Welcome to the
Turkish Van Cats
Central Breed Guide on Cat and Kitten Central. If you are
considering adding a Turkish Van kitten or adult Turkish Van cat to
your family, Turkish Van Cat and Kitten Central offers plenty of
information to assist you in making an educated decision in the
choice of the purrfect Turkish Van cat or kitten.
Turkish Van Cat and Kitten Central offers a concise
Turkish Van Cat Breed Profile with
Turkish Van pictures, a Directory of
Responsible
Turkish Van Cat
Breeders,
Turkish Van Kittens For Sale, Turkish Van Cat
Clubs,
Turkish Van Rescue,
Turkish Van cat breed information,
books on Turkish Van cat care and
Turkish Van cat grooming and much more.
What is the history of the
Turkish Van cat
breed? What does a Turkish Van cat look like? Do Turkish Van cats
have any special care or grooming requirements? What kind of
temperament and activity level is common in the Turkish Van cat
breed? We'll answer all these questions and more with our
comprehensive information page.
We hope you enjoy your visit today, and wish you the very best
in your quest for a beautiful Turkish Van cat or kitten for your family.
Turkish Van Cat Breeder Advertising Services: Are you a
responsible breeder of Turkish Van cats and kittens? We also offer effective and
affordable advertising services for responsible
Turkish Van cat
breeders.
Click here if you would like to
showcase your cattery on Turkish Van Cat and Kitten Central!
 The
Turkish Van is the only cat that loves the water. It may be that this
came about because of his need to catch fish but now it seems the breed
just loves to swim for pleasure. The Turkish Van came from Western
Turkey to England in 1955. The two women who originally took these cats
to England imported two more in 1959. In 1969 the Turkish Van was
accepted for the championship show in Britain. The next year the breed
entered the United States was registered in the U.S. in 1985.
The Turkish Van is a very solid cat with a
broad chest. It has a thick body and long legs that are muscular and
wide set. The coat is semi long and feels like cashmere. After swimming
it dries quickly because it has no undercoat. Grooming this cat by
combing twice a week will be all that is necessary. He should have extra
grooming when his heavy winter coat is shedding. Hecan tolerate a cool
climate.
The only color seen in the Turkish Van breed is white.
The pattern you will see is called van. This is when only the head and
tail have coloring. There can be no more than two spots on his body.
The Turkish Van is an active cat who is very smart. He is not a lap cat
but a lively companion with a very lovely voice.
Turkish Van Cat Character:
Gentle, affectionate disposition. Enjoys water and will
actively choose to bathe. Not very active, suited to indoor life.
Turkish Van Cat
Care:
The Turkish Van cat breed has a hearty appetite, with no
special dietary requirements. Daily grooming recommended. It handled
regularly and gently from an early age, less prone to nervousness. |
Back To Menu
|
- This is the official site for
Turkish Van Cats.
|
Turkish Van Cat Breed Club Sites:
You can request to have your URL and description added to the
information above. We do require that you
place a reciprocal link to
this page on your site's links or index page. Once this has been done,
please
contact our webmaster providing your web site URL, description and
the location of our link on your web site.
Click here for our reciprocal link code.
Back to Menu
There are no Turkish Van Cat
Rescues listed at this time.
Turkish Van Cat Breed Rescue Sites: You
can request to have your URL and description added to the
information above. We do require that you
place a reciprocal link
to this page on your site's links or index page. Once this has been
done, please
contact our webmaster providing your web site URL, description
and the location of our link on your web site.
Click here for our reciprocal link code.
Back to Menu
Turkish Van Cat Breed Information Sites: You can request to have
your URL and description added to the information above. We do require
that you
place a reciprocal link to
this page on your site's links or index page. Once this has been done,
please
contact our webmaster providing your web site URL, description and
the location of our link on your web site.
Click here for our reciprocal link code.
