Van turc breed standards compared

Each column is one club's published standard. An empty cell means the club says nothing on that point in our records.

Clubs compared: TICA, CFA, FIFE, GCCF, WCF, ACFA, LOOF.

Conformation

Conformation
Form	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF	WCF	ACFA	LOOF
Forme de la têteCunéiforme	No ruling	Standard (“Substantially broad wedge, with gentle contours”)	No ruling	Standard (“Substantial broad wedge”)	No ruling	Standard (“Substantially broad wedge, with gentle contours”)	No ruling
Forme de la têteLarge	No ruling	Standard (“Substantially broad wedge”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Substantially broad wedge”)	No ruling
Forme de la têteCunéiforme modifiée	Standard (“Modified wedge with rounded contours and high cheekbones”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Forme de la têteTriangulaire	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Short, blunted triangle”)	No ruling	Standard (“the shape of a blunt triangle of medium length”)	No ruling	Standard (“forme un triangle aux contours arrondis”)
Profil de la faceRectiligne	Défaut (“flat profile”)	Défaut (“flat profile”)	No ruling	Standard (“straight but with a barely perceptible dip in profile”)	Standard (“The profile is almost straight”)	Défaut (“flat profile”)	Défaut (“Stop, profil droit”)
Profil de la faceBusqué (convexe)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“un nez légèrement busqué”)
Profil de la faceCassure du nez	Éliminatoire (“Definite nose break”)	Éliminatoire (“definite nose break”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“definite nose break”)	Défaut (“Stop, profil droit”)
Forme des yeuxOvales	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Large and oval, set slightly oblique”)	Standard (“Large and oval, alert and expressive”)	Standard (“The eyes are large, oval”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forme des yeuxEn forme de noix	Standard (“Large, walnut to peach pit shape”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“les yeux en forme de noix”)
Forme des yeuxObliques	Standard (“set slightly oblique”)	Standard (“set at a slant”)	Standard (“set slightly oblique”)	No ruling	Standard (“set at a slight slant”)	Standard (“set at a slant”)	Standard (“légèrement placés de biais”)
Taille des oreillesMoyennes	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Medium to large and well furnished”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“De taille moyenne à grande”)
Taille des oreillesGrandes	Standard (“Moderately large to large”)	Standard (“Moderately large, in proportion to the body”)	Alternative (“Medium to large and well furnished”)	Standard (“Moderately large, well feathered”)	Standard (“The ears are large, with a broad base”)	Standard (“Moderately large to large”)	Alternative (“De taille moyenne à grande”)
Attache des oreillesHaute	Standard (“set fairly high and well apart”)	Standard (“set fairly high and well apart”)	No ruling	Standard (“fairly close together and set high on head”)	Standard (“straight set, rather high and upright on the skull”)	Standard (“set fairly high and well apart”)	Standard (“placées assez haut sur la tête”)
Attache des oreillesMoyenne	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“placed medium high on the skull”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Pointe de l'oreilleArrondie	Standard (“Tips are slightly rounded”)	Standard (“Tips are slightly rounded”)	Standard (“slightly rounded tips”)	No ruling	Standard (“slightly rounded tips”)	Standard (“Tips are slightly rounded”)	Standard (“leur extrémité est arrondie”)
Port des oreillesDressées (droites)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“straight set, rather high and upright on the skull”)	No ruling	No ruling
Type corporelLong et massif	Standard (“Sturdy and long. Full chest and substantial musculature”)	Standard (“moderately long, sturdy, broad, muscular and deep-chested”)	Standard (“Long but sturdy, muscular, medium heavy type”)	Standard (“Long and sturdy, broad, muscular and deep-chested”)	No ruling	Standard (“Moderately long, sturdy, broad, muscular and deep chested”)	Standard (“De format long et puissant, le corps est long, grand et fort”)
Type corporelCobby	Défaut (“Any evidence toward extremes (i.e., short cobbiness”)	Défaut (“any evidence toward extremes (i.e. short cobbiness”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Any evidence toward extremes, [i.e. short cobbiness”)	Défaut (“Format cobby ou foreign”)
