Sheep breeds in
Turkey
Sheep breeds in Turkey
I. Fat tailed breeds
II. Semi-fat tailed breeds
III. Thin tailed breeds
Distribution of the breeds by region
I. Fat tailed breeds
Widespread breeds Local breeds
Akkaraman
Kangal Akkaraman
Güney Karaman
Morkaraman
Dağlıç
İvesi
Karagül
Tuj
Norduz
Çine Çaparı
Gıcık sheep
Koçeri sheep
Zom sheep
Hamdani sheep
II. Semi-fat tailed breeds
Widespread breeds
Local breeds Breeds obtained by
crossbreeding
Sakız
Pırlak sheep
Hemşin
Herik (Amasya Heriği) sheep
Malya
Acıpayam
III. Thin tailed breeds
Widespread breeds
Local breeds Breeds obtained by crossbreeding
Kıvırcık
Karayaka
Gökçeada (İmroz)
Karya
Eşme sheep
Turkish Merino breeds
*Karacabey Merino
*Central Anatolian Merino
*Ramlıç
*Anatolian Merino
Hasak
Hasmer
Polatlı
Bafra
Tahirova
Bandırma sheep
Lalahan sheep