Turkish Van 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
Bentuk kepalaBaji	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Substantially broad wedge, with gentle contours”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Substantial broad wedge”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Substantially broad wedge, with gentle contours”)	No ruling
Bentuk kepalaLebar	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Substantially broad wedge”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Substantially broad wedge”)	No ruling
Bentuk kepalaBaji modifikasi	Sesuai standar (“Modified wedge with rounded contours and high cheekbones”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Bentuk kepalaSegitiga	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Short, blunted triangle”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“the shape of a blunt triangle of medium length”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“forme un triangle aux contours arrondis”)
Profil wajahLurus	Cacat (“flat profile”)	Cacat (“flat profile”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“straight but with a barely perceptible dip in profile”)	Sesuai standar (“The profile is almost straight”)	Cacat (“flat profile”)	Cacat (“Stop, profil droit”)
Profil wajahRomawi (cembung)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“un nez légèrement busqué”)
Profil wajahPatahan hidung	Mendiskualifikasi (“Definite nose break”)	Mendiskualifikasi (“definite nose break”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Mendiskualifikasi (“definite nose break”)	Cacat (“Stop, profil droit”)
Bentuk mataLonjong	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Large and oval, set slightly oblique”)	Sesuai standar (“Large and oval, alert and expressive”)	Sesuai standar (“The eyes are large, oval”)	No ruling	No ruling
Bentuk mataKenari	Sesuai standar (“Large, walnut to peach pit shape”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“les yeux en forme de noix”)
Bentuk mataMiring	Sesuai standar (“set slightly oblique”)	Sesuai standar (“set at a slant”)	Sesuai standar (“set slightly oblique”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“set at a slight slant”)	Sesuai standar (“set at a slant”)	Sesuai standar (“légèrement placés de biais”)
Ukuran telingaSedang	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Medium to large and well furnished”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“De taille moyenne à grande”)
Ukuran telingaBesar	Sesuai standar (“Moderately large to large”)	Sesuai standar (“Moderately large, in proportion to the body”)	Alternatif (“Medium to large and well furnished”)	Sesuai standar (“Moderately large, well feathered”)	Sesuai standar (“The ears are large, with a broad base”)	Sesuai standar (“Moderately large to large”)	Alternatif (“De taille moyenne à grande”)
Letak telingaTinggi	Sesuai standar (“set fairly high and well apart”)	Sesuai standar (“set fairly high and well apart”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“fairly close together and set high on head”)	Sesuai standar (“straight set, rather high and upright on the skull”)	Sesuai standar (“set fairly high and well apart”)	Sesuai standar (“placées assez haut sur la tête”)
Letak telingaSedang	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“placed medium high on the skull”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Ujung telingaMembulat	Sesuai standar (“Tips are slightly rounded”)	Sesuai standar (“Tips are slightly rounded”)	Sesuai standar (“slightly rounded tips”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“slightly rounded tips”)	Sesuai standar (“Tips are slightly rounded”)	Sesuai standar (“leur extrémité est arrondie”)
Posisi telingaTegak (prick)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“straight set, rather high and upright on the skull”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tipe tubuhPanjang dan kokoh	Sesuai standar (“Sturdy and long. Full chest and substantial musculature”)	Sesuai standar (“moderately long, sturdy, broad, muscular and deep-chested”)	Sesuai standar (“Long but sturdy, muscular, medium heavy type”)	Sesuai standar (“Long and sturdy, broad, muscular and deep-chested”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Moderately long, sturdy, broad, muscular and deep chested”)	Sesuai standar (“De format long et puissant, le corps est long, grand et fort”)
Tipe tubuhCobby	Cacat (“Any evidence toward extremes (i.e., short cobbiness”)	Cacat (“any evidence toward extremes (i.e. short cobbiness”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Cacat (“Any evidence toward extremes, [i.e. short cobbiness”)	Cacat (“Format cobby ou foreign”)
Tipe tubuhForeign	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Cacat (“Format cobby ou foreign”)
Tulang dan kekokohanSedang	Sesuai standar (“Boning: Medium, well-muscled all over”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tulang dan kekokohanRamping (ringan)	Cacat (“svelte, fine boning”)	Cacat (“svelte, fine-boning”)	No ruling	Mendiskualifikasi (“Light-boned or undersized adults”)	No ruling	Cacat (“svelte, fine-boning”)	No ruling
Panjang kakiPanjang	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Moderately long, muscular legs”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Legs/Feet: Moderately long, muscular”)	No ruling
Panjang kakiSedang	Sesuai standar (“Medium length forelegs with hind legs slightly longer”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Legs: Medium long”)	Sesuai standar (“Legs well-boned and medium in length”)	Sesuai standar (“The legs have medium length”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“De longueur moyenne, les pattes”)
Bentuk kakiKaki kucing	Sesuai standar (“Neat, round feet with toes tufted”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Dainty, round well tufted”)	Sesuai standar (“Feet neat, well rounded and tufted”)	Sesuai standar (“the paws are round”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“les pieds sont ronds”)
Jari kakiNormal	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Toes, five in front, four behind”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Five toes in front and four behind”)	No ruling
Jari kakiPolidaktil (jari lebih)	No ruling	Mendiskualifikasi (“incorrect number of toes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Mendiskualifikasi (“incorrect number of toes”)	No ruling
Panjang ekorPanjang	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Long, but in proportion to the body, with a brush appearance”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Long, but in proportion to the body, with a brush appearance”)	No ruling
Panjang ekorSedang	Sesuai standar (“medium-length and in proportion to the cat”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Tail: Medium long; well furnished”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“The tail is of medium length and well furnished”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“De longueur moyenne, la queue bien fournie”)
Bentuk ekorBerumbai (plume)	Sesuai standar (“The tail is a brush or plume”)	Sesuai standar (“with a brush appearance”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“with a brush appearance”)	Sesuai standar (“la queue bien fournie est portée en panache”)
Bentuk ekorBengkok (kink)	No ruling	Mendiskualifikasi (“kinked or abnormal tail”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Mendiskualifikasi (“kinked or abnormal tail”)	No ruling
Panjang leherSedang	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“De taille moyenne, l'encolure est bien musclée”)
Stop (lekuk dahi)Sedikit	Sesuai standar (“Slight dip below eye level”)	Sesuai standar (“the nose has a slight dip below eye level”)	Sesuai standar (“Gently curved forehead, followed by a slight indentation”)	Sesuai standar (“straight but with a barely perceptible dip in profile”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“the nose has a slight dip below eye level”)	Sesuai standar (“une légère déclivité au niveau des yeux”)
GigitanGigitan rata (level)	Sesuai standar (“Rounded somewhat, with an even bite”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
DadaLebar	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“great breadth to the chest”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“great breadth to the chest”)	Sesuai standar (“La poitrine est particulièrement développée, large et ouverte”)
DadaDalam	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“muscular and deep-chested”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Long and sturdy, broad, muscular and deep-chested”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“muscular and deep chested”)	No ruling
KulitLonggar	Alternatif (“Allow for loose skin between the back legs”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Ukuran mataBesar	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Large and oval, alert and expressive”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

