The origin of the Turkish Van has many stories on where and how the breed originated from. But the Turkish Van cat breed are believed have originated from eastern turkey near a Lake Van. Though the name of the cat always speculated that the breed had existence even before the areas was discovered. It is believed that two tourists took a pair of Turkish van cats to Britain and tried breeding the two and which resulted in cute and beautiful Turkish van kittens. These cats are believed to have been domesticated over the previous centuries.

These cats are admired for their beauty and affectionate nature to the human beings. These cats were famous at Lake Van because of there strong swimming ability, they have even been seen swimming in the ocean. This cat was taken from Turkey to Britain and were able to survive the new climate conditions in Britain without any issues.

After breeding the Turkish Van breed became successful in Britain in 1955 then breeders wanted the breed to be certified by the Britain association. Finally the breed was accepted and certified in 1970. The certification took a long time because of the time it took to decide the name of the cat. The Turkish Van breed wasn’t accepted but the breeders insisted on this name the Turkish government did not accept the Van being added to the name. So in some circles the Turkish Van is called a Turkish Angora.

Finally the Turkish Van breed were considered as a pedigree felines and started becoming popular among cats lovers. Only in 1982 the Turkish van breed was introduced to the U.S. and was also recognized by the CFA.

Bookmark It