Back to Menu
|
The following books about
Turkish Van cat care are currently available for online purchase
through the
Cat Lover's Bookstore,
in association with Amazon.com. To view completed details about any
of the titles listed below, or to order online at a reduced price
for fast and convenient home delivery, just click the book's title
or image. |
Amazon.com's Price: $19.95
Prices subject
to change.
|
Amazon.com's Price: $12.95
Prices subject
to change.
|
|
|
Back to Menu
|
The following Turkish Van Cat Gifts
, Apparel, Toys & Accessories can be purchased online from the Meow
Marketplace, in association with Amazon.com. Just click the item's
title or image to order online at a reduced price for convenient
home delivery. |
|
|
Back to Menu
Turkish Cat and Kitten Names
|
Turkish
Female Cat Names |
Turkish
Male Cat Names |
- ASLI: Turkish name meaning
"genuine."
- AYGUL (Aygül): Turkish
name meaning "moon rose."
- AYLA: Turkish name meaning
"moonlight."
- AYLIN: Turkish name
meaning "moon halo."
- AYSE (Ayşe): Turkish form
of Arabic Aisha, meaning "alive."
- AYSEL: Turkish name
meaning "like the moon."
- AYSU: Turkish name meaning
"moon water."
- AYSUN: Turkish name
meaning "beautiful as the moon."
- BASAK: Turkish name
meaning "wheat."
- BELGIN: Turkish name
meaning "clear."
- BERCU: Turkish name
meaning "sweet-smelling."
- BERNA: Turkish name
meaning "young."
- BILGE: Turkish name
meaning "wise."
- CANAN: Turkish name
meaning "beloved."
- CEREN: Turkish name
meaning "young gazelle."
- DENIZ: Turkish unisex name
meaning "sea."
- DERYA: Turkish unisex form
of Persian Darya, meaning "ocean."
- DILARA: Turkish name
meaning "lover."
- DUYGU: Turkish unisex name
meaning "emotion."
- EBRU: Turkish name derived
from the word for the art of marbling, ebru,
itself from the Ottoman Turkish word ebri,
meaning "cloud," suggestive of the streaked
aspect in marbling.
- ECE: Turkish name meaning
"queen."
- EKIN: Turkish name meaning
"harvest."
- ELMAS: Turkish name
meaning "diamond."
- EMEL: Turkish name meaning
"desire."
- EMINE: Feminine form of
Turkish Emin, meaning "reliable, trustworthy."
- ESEN: Turkish name meaning
"wind."
- ESER: Turkish unisex name
meaning "achievement."
- ESIN: Turkish name meaning
"inspiration."
- FIDAN: Turkish name
meaning "sapling."
- GIZEM: Turkish name
meaning "mystery."
- GONCA: Turkish form of
Persian Ghoncheh, meaning "flower bud."
- GOZDE (Gözde): Turkish
name meaning "favorite."
- GÜLISTAN: Turkish form of
Persian Gulistan, meaning "rose-land."
- HANDE: Turkish name
meaning "smile."
- HAVVA: Turkish form of
English Eve, meaning "alive, living."
- HAZAN: Turkish name
meaning "autumn."
- IRMAK: Turkish name
meaning "river."
- KELEBEK: Turkish name
meaning "butterfly."
- MELEK: Turkish name
meaning "angel."
- MERYEM: Turkish form of
Miriam, meaning "beloved."
- MUGE (Müge): Turkish name
meaning "lily."
- NERGIS: Turkish name
meaning "daffodil."
- NESRIN: Turkish form of
Persian Nasrin, meaning "wild rose."
- NILUFER (Nilüfer): Turkish
form of Persian Nilofer, meaning "water-lily."
- NURAY: Turkish name
meaning "bright moon."
- OZGE (Özge): Turkish name
meaning "different, other."
- OZGUR (Özgür): Turkish
unisex name meaning "free."
- OZLEM (Özlem): Turkish
name meaning "yearning."
- PEMBE: Turkish name
meaning "pink."
- PINAR: Turkish name
meaning "spring."
- SEBNEM (Şebnem): Turkish
form of Shabnam, meaning "dew."
- SIMGE: Turkish name
meaning "symbol."
- SU: Turkish name meaning
"water."
- TULAY (Tülay): Turkish
name meaning "new moon."