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

Turkish Van colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Turkish Van in Hitam, Putih, Biru, Lila, Perak, Cokelat, Cokelat kakao, Kayu manis, Merah, Krem, dan Kuning kecokelatan. Standard patterns: Polos, Tabby, Tabby makerel, Tabby klasik, Tabby bertotol, Tabby berpita, Kura-kura, Belang tiga, Tabby kura-kura, Warna kepala dan ekor, Asap, dan Tabby belang tiga.

Bulu: rulings by club
Color or pattern	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF
Hitam	Sesuai standar	Sesuai standar (“Black”)	Sesuai standar (“black”)	Sesuai standar (“Black”)
Putih	Sesuai standar (“Solid white”)	Sesuai standar (“chalk-white”)	Sesuai standar (“chalk white”)	Sesuai standar (“Chalk white”)
Biru	Sesuai standar	Sesuai standar (“Blue”)	Sesuai standar (“blue”)	Sesuai standar (“Blue”)
Lila	Sesuai standar	Tidak diakui (“lilac”)	No ruling	No ruling
Perak	Sesuai standar (“Silver”)	Sesuai standar (“silver tabby”)	No ruling	No ruling
Cokelat	Sesuai standar	Sesuai standar (“Brown Tabby”)	Sesuai standar (“black tabby”)	Sesuai standar (“Brown Tabby”)
Cokelat kakao	Sesuai standar	Tidak diakui (“chocolate”)	No ruling	No ruling
Kayu manis	Sesuai standar	Sesuai standar	No ruling	No ruling
Merah	Sesuai standar	Sesuai standar (“Red”)	Sesuai standar (“Auburn”)	Sesuai standar (“Auburn”)
Krem	Sesuai standar	Sesuai standar (“Cream”)	Sesuai standar (“cream”)	Sesuai standar (“Cream”)
Kuning kecokelatan	Sesuai standar	Sesuai standar	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Polos	Sesuai standar (“Solid”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tabby	Sesuai standar (“Tabby/white”)	Sesuai standar (“Tabby”)	Sesuai standar (“tabby”)	Sesuai standar (“Tabby”)
Tabby makerel	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“mackerel”)	No ruling
Tabby klasik	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“blotched”)	No ruling
Tabby bertotol	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“spotted”)	No ruling
Tabby berpita	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“ticked”)	No ruling
Kura-kura	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Tortoiseshell”)	Sesuai standar (“tortie”)	Sesuai standar (“Tortoiseshell”)
Belang tiga	Sesuai standar (“Tortie/white”)	Sesuai standar (“Tortoiseshell & White”)	Sesuai standar (“tortie with white”)	No ruling
Tabby kura-kura	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Patched Tabby”)	Sesuai standar (“tortie tabby”)	Sesuai standar (“Tortie Tabby”)
Warna kepala dan ekor	Sesuai standar (“Van pattern”)	Sesuai standar (“Van”)	Sesuai standar (“van”)	Sesuai standar (“van patterning”)
Asap	Sesuai standar (“Smoke/white”)	Sesuai standar (“smokes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tabby belang tiga	Sesuai standar (“Tortie/white”)	Sesuai standar (“Tortoiseshell & White”)	Sesuai standar (“tortie with white”)	No ruling
Dwiwarna	Mendiskualifikasi (“bicolor pattern”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Ujung gelap	Tidak diakui	Tidak diakui (“Himalayan pattern”)	No ruling	No ruling
Mink	Tidak diakui	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Sepia	Tidak diakui	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Mata: rulings by club
Color or pattern	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF
Biru	Sesuai standar (“blue”)	Sesuai standar (“blue”)	Sesuai standar (“deep blue”)	Sesuai standar (“Blue-eyed”)
Oranye	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“copper or deep orange”)	Mendiskualifikasi (“Orange”)
Tembaga	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“copper or deep orange”)	Mendiskualifikasi (“copper”)
Ambar	Sesuai standar (“amber”)	Sesuai standar (“amber”)	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“Light to medium amber”)
Hijau	No ruling	No ruling	Sesuai standar (“green”)	No ruling
Patterns
Mata beda warna	Sesuai standar (“odd eyed”)	Sesuai standar (“odd-eyed”)	Sesuai standar (“odd eyed”)	Sesuai standar (“Odd-eyed”)

