| Races | Occurrence |
| AK KARAMAN | common in Middle- and Eastanatolia, less common in West-, North- and Southanatolia. Special Identification: big fattail. |
| MOR KARAMAN | whole Eastanatolia |
| KIZIL KARAMAN | Elazigarea |
| KIVIRCIK | Marmaraarea and Thrakia. Special Identification: longer and thinner, fatless tail. |
| DAGLIC | Westanatolia. Special Identification: large, fat tail |
| MERINOS | Common in the area around Bursa. The relatively fine wool of this breed of sheep makes it unsuitable for use in rugs and flatweaves. Marino wool has a diameter of ca. 16-22u, compared to 27-34u for other breeds of sheep |
| SAKIZ | Westanatolia and Hatay |
| KAMAKUYRUK | Common around Manisa and Izmir. Noted feature: a bastard of the Sakiz breed |
| AMASYA HEREGI | Amasya and Ãorum. Dagliçbastard. |
| KARAKAYA | Whole northanatolia, especially in the regions of Trabzon , Samsun and Amasya |
| IVESI | whole southanatolia, Hatay, Adana and Içel |
| HERIK | Eastanatolia, Bitlis, Van, Siirt, Gümüshane |
| HEMSIN | Artvin, Rize, Giresun. |
| MAZIK | Kars |
| MALYA | Kirsehir |
| GICIK | Artvin and Bilecik |
| CICAK | Giresun |
| OT KOYUNU | Trabzon |
| MENEMEN KOYUNU | Izmir |
| ÖDEMIS KOYUNU | Izmir |
| KARAKIL | Burdur |
| IMROZ KOYUNU | Insel Imroz and Ãanakkale. Special Identification: long and thin tail. |