- UMUT: Turkish unisex name
meaning "hope."
- YAGMUR (Yağmur): Turkish
name meaning "rain."
- YETER: Turkish name
meaning "enough; sufficient."
- YILDIZ: Turkish name
meaning "star."
- YONCA: Turkish name
meaning "clover."
|
- ADEM: Turkish form of
Adam, meaning "earth."
- AHMED:
Turkish form of Arabic Ahmad, meaning
"praiseworthy."
- AHMET: Turkish form of
Arabic Ahmad, meaning "praiseworthy."
- ALP: Turkish name meaning
"brave."
- ALTAN: Turkish name
meaning "dawn."
- ATA: Turkish name meaning
"ancestor."
- AYDIN: Turkish name
meaning "enlightened."
- BAGATUR: Variant of
Turkish Baghatur, meaning "warrior."
- BAGHADUR: Variant of
Turkish Baghatur, meaning "warrior."
-
BAGHATUR: Old Turkish
word and name meaning "warrior." This was the
name of several historical figures, such a
Baghatur Khagan of the Khazars, and two rulers
of the Mughal Empire.
- BARIS (Bariş): Turkish
name meaning "peace."
- BERK: Turkish name meaning
"solid, strong."
- BERKANT: Turkish name
meaning "solid oath."
- BERKER: Turkish name
meaning "solid man."
- BORA: Turkish name meaning
"hurricane."
- BULUT: Turkish name
meaning "cloud."
- CAGATAY (Cağatay): Turkish
form of Mongolian Chagatai, the meaning of which
is unknown.
- CAN: Turkish name meaning
"life."
- COSKUN: Turkish name
meaning "enthusiastic."
- DENIZ: Turkish unisex name
meaning "sea."
- DERYA: Turkish unisex form
of female Persian Darya, meaning "ocean."
- DIRENC (Direnç): Turkish
name meaning "resistance."
- DUYGU: Turkish unisex name
meaning "emotion."
- EDIZ: Turkish name meaning
"high."
- EMIN:
Armenian and Turkish name meaning "honest."
- EMRE: Turkish form of
English Henry, meaning "home-ruler."
- ENGIN: Turkish name
meaning "vast."
- ERDEM: Turkish name
meaning "virtue."
- EREN: Turkish name meaning
"saint."
- EROL: Turkish name meaning
"brave."
- ESER: Turkish unisex name
meaning "achievement."
- GOKER (Göker): Turkish
name meaning "man of the sky."
- GÜL: Turkish form of
Persian Gul, meaning "rose."
- GÜLBAHAR: Turkish form of
Persian Gulbahar, meaning "spring rose."
- HAKAN:
Turkish name meaning "emperor."
- IBRAHIM: Arabic
and Turkish form of Abraham, meaning "father of
a multitude."
- ILHAMI: Turkish name
meaning "inspiration."
- ILKER: Turkish name
meaning "first man."
- ILKIN: Turkish name
meaning "first."
-
ISKANDER: Variant of
Turkish Iskender, meaning "defender of mankind."
-
ISKENDER: Turkish form
of Alexander, meaning "defender of mankind."
- KORAY: Turkish name
meaning "ember moon."
- KUDRET: Turkish name of
Persian origin, meaning "might, power."
- LEVENT: Turkish name
derived from the marines in the Ottoman military
called Leventler ("the Levents"), meaning "the
lions."
- MEHMED:
Turkish form of Arabic Mahmud, meaning
"praiseworthy."
- MEHMET: Variant of Turkish
Mehmed, meaning "praiseworthy."
- METIN: Turkish name
meaning "strong."
- MURAT: Turkish name
meaning "desire, wish."
- ÖMER: Turkish form of
Arabic Omar, meaning "alive, living."
- ONUR: Turkish name meaning
"honor."
- OSMAN: Turkish form of
Arabic Uthman, meaning "baby bustard." A bustard
is a crane-like game bird.
- OZ:
Turkish name meaning "bard."
- OZGUR (Özgür): Turkish
unisex name meaning "free."