Hidung: rulings by club
Color or pattern	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF
Merah muda	Sesuai standar (“pink”)	Sesuai standar (“pink”)	Sesuai standar (“pink”)	Sesuai standar (“pink”)

Bantalan kaki: rulings by club
Color or pattern	TICA	CFA	FIFE	GCCF
Merah muda	Sesuai standar (“pink”)	Sesuai standar (“pink”)	Sesuai standar (“pink”)	Sesuai standar (“pink”)

What the rulings mean

Sesuai standar: Described by the club's breed standard.
Mendiskualifikasi: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Tidak diakui: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

Cokelatchanges toKopal
Bulu · Seiring usia · from 0 to 52 weeks
Hitamchanges toCokelat karat
Bulu · Progresif
Tabbychanges toPolos
Bulu · Seiring usia · from 0 to 39 weeks
Putihchanges toBerbayang
Bulu · Seiring usia
Putihchanges toCincila
Bulu · Seiring usia
Tabbychanges toBerbayang
Bulu · Seiring usia · from 0 to 6 weeks
Tabbychanges toCincila
Bulu · Seiring usia · from 0 to 6 weeks
Biruchanges toKura-kura
Bulu · Seiring usia
Hitamchanges toCokelat
Bulu · Seiring kondisi tubuh · can change back
Hitamchanges toCokelat
Bulu · Di bawah sinar matahari · can change back
Hitamchanges toCokelat
Bulu · Progresif
Putihchanges toUjung gelap
Bulu · Seiring usia · from 1 to 52 weeks
Poloschanges toAsap
Bulu · Seiring usia · from 3 to 104 weeks
Biruchanges toHijau
Mata · Seiring usia · from 4 to 17 weeks
Biruchanges toKuning
Mata · Seiring usia · from 4 to 17 weeks
Biruchanges toEmas
Mata · Seiring usia · from 4 to 17 weeks
Biruchanges toTembaga
Mata · Seiring usia · from 4 to 17 weeks
Biruchanges toOranye
Mata · Seiring usia · from 4 to 17 weeks
Biruchanges toCokelat kehijauan
Mata · Seiring usia · from 4 to 17 weeks
Biruchanges toAmbar
Mata · Seiring usia · from 4 to 17 weeks
Merah mudachanges toCokelat kehitaman
Hidung · Seiring usia · from 1 to 52 weeks
Merah mudachanges toBiru
Hidung · Seiring usia · from 1 to 52 weeks
Merah mudachanges toCokelat kakao
Hidung · Seiring usia · from 1 to 52 weeks
Merah mudachanges toLila
Hidung · Seiring usia · from 1 to 52 weeks
Merah mudachanges toCokelat kehitaman
Bantalan kaki · Seiring usia · from 1 to 52 weeks
Merah mudachanges toBiru
Bantalan kaki · Seiring usia · from 1 to 52 weeks
Merah mudachanges toCokelat kakao
Bantalan kaki · Seiring usia · from 1 to 52 weeks
Merah mudachanges toLila
Bantalan kaki · Seiring usia · 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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