Takla has to be by far the most popular breed in Turkey. These pigeons are raised for their tumbling skills and performance throughout the country where other breeds tend to stay regional.

  They come in many colors, and plain, mustached, rosed, crested or double crested heads. Although in recent years mottled and grizzled birds have been showing up they are frown upon. White color is only acceptable in some formations; white self being one. White tail markings and to a degree white head markings are also considered to be traditional. I say to a degree about the white head because it really isn't a bald head marking. More like a monk pattern on top of the head and only in certain sub-varieties or I should say bird from certain regions.

Each bird is called by the names written below them as their color description but they are known by their city of origin.  The city they are known by is a good indication of what type of tumblers they are. Several things measure quality of their performance:
As they are low flying birds it is clearly visible what they do in the air (this is usually the reason for many to select this breed).  All of them tumble while flying straight and most do a combination upstairs climb tumbling but, only the good ones dive towards the loft and just before touching the ground make a helicopter like upstairs climb towards the sky, legs stretched down like they are trying to touch the ground, head down forward between wings looking down and the body 90 degrees to ground vertical take off.  Every two to three feet they tumble and keep going up.  Some even add to it by spinning their body around them selves while going up and keeping composure.

This performance, how high they fly, how fast they fly and if they like to be flown in kits or alone really depends on what type of takla they are more precisely what region they are from. This is also applicable to their physical qualities. Their flight time varies based on what sub-variety they belong to and can range from most popular 2 hours of flying above the roof tops to flying for 8 to 14 hours in heights where they disappear from eye sight.

Miski
(Brown check w/yellow chest)

Altınbaş Miski
(Golden-head Miski)

Şeker
(Candy)

Portakal
(Orange)

Kahve Rengi
(Coffee Color)

Aynalı Sabuni
(Mirrored, white tailed, Sabuni)

Mavi
(Blue)

Akpaça Arap
(White muffed Black self)

Gümüş
(Silver, color of the almond markings)

Şeker
(Candy)

 Süt Beyaz
(Milk White)

Limon
(Lemon)