Turkish Van Standard
Category IITUVTurkish Van Standard
HeadShapeshort, blunted triangle
Nosemedium long and straight
Chinfirm
EarsShapemedium to large and well furnished, wide at the base, slightly rounded tips
the ears are preferred to be white outside, inside pale pink
Placementset one ear width apart, placed medium high on the skull
EyesShapelarge and oval, set slightly oblique
Colourblue, light amber, odd eyed: one eye blue, the other one light amber. Eye lids to be outlined with pink
Neck strong
BodyStructurelong but sturdy, muscular, medium heavy type
Legs medium long
Pawsdainty, round, well tufted
Tail medium long; well furnished, but without undercoat
a black/blue/auburn/cream/tortie/blue tortie and corresponding agouti patch on the rump extends to cover the whole of the tail, which is faintly ringed in black/blue/auburn/cream/tortie/blue tortie
CoatStructuresemi-long on the body, fine and silky texture. No woolly undercoat
Colour

chalk white with no trace of yellow
patches of black/blue/auburn/cream/tortie/blue tortie and corresponding agouti varieties on the face with a white blaze

Nose leather
Paw pads		 pink
Remarks some cats have small, irregularly placed  black/blue/auburn/cream/ tortie/blue tortie and corresponding agouti patches, but this should not disqualify an otherwise good specimen
often the blue/auburn/cream/tortie/blue tortie patches are more barred than solid

Turkish Van Standard scale of points
Scale of PointsPoints
Total 100
Headgeneral shape, nose, jaw and teeth, chin shape and size of the eyes25
Earsshape and placement, colour10
Eye Colour 10
Bodyshape, size, bone structure, legs and shape of paws, shape and length of tail25
Coatcolour, quality and texture, length25
Condition 5

Turkish Van Standard colour varieties
Recognized Colour Varieties
ColourEMS Code*Remarks
Black/Blue/Red/Cream solidTUV n/a/d/e 61/62/63A, B
Black/Blue tortieTUV f/g 61/62/63A, B
Black/Blue/Red/Cream agoutiTUV n/a/d/e 21 61/62/63A, B
Black/Blue tortie agoutiTUV f/g 21 61/62/63A, B

Turkish Van Standard remarks
*Remarks
 Athe solid and agouti colour are judged together in the same class
 Ball eye colours are judged together in the same class