat should be all-white with odd-eye colour, usually blue and amber. The Turkish Van cats of the UK and USA with the inverted ‘V’ on the top of the head and...
The real Turkish Van was, is and always will be a handsome, distinctively Turkish cat that is random bred, meaning without the interference of people, whilst being more pure genetically than the purest of...
Introduction We are in Northern (Turkish) Cyprus (see map for location) today to have a look at some of Harvey Harrison’s 37 cats. Yes, he cares for 37 cats. That puts him in the...
The distinguished and important cat breed, the Turkish Angora, has been hijacked not once but twice. While the real Turkish Angora resides in Turkey the American cat fancy has created a new cat and...
This is a nice picture of three beautifully spotted, street cats of Cyprus. Their coats are very high quality spotted tabby. They are a “a spotted male and some of his family”. The three...
The Turkish Van is a breed of domestic cat with a very long history that goes back hundreds of years. This cat is a moggie in Turkey and a purebred, pedigree cat in Europe...
By Elisa Black-Taylor A few days ago I came across this video of a cat playing in water. It was so cute, I knew I had to share it with the readers here. I’ve...
Turkish Van Cat – photo copyright Helmi Flick Turkish Van Quick Guide Click here to see visitors’ submissions The Real Turkish Van – a different take on this cat breed Introduction This is a...
by Michael (London, UK) William Hogarth – The Distressed Poet….I am interested in this painting because I have driven past Hogarth’s country residence many times. The interesting point is that it is no longer...
by Michael (London, UK) I ask, were the Turkish Angora and Turkish Van the same cat in Turkey during the years well before the cat fancy started? I mean in the 15th to 19th...
Turkish Van cat – photo ©copyright Helmi Flick  |  Return to the Turkish Van cat page
Turkish Van cat – photo ©copyright Helmi Flick  |  Return to the Turkish Van cat page
The Turkish Van Breed Standard is discussed here, informally, with reference to probably the best photographs in a bumper slide show of large format images – Slide show loading 2-3 seconds…… I use the...
