Mülâkat
is one of our roller breeds. They are known as "Mülakat roller"
and "Mulakat roller" around the world. Mülâkat is originally
an Arabic word that means getting together, getting along or meeting. The
reason for the name is the origin of the breed; it was created by mixing
Bursa (Oynar) with rock pigeon (Columbia Livia). Name being Arabic shows
that the breed was created in Ottoman times. Bursas were continuously
paired with rock pigeons to improve their flight qualities and after a
while a new breed was created. Today's Mülâkat is a relative of Bursa
but a different breed.
Some of the fanciers look at this breed as a color variation of Bursa.
This thought is in no way correct. When a new breed is created by mixing
two completely different breeds, it can not be considered to be a color
variation of one of these breeds. Even though these two breeds are
relatives they have very different genetic make up. The most obvious
genetic difference of Mülâkat is number of its tail feathers and the oil
gland. Their tails consist of 14 feathers and they have an oil gland. In
relation to this, Bursas have 12 tail feathers and do not have an oil
gland. Besides these, most of Bursa's physical qualities do not exist in
Mülâkats. Shape of the head, beak, body and the color of these two
breeds differ in some degree or another. Moreover, the legs of Mülâkats
are rather short compared to legs of Bursas.
Since Mülâkats were created using rock pigeons, they look very much like them. Their main color is blue. Like the wild birds they carry two bars on the wings. Their only difference to the wild birds is the white primaries and tail. They carry their wings above the tail. The white primaries are in 7 to 7 formation on the wings and the tail is completely white. Mis-markings on the wings and the tail is not an acceptable future on this breed. Even though, they are mainly blue color they can be in dark smokey, light blue and dirty blue tones.
