Turkish Van coat colors and patterns
White-based van pattern by definition: color confined to the head and tail on a chalk-white body, classically auburn (the founding look), with other colors accepted by GCCF since 1 June 2000. TICA alone also permits an all-white division. The GCCF-registered all-white variant is the Turkish Vankedisi, with three eye-color classes (amber, blue, odd-eyed).
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The color palette
Auburn & white (the classic)
Cream & white
Black & white van
All white (Vankedisi)
The Turkish Van in color
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What the standard says
White-based van pattern by definition: color confined to the head and tail on a chalk-white body, classically auburn (the founding look), with other colors accepted by GCCF since 1 June 2000. TICA alone also permits an all-white division. The GCCF-registered all-white variant is the Turkish Vankedisi, with three eye-color classes (amber, blue, odd-eyed).
