What is Turkish Van?
{{Infobox cat breed | name = Turkish Van | image = Thor, turkish van.jpg | imagecaption = A Turkish Van with heterochromia. | image2 = Morris,_a_cat_of_the_Turkish_Van.jpg | imagecaption2 = Turkish Van cat | altname = Turkish cat (obsolete) | country = [[Turkey]] (foundation stock),<br />[[United Kingdom]] (initial breeding programme) | notrecognized = | extinct = | cfastd = https://web.archive.org/web/20060118003851/http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/standards/turkish-van.html | fifestd = http://www1.fifeweb.org/dnld/std/TUV.pdf | ticastd = https://tica.org/phocadownload/tv.pdf | gccfstd = https://web.archive.org/web/20081203120615/http://www.turkishvancatclub.co.uk/index2.htm | aacestd = https://web.archive.org/web/20080212192503/http://www.aaceinc.org/pages/breeds/van.htm | acfastd = http://www.acfacats.com/turkish_van_standard.htm | acfstd = http://www.acf.asn.au/Standards/Turkish_Van.htm | ccastd = | otherstd = | note = }} The '''Turkish Van''' is a [[cat breed|breed]] of cat that comes from [[Turkey]]. It has lived in the [[Lake Van]] area of Turkey for hundreds of years. This is why it is named the Turkish Van.<ref name=PetMD>{{cite web|title=Turkish Van: Physical Characteristics|url=http://www.petmd.com/cat/breeds/c_ct_turkish_van|website=PetMD|accessdate=4 October 2014|year=2014}}</ref> This part of Turkey is in very high mountains and has long, cold winters. But the summers are hot. This cat got used to this [[climate]] over time by its body changing. It now has a thick, full [[fur]] coat in the winter, but [[moulting|sheds]] in the summer and becomes a short-haired cat. The Turkish Van swims in the summer to cool itself off and the thin summer coat dries quickly.<ref name=PetMD /> == Eye colours == [[File:Push_van_cat.jpg|thumb|left|Turkish Van with different eye colors]] A Turkish Van may have blue eyes, amber eyes, or eyes with two different colors.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://cats.animal-world.com