In my case, it's because the kitten is not born yet not because musim sejuk or what. I am savoring the beauty of my curtains and furniture while I still can, because I know they are going to be wrecked, heh heh. Uh oh, my other two cats won't know what'll hit 'em .

Anyway, from what I had inquired, there's a lot of inbreeding going on in the Turks. The reason being is that the Turkish government is making it difficult for cat breeders to export the "van Kedi" from their country, mainly because they want to preserve these cats which they consider a part of their heritage.

Catalina, if you are really interested in breeding, then the best cattery I found on the net is Pairodocs. This cattery is responsible for introducing the breed in the US, they produce champion lines and they are one of the few who get their breeding stock from Lake Van in Turkey.