The Turkish Van is a large muscular yet elegant cat with a white body and distinctively coloured head and tail. The breed does not mature completely until about three or four years of age. The cats are well balanced and proportioned and strong in appearance with no exaggerated features.
The Turkish Van’s coat is long soft and silky with no woolly undercoat.
Turkish Vans are extremely intelligent and friendly and they make excellent companions.
They have quiet soft voices and are happy to be indoor cats provided they are given plenty of company and are kept amused.
They are lively cats and will enjoy playing games with humans or other cats and they do like water.
Turkish Vans do require regular grooming to keep their beautiful silky coat tangle free; it is best to do this on a daily basis as this avoids major tangles and matts.
If grooming with a comb and brush is introduced at an early age the cat will soon become used to it and many potential problems will be avoided. To keep the coat of the Turkish Van cat sparkling white, a bath will probably be necessary. Just make sure you start doing this from an early age (even though their affinity with water is a great help)!