Type corporelForeign	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Format cobby ou foreign”)
Ossature et substanceModérée	Standard (“Boning: Medium, well-muscled all over”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Ossature et substanceFine (légère)	Défaut (“svelte, fine boning”)	Défaut (“svelte, fine-boning”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Light-boned or undersized adults”)	No ruling	Défaut (“svelte, fine-boning”)	No ruling
Longueur des pattesLongues	No ruling	Standard (“Moderately long, muscular legs”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Legs/Feet: Moderately long, muscular”)	No ruling
Longueur des pattesMoyennes	Standard (“Medium length forelegs with hind legs slightly longer”)	No ruling	Standard (“Legs: Medium long”)	Standard (“Legs well-boned and medium in length”)	Standard (“The legs have medium length”)	No ruling	Standard (“De longueur moyenne, les pattes”)
PiedsPied de chat	Standard (“Neat, round feet with toes tufted”)	No ruling	Standard (“Dainty, round well tufted”)	Standard (“Feet neat, well rounded and tufted”)	Standard (“the paws are round”)	No ruling	Standard (“les pieds sont ronds”)
DoigtsNormaux	No ruling	Standard (“Toes, five in front, four behind”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Five toes in front and four behind”)	No ruling
DoigtsPolydactylie (doigts surnuméraires)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“incorrect number of toes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“incorrect number of toes”)	No ruling
Longueur de la queueLongue	No ruling	Standard (“Long, but in proportion to the body, with a brush appearance”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Long, but in proportion to the body, with a brush appearance”)	No ruling
Longueur de la queueMoyenne	Standard (“medium-length and in proportion to the cat”)	No ruling	Standard (“Tail: Medium long; well furnished”)	No ruling	Standard (“The tail is of medium length and well furnished”)	No ruling	Standard (“De longueur moyenne, la queue bien fournie”)
Forme de la queueEn panache	Standard (“The tail is a brush or plume”)	Standard (“with a brush appearance”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“with a brush appearance”)	Standard (“la queue bien fournie est portée en panache”)
Forme de la queueCoudée	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“kinked or abnormal tail”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“kinked or abnormal tail”)	No ruling
Longueur du couMoyen	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“De taille moyenne, l'encolure est bien musclée”)
StopLéger	Standard (“Slight dip below eye level”)	Standard (“the nose has a slight dip below eye level”)	Standard (“Gently curved forehead, followed by a slight indentation”)	Standard (“straight but with a barely perceptible dip in profile”)	No ruling	Standard (“the nose has a slight dip below eye level”)	Standard (“une légère déclivité au niveau des yeux”)
Articulé dentaireArticulé en pince	Standard (“Rounded somewhat, with an even bite”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
PoitrineLarge	No ruling	Standard (“great breadth to the chest”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“great breadth to the chest”)	Standard (“La poitrine est particulièrement développée, large et ouverte”)
PoitrineDescendue	No ruling	Standard (“muscular and deep-chested”)	No ruling	Standard (“Long and sturdy, broad, muscular and deep-chested”)	No ruling	Standard (“muscular and deep chested”)	No ruling
PeauLâche	Alternative (“Allow for loose skin between the back legs”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Taille des yeuxGrands	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Large and oval, alert and expressive”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF	WCF	ACFA	LOOF
Large liste	Standard (“A blaze (a white streak up the nose) ... is desirable.”)	No ruling	Standard (“on the face with a white blaze”)	Standard (“should be separated by a vertical white blaze”)	Standard (“which are separated by a white flame”)	Standard (“A blaze [a white streak up the nose] ... is desirable.”)	Standard (“Les taches sur la tête doivent dessiner deux flammes sur le front”)
Bout de queue blanc	Alternative (“you may also see white patches ... or a small white tail tip”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Bout de la queue blanc (sauf chez le blanc).”)

