Is he Turkish Van?

Here is my 7 month old kitten adopted from a shelter having been found at a few weeks of age cowering under a caravan at an abandoned site. We've had him around 3 months and noted a few features which distinguish him from his moggy pal we adopted him with (not true litter mates).


Aside from his van patterning he has unusual eyes with iris visible underneath the pupil, very fine silky fur that needs no grooming, is very large bodied with big paws, a very athletic jumper and (possibly just damage from an illness?) a very quiet/unusual voice. He cannot miaow but his purr is incredibly loud with a distinct warbling character I have heard in no cat before.

Finally his personality is shy/scared of new humans, noise and open space (again possibly just related to his start in life) but is very affectionate once familiar, loves cuddles, loves to be enclosed (he will crawl under our duvet). He is dominant (friendly biting, shoving, receives majority of washing) toward the pal we adopted him with despite being a month younger.

Do you think he is a TVan? The answer is purely for interest as it will make no difference in how we care for the little guy.

In the above pic he is only 4-5 month old. Here he is almost 7 months.

He is definitely a look alike!  

Good luck!

Not sure about the Turkish Van, but I love his markings!!

Thank you all

This little fella is now around 15 months old, I have no theories on what he is or contains! A bit of everything like all moggies. Sometimes I think he has a syndrome as he's one of the strangest cats I've known! Despite having a stocky frame (I thought he'd turn out large) he stopped growing around 8 or 9 months and has only reached 2.9kg. The vet says his head is disproportionately large. He is adorably dumb and loves cuddles all the time. There is also his strange voice problem, he can't miaow and warbles instead of a normal purr. He also gulps and clucks. He has quite a squashy face with bulgy eyes and smallish blunt ears. His fur is incredibly soft and doesn't need to be brushed.

He is so beautifull and i think he can be half turkish van. Actually turkish van cats are only white . In my country turkish van cats and angoras are so speacial