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This is a Helmi Flick photo of an impressive Maine Coon show cat with a nice Van coat: inverted ‘V’ on forehead and darker tail. Cat Coats: The Van Pattern The cat’s full show name is: OD IW SGC Fogcity Distilled of Chemicoons. What a fancy name. The coat is what I call a …
This is a trailer for a full-length feature film about the cats of Istanbul called ‘Kedi’. It is made by Termite Films. The director is Ceyda Torun and the star is Bülent Üstün. It gets an 8.4 out of 10 on the imdb.com website. I guess the film is really about seeing the ancient …
This is another example of misguided zealotry by an RSPCA inspector. It is quite shocking. The story concerns a Turkish Van cat living in Tring, Hertfordshire, England. In Europe and America the Turkish Van is a semi-long-haired purebred cat. This particular cat’s name was Claude. He was 16 years old and therefore with long …
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 natural, indeed ancient, breed dating from 1600 BC perhaps (see cat history time line). Does it have the same origins …
Turkish Van Calico by Sandra Davis (Oshawa, Ontario, Canada) Hello – In 1981 my then 6 yr. old daughter was asked what she wanted for Christmas and her reply was ” A kitten”… After calling about a dozen pet stores I found a store who had a litter of 4 kittens had come in …
Comments for Turkish Van Calico Average Rating Click here to add your own comments Dec 13, 2011 Rating Tortie Turkish Van by: Anamika I adopted a Turkish Van kitten who had lost her way to my house. initially I was unaware of the breed to which my Bruna(the turkish van) belonged to, after a …
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 CFA Turkish Van breed standard. I also use my own words, which are less formal and I don’t make an …
