SINCE 01.01.2000

 

TURKISH TUMBLER - I

Brief information about this breed with many pictures.

TURKISH TUMBLER - II

Information on the performance styles and competitions.

TURKISH TUMBLER - III

General information on the history of the breed.


TURKISH TUMBLER - IV

Brief explanations of the differences between taklas from different cities.

TURKISH TUMBLER - V

Deciding on the breed and getting your first birds.

TURKISH TUMBLER - VI

Training methods and experiences.

ADANA
(Does not Exist in USA)

Many pictures and information on this breed from my friend Duane's trip to Turkey.

MERSİN & ADANA DEWLAPS
(Does not Exist in USA)

Detailed information on these diving breeds and some photos.

DÖNEK
(Does not Exist in USA)

Detailed information on the breed and training methods.

KELEBEK

General information of this native of Turkey.

DOLAPÇI
(Does not Exist in USA)

Descriptive comparison of this breed with döneks by our dear friend İskender Damgacı.

BURSA

One of the oldest roller breeds in the world.

ÇAKAL
(Does not Exist in USA)

A lesser-known roller breed.

MÜLAKAT
(Does not Exist in USA)

Half wild roller breed.

AZMAN
(Does not Exist in USA)

A rare short-faced diver

ÇORUM TUMBLER

A rare clean-legged tumbler

SELÇUKLU

One of the royal family members of the pigeons in Turkey.

TAKLAMBAÇ

A rare shortface tumbler breed from Konya

THRACE ROLLER
(Does not Exist in USA)

One of the least known breeds of Turkey.

İSTANBUL BANGO
(Does not Exist in USA)

This close relative of the Kurdish Owl and Musuri has gone through a major genetic change
to become one of the very rare diving show breeds in Turkey today.

TRABZON

Here is a breed not only rare to the world but also rare in Turkey.
It is only kept in the city of Trabzon and a few towns around the black sea coast of Turkey.

HÜNKARİ

Small informational page on this historical breed,
known outside of Turkey as the Oriental Frill.

DEMKEŞ
(Does not Exist in USA)

One of the oldest voice breeds in the world.

ANKUT
(Does not Exist in USA)

Original voice breed.

KUMRU
(Does not Exist in USA)

Smallest breed of Turkey belongs to the voice family.

DENİZLİ

This is a link to our sister site Denizli Pigeons.
In this new site there are many different Turkish breeds that are natives to the city of Denizli
which are presented with many beautiful pictures and articles.

PIGEON BAZAAR

Information for travelers to see another face of the pigeon world.

PIGEON WAR

For hundreds of years pigeons have been the symbol of peace around the world but,
in the city of Urfa, they have a very different image.
  They are the warriors of the sky.

URFA'S FLYING FRIENDS

Here is an article from the in-flight magazine of the Turkish Airlines, Skylife.

PIGEON HOUSE

Pigeon's place in Turkish culture and traditional architecture.

 

CAPADOCIA'S PIGEON COTES

Between the mysterious fairy towers exists the homes of pigeons.

PIGEON BOOK

Translation & comments on Turkish breed's sections of
"Handbuch Der TaubenRassen-Die TaubenRassen Der Welt"

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

I tried to put most common questions I get about the breeds presented here.
Some beautiful pictures, as well.

 

BREEDERS

Small contact list for breeders of Turkish breeds in US and around the world.

 

DR. TÜRKER'S CORNER

This section of the site will have select articles by Dr. Türker Savaş on different aspects of the pigeon fancy.

Sitemizdeki makalelerin Türkçe çevirilerine ve başka bir çok detaylı bilgilere

aşağıdaki banner'e basarak girebileceğiniz TGYB sitesinde ulaşabilirsiniz.

Red button above will take you to Turkish National Pigeon Breeders Association site.
This site is published only in Turkish.

KURT

San Jose, California

Last update: 03/21/2008 08:32:37 PM