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. |