TURKISH VAN / VANKEDISI - TUV (13d/13w)

STANDARD OF POINTS - 1 November 2015

The Turkish Van/Vankedisi is a naturally occurring semi-longhaired breed from the rugged region of the Middle East centred on Lake Van where the climate varies to extremes.

The Turkish Van is known for its unique distinctive pattern, a white cat with strikingly coloured head and tail, whereas the Turkish Vankedisi is pure white. Otherwise, the Van & Vankedisi are identical. This is a large muscular cat; the strength and power is evident in substantial body and legs.

The breed does not gain full maturity until three years or more, therefore allowances must be made for age and gender.  Individual cats should convey an impression of a well balanced, well proportioned and strong appearance in which no one feature is exaggerated.

All varieties of Turkish Van/Vankedisi should conform to this general type standard.

Head - Substantial broad wedge, nose medium to long, straight but with a barely perceptible dip in profile.

Ears - Moderately large, well feathered, fairly close together and set high on head.

Eyes - Large and oval, alert and expressive. To be of the requisite colour with pink rims

Body - Long and sturdy, broad, muscular and deep-chested, especially the males.

Legs and Feet - Legs well-boned and medium in length. Feet neat well rounded and tufted.

Tail - Full brush, length to balance with the body.

Coat and Condition - Fur should be long, soft and silky to the roots.  No woolly undercoat.  It should be noted that the winter coat of the Van/Vankedisi is longer and heavier than the summer coat. Longer coated cats are to be preferred. The neck and chest ruff should become more pronounced with age. The cat should be well groomed and immaculately prepared with no trace of greasiness, staining or tangles in the coat.

Colour and Pattern  -  White nose. Ears should be white with delicate shell pink inside. Nose leather and paw pads pink.

Note: The foregoing description is the ideal.
(1) For the Turkish Van, occasional small thumbprints of colour irregularly placed on the cat, colour extending from the root of the tail onto the back and small extensions of colour beyond the defined limits of the head markings are undesirable but should not penalise an otherwise good specimen. Also note that the pink areas may show coloured spots appropriate to the markings colour.
(2) For the Turkish Vankedisi, some evidence of yellow tingeing on the upper edge of the tail should not detract from an otherwise good specimen.
(3) The eye colour may fade with age, the amber particularly taking on a greenish tinge, which likewise should not penalise an otherwise good specimen.

Scale of Points

Withhold Certificates or First Prizes in Kitten Open Classes for:

1.  Siamese, Persian or British type
2.  Light-boned or undersized adults
3.  Orange or copper eyes in adults
4.  Absence of van patterning (Turkish Van only)
5.  A partially white tail
6.  Absence of a vertical white blaze between the coloured head markings (Turkish Van only)
7.  Any defect as listed in the preface to the SOP booklet.

THE GCCF RECOGNISED COLOURS

AUBURN TURKISH VAN : TUV d 62 (13d)
Pattern Colour - Head markings auburn. Brush solid auburn or ringed with dark auburn on a paler auburn ground.
Eye Colour - Light to medium amber

AUBURN TURKISH VAN - Blue-eyed : TUV d 61 (13d bl)
Pattern colour - Head markings auburn. Brush solid auburn or ringed with dark auburn on a paler auburn ground.
Eye Colour - Blue

AUBURN TURKISH VAN - Odd-eyed : TUV d 63 (13d od)
Pattern Colour - Head markings auburn. Brush solid auburn or ringed with dark auburn on a paler auburn ground.
Eye Colour - One of blue, one of light to medium amber.

CREAM TURKISH VAN : TUV e 62 (13d7)
Pattern Colour - Head markings cream. Brush solid cream or ringed with cream on a paler cream ground.
Eye Colour - Light to medium amber.

CREAM TURKISH VAN - Blue-eyed : TUV e 61 (13d7 bl)
Pattern Colour - Head markings cream. Brush solid cream or ringed with cream on a paler cream ground.
Eye Colour - Blue

CREAM TURKISH VAN - Odd-eyed : TUV e 63 (13d7 od)
Pattern Colour - Head markings cream. Brush solid cream or ringed with cream on a paler cream ground.
Eye Colour - One of blue, one of light to medium amber.

BLACK TURKISH VAN : TUV n 62 (13d1)
Pattern Colour - Head markings solid black with no tabby markings. Brush solid black without rings.
Eye Colour - Light to medium amber.

BLACK TURKISH VAN - Blue-eyed : TUV n 61 (13d1 bl)
Pattern Colour - Head markings solid black with no tabby markings. Brush solid black without rings.
Eye Colour - Blue.

BLACK TURKISH VAN - Odd-eyed : TUV n 63 (13d1 od)
Pattern Colour - Head markings solid black with no tabby markings. Brush solid black without rings.
Eye Colour - One of blue, one of light to medium amber.

BLUE TURKISH VAN : TUV a 62 (13d2)
Pattern Colour - Head markings solid blue with no tabby markings. Brush solid blue without rings.
Eye Colour - Light to medium amber.

BLUE TURKISH VAN - Blue-eyed : TUV a 61 (13d2 bl)
Pattern Colour - Head markings solid blue with no tabby markings. Brush solid blue without rings.
Eye Colour - Blue

BLUE TURKISH VAN - Odd-eyed : TUV a 63 (13d2 od)
Pattern Colour - Head markings solid blue with no tabby markings. Brush solid blue without rings.
Eye Colour - One of blue, one of light to medium amber.