- SAVAS: Turkish name
meaning "war."
- SELIM: Turkish form of
Arabic Salim, meaning "safe."
- SERHAT: Turkish name
meaning "frontier."
- SERKAN: Turkish name
meaning "blood head."
- SONER: Turkish name
meaning "last man."
- SULEIMAN (Süleiman):
Variant of Turkish Süleyman, meaning "man of
peace."
-
SULEYMAN
(Süleyman): Turkish form of Solomon, meaning
"man of peace."
- TEMEL: Turkish name
meaning "basic, fundamental."
- TOLGA: Turkish name
meaning "helmet."
- TUNC (Tunç): Turkish name
meaning "bronze."
- TURGAY: Turkish bird name
meaning "lark."
- UFUK: Turkish name meaning
"horizon."
- UMUT: Turkish unisex name
meaning "hope."
- VOLKAN: Turkish name
meaning "volcano."
- YAVUZ: Turkish name
meaning "grim, stern."
- ZEKI: Turkish name meaning
"intelligent."
|
|
-
Cats
Central's Guide to Cat and Kitten Names - Whether your
cat is the rugged outdoorsy type, or a pampered pussycat,
this exhaustive list of cat and kitten name suggestions is
sure to help you find a purrfectly unique cat name or kitten
name for your new Turkish Van kitten including Aristocratic,
French, Irish, Celtic cat names and more! Also includes an
extensive list of
Cat Names
books you can purchase online!
- Pet
Net's Name that Pet! -
Pet Net offers a great list of
pet names
suggestions for dogs, cats and other family pets.
Cat Names Books From the Cat
Lover's Book Store:
 1000
Cat Names: From A to Z - Cats have
very distinctive personalities, and every new kitten deserves a
name to match its looks and character. Prince might be the
perfect name for a pussycat of regal appearance—though Yogi
would be a better fit for a comical cat who always gets into
mischief. Those two plus 998 additional names fill this
entertaining and informative little book, written to inspire
soon-to-be cat owners. They'll find names to match not only
their kitten's personality, but also to reflect their own tastes
and interests, all names presented in alphabetical order. And
while trying to decide on that perfect feline name—whether it be
Pinocchio or Picasso, Hercules or Hamlet—cat owners can delight
over the dozens of enchanting, comical, and endearing color
photos of kittens at rest and at play.
Click Here to purchase online from the Cat Lover's Book Store!
 5001
Names For Cats - From Stephen Baker, the wildly funny expert
on pets, comes this hilarious book on living with your feline
companion. Learn how to pick an appropriate name for your cat,
and hope that kitty chooses to acknowledge this name. Chapters
are organized on the basis of cat characteristics, with original
names such as:
• Kamaiki (Middle Eastern black coffee,
for a black cat)
• Paloma (Spanish for "white dove")
•
Koni (a shock absorber in race cars, for your fast cat)
Click Here to purchase online from the Cat Lover's Book Store!
 Finally!
Names For Cats - When it's time to
choose a name for your cat, be as finicky as your favorite
feline! This handy and delightfully illustrated guide contains
more than 500 creative names based on a cat's behavior and
personality. Along with original names, Mimi Fontaine has
included her own imaginative and whimsical drawings to accompany
this comprehensive list. If you've adopted a pair of cats, check
out the section for Duos and Duets. "Names for Cats" is a
wonderful reference tool and a perfect gift to delight all cat
lovers.
Click Here to purchase online from the Cat Lover's Book Store!
|
Back to Menu
Copyright© 1997 - 2008
Moore Designs Web Site Services
All rights reserved.
Related Web Sites:
Dog and Puppy Central |
Dogpage.us |
Catpage.us |
Kitten Stork |
Puppy Stork
Pet Net |
Pet Net USA |
Pet Net Canada |
Puppy and Kitten Classified
Ads | The Bow Wow Boutique
|
The Meow Marketplace
Site Map
Cats and Kittens >
Cat Breeds Information >
Cat Breeds Pictures
> Cats For Sale
& Kittens For Sale
>
Cats and Kittens Central
|