Van turc colors and patterns

What each club's breed standard says about every Van turc color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.

Breed standards describe the Van turc in Noir, Blanc, Bleu, Lilas, Argenté, Marron, Chocolat, Cannelle, Rouge, Crème et Fauve. Standard patterns: Uni, Tabby, Tabby tigré, Tabby classique, Tabby tacheté, Tabby tiqueté, Écaille de tortue, Écaille et blanc, Tabby écaille, Van, Fumé et Tabby écaille et blanc.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF
Noir	Standard	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)
Blanc	Standard (“Solid white”)	Standard (“chalk-white”)	Standard (“chalk white”)	Standard (“Chalk white”)
Bleu	Standard	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“Blue”)
Lilas	Standard	Non reconnu (“lilac”)	No ruling	No ruling
Argenté	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“silver tabby”)	No ruling	No ruling
Marron	Standard	Standard (“Brown Tabby”)	Standard (“black tabby”)	Standard (“Brown Tabby”)
Chocolat	Standard	Non reconnu (“chocolate”)	No ruling	No ruling
Cannelle	Standard	Standard	No ruling	No ruling
Rouge	Standard	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Auburn”)	Standard (“Auburn”)
Crème	Standard	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“cream”)	Standard (“Cream”)
Fauve	Standard	Standard	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“Solid”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tabby	Standard (“Tabby/white”)	Standard (“Tabby”)	Standard (“tabby”)	Standard (“Tabby”)
Tabby tigré	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“mackerel”)	No ruling
Tabby classique	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“blotched”)	No ruling
Tabby tacheté	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“spotted”)	No ruling
Tabby tiqueté	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“ticked”)	No ruling
Écaille de tortue	No ruling	Standard (“Tortoiseshell”)	Standard (“tortie”)	Standard (“Tortoiseshell”)
Écaille et blanc	Standard (“Tortie/white”)	Standard (“Tortoiseshell & White”)	Standard (“tortie with white”)	No ruling
Tabby écaille	No ruling	Standard (“Patched Tabby”)	Standard (“tortie tabby”)	Standard (“Tortie Tabby”)
Van	Standard (“Van pattern”)	Standard (“Van”)	Standard (“van”)	Standard (“van patterning”)
Fumé	Standard (“Smoke/white”)	Standard (“smokes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tabby écaille et blanc	Standard (“Tortie/white”)	Standard (“Tortoiseshell & White”)	Standard (“tortie with white”)	No ruling
Bicolore	Éliminatoire (“bicolor pattern”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Colourpoint	Non reconnu	Non reconnu (“Himalayan pattern”)	No ruling	No ruling
Vison	Non reconnu	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Sépia	Non reconnu	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF
Bleu	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“deep blue”)	Standard (“Blue-eyed”)
Orange	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“copper or deep orange”)	Éliminatoire (“Orange”)
Cuivre	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“copper or deep orange”)	Éliminatoire (“copper”)
Ambre	Standard (“amber”)	Standard (“amber”)	No ruling	Standard (“Light to medium amber”)
Vert	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“green”)	No ruling
Patterns
Yeux vairons	Standard (“odd eyed”)	Standard (“odd-eyed”)	Standard (“odd eyed”)	Standard (“Odd-eyed”)

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF
Rose	Standard (“pink”)	Standard (“pink”)	Standard (“pink”)	Standard (“pink”)

Coussinets: rulings by club
Color or pattern	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF
Rose	Standard (“pink”)	Standard (“pink”)	Standard (“pink”)	Standard (“pink”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Éliminatoire: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Non reconnu: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Van turc's colors can change over its life.

Marronchanges toCopal
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 0 to 52 weeks
Noirchanges toBrun roux
Pelage · Progressif
Tabbychanges toUni
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 0 to 39 weeks
Blancchanges toOmbré
Pelage · Avec l'âge
Blancchanges toChinchilla
Pelage · Avec l'âge
Tabbychanges toOmbré
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 0 to 6 weeks
Tabbychanges toChinchilla
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 0 to 6 weeks
Bleuchanges toÉcaille de tortue
Pelage · Avec l'âge
Noirchanges toMarron
Pelage · Avec l'état corporel · can change back
Noirchanges toMarron
Pelage · Au soleil · can change back
Noirchanges toMarron
Pelage · Progressif
Blancchanges toColourpoint
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 1 to 52 weeks
Unichanges toFumé
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 3 to 104 weeks
Bleuchanges toVert
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bleuchanges toJaune
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bleuchanges toDoré
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bleuchanges toCuivre
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bleuchanges toOrange
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bleuchanges toNoisette
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 4 to 17 weeks
Bleuchanges toAmbre
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 4 to 17 weeks
Rosechanges toSeal
Truffe · Avec l'âge · from 1 to 52 weeks
Rosechanges toBleu
Truffe · Avec l'âge · from 1 to 52 weeks
Rosechanges toChocolat
Truffe · Avec l'âge · from 1 to 52 weeks
Rosechanges toLilas
Truffe · Avec l'âge · from 1 to 52 weeks
Rosechanges toSeal
Coussinets · Avec l'âge · from 1 to 52 weeks
Rosechanges toBleu
Coussinets · Avec l'âge · from 1 to 52 weeks
Rosechanges toChocolat
Coussinets · Avec l'âge · from 1 to 52 weeks
Rosechanges toLilas
Coussinets · Avec l'âge · from 1 to 52 weeks

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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