TORTOISESHELL TURKISH VAN : TUV f 62 (13d6)
Pattern Colour - Head markings shades of auburn and/or black with no tabby markings. Brush patched shades of auburn and black without rings.
Eye Colour - Light to medium amber.

TORTOISESHELL TURKISH VAN - Blue-eyed : TUV f 61 (13d6 bl)
Pattern Colour - Head markings shades of auburn and/or black with no tabby markings. Brush patched shades of auburn and black without rings.
Eye Colour - Blue.

TORTOISESHELL TURKISH VAN - Odd-eyed : TUV f 63 (13d6 od)
Pattern Colour - Head markings shades of auburn and/or black with no tabby markings. Brush patched shades of auburn and black without rings.
Eye Colour - One of blue, one of light to medium amber

BLUE TORTIE TURKISH VAN : TUV g 62 (13d8)
Pattern Colour - Head markings shades of cream and/or blue with no tabby markings. Brush patched shades of cream and blue without rings.
Eye Colour - Light to medium amber.

BLUE TORTIE TURKISH VAN - Blue-eyed : TUV g 61 (13d8 bl)
Pattern Colour - Head markings shades of cream and/or blue with no tabby markings. Brush patched shades of cream and blue without rings.
Eye Colour - Blue.

BLUE TORTIE TURKISH VAN - Odd-eyed : TUV g 63 (13d8 od)
Pattern Colour - Head markings shades of cream and/or blue with no tabby markings. Brush patched shades of cream and blue without rings.
Eye Colour - One of blue, one of light to medium amber.

BLACK TABBY TURKISH VAN : TUV n 21 62 (13d11)
Pattern Colour - Head markings black tabby markings on a brown ground. Brush ringed with black on a brown ground.
Eye Colour - Light to medium amber.

BLACK TABBY TURKISH VAN - Blue-eyed : TUV n 21 61 (13d11 bl)
Pattern Colour - Head markings black tabby markings on a brown ground. Brush ringed with black on a brown ground.
Eye Colour - Blue.

BLACK TABBY TURKISH VAN - Odd-eyed : TUV n 21 63 (13d11 od)
Pattern Colour - Head markings black tabby markings on a brown ground. Brush ringed with black on a brown ground.
Eye Colour - One of blue, one of light to medium amber.

BLUE TABBY TURKISH VAN : TUV a 21 62 (13d12)
Pattern Colour - Head markings blue tabby markings on a paler blue ground. Brush ringed with blue on a paler blue ground.
Eye Colour - Light to medium amber.

BLUE TABBY TURKISH VAN - Blue-eyed : TUV a 21 61 (13d12 bl)
Pattern Colour - Head markings blue tabby markings on a paler blue ground. Brush ringed with blue on a paler blue ground.
Eye Colour - Blue.

BLUE TABBY TURKISH VAN - Odd-eyed : TUV a 21 63 (13d12 od)
Pattern Colour - Head markings blue tabby markings on a paler blue ground. Brush ringed with blue on a paler blue ground.
Eye Colour - One eye blue, one of light to medium amber.

TORTIE TABBY TURKISH VAN : TUV f 21 62 (13d16)
Pattern Colour - Head markings auburn and/or black tabby markings on a paler auburn and/or brown ground. Brush ringed with auburn and black on a paler auburn and brown ground.
Eye Colour - Light to medium amber.

TORTIE TABBY TURKISH VAN - Blue-eyed : TUV f 21 61 (13d16 bl)
Pattern Colour - Head markings auburn and/or black tabby markings on a paler auburn and/or brown ground. Brush ringed with auburn and black on a paler auburn and brown ground.
Eye Colour - Blue.

TORTIE TABBY TURKISH VAN - Odd-eyed : TUV f 21 63 (13d16 od)
Pattern Colour - Head markings auburn and/or black tabby markings on a paler auburn and/or brown ground. Brush ringed with auburn and black on a paler auburn and brown ground.
Eve Colour - One of blue, one of light to medium amber,

BLUE TORTIE TABBY TURKISH VAN : TUV g 21 62 (13d18)
Pattern Colour - Head markings cream and/or blue tabby markings on a paler cream and/or blue ground. Brush ringed cream and blue on a paler cream and blue ground.
Eye Colour - Light to medium amber.

BLUE TORTIE TABBY TURKISH VAN - Blue-eyed : TUV g 21 61 (13d18 bl)
Pattern Colour - Head markings cream and/or blue tabby markings on a paler cream and/or blue ground. Brush ringed cream and blue on a paler cream and blue ground.
Eye Colour - Blue.

BLUE TORTIE TURKISH VAN - Odd-eyed : TUV g 21 63 (13d18 od)
Pattern Colour - Head markings cream and/or blue tabby markings on a paler cream and/or blue ground. Brush ringed cream and blue on a paler cream and blue ground.
Eye Colour - One of blue, one of light to medium amber.

TURKISH VANKEDISI : TUV w 62 (13w)
Pattern Colour - Chalk white coat, no other colour permissible.
Eye Colour - Light to medium amber.

TURKISH VANKEDISI - Blue-eyed : TUV w 61 (13w bl)
Pattern Colour - Chalk white coat, no other colour permissible.
Eye Colour - Blue.

TURKISH VANKEDISI - Odd-eyed : TUV w 63 (13w od)
Pattern Colour - Chalk white coat, no other colour permissible.
Eye Colour - One of blue, one of light to medium amber.