Turkish Van

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Turkish Van

(Breeds) a breed of cat with soft white semi-long hair and coloured markings on the head and tail

[C20: named after Van, town in Turkey]

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Not all domestic cats hate swimming; breeds such as the Bengal and Turkish van are happy in the water.

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Callie's bright, yellow eyes are courtesy of her Turkish Van heritage.

LOOKING FOR A HOME

Havana Brown, Korat, Turkish Van, Chartreux, Egyptian Mau and Burmilla are all examples of what?

MasterMinds

In this study, although the Black Sea region was the rainiest region included, this regions data did not differ from those of others in terms of fiber diameter.Least squares means of fiber FD, H, B, T, and EL for two cat breeds in Turkey (Turkish Angora cats and Turkish Van cats) were reported earlier by Erat and Arikan (2012).

Studies on the Hair Characteristics of European Hare, Lepus europaeus (Lagomorpha: Leporidae) in Turkey

Attendees will see pedigreed cats of many different breeds including: Abyssinians, American Bobtail, American Curl, American Shorthair, American Wirehair, Balinese, Birman, Bombay, British Shorthair, Burmese, Chartreux, Colorpoint Shorthair, Cornish Rex, Devon Rex, Egyptian Mau, European Burmese, Exotic, Havana Brown, Japanese Bobtail, Javanese, Korat, Laperm, Maine Coon Cat, Manx, Norweigian Forest Cat, Ocicat, Oriental, Persian, Ragdoll, Scottish Fold, Selkirk Rex, Siamese, Siberian, Singapura, Somali, Sphynx, Tonkinese, Turkish Angora, and Turkish Van. Plus, spectators will meet local and regional breeders and exhibitors of pedigreed cats and kittens.

Front Range Cat Fanciers 2013 "Valentine's Cat Show" Again Raises Funds for Cat Care Society, Featuring Up to 225 Cats & Kittens in Ten Rings of Judging

Coming by helicopter from the nearby Turkish Van province, General Kivrikoglu visited the governor of Hakkari, Orhan Alimoglu, at Alimoglu's official governor's residence.

Leading Turkish General in Hakkari Hot Spot

Turkish Van cats have a natural liking for something most cats loathe.

QUIZ OF THE DAY

Three earthquakes hit Duhuk province yesterday ranging 4.5 to 7.3 magnitude, at the same time of the earthquake that hit Turkish Van province, which lead to the deaths of hundreds and injuring of over one thousand.

No fears in Kurdistan from earthquakes - experts

For this aims, a total of 48 adult Turkish cats (20 females and 8 males Turkish Angora; 13 females and 7 males Turkish Van) were used.

Application of Linear, Quadratic and Cubic Regression Models to Predict Body Weight from Different Body Measurements in Domestic Cats

The border checkpoint is the third border crossing between Iran's West Azarbaijan and the Turkish Van province.

Iran, Turkey to Open New Border Crossing

TEHRAN -- Iran and Turkey opened their third border crossing between the Iranian West Azarbaijan Province and the Turkish Van Province.

IRAN, TURKEY OPEN BORDER CROSSING

Meanwhile, name of the formal mascot of the basketball championship is determined as "Bascat", the Turkish Van Cat, which can not be seen anywhere but Turkey.