Dear friends it is illegal to take kangals out of Turkey bet people keep taking them out illegally. This decision was made by the Ministry of Agriculture because they do not know the exct numbers and think they are in danger of extinction. Turkish Kennel Club is working on changing this and in very near future this will cahange because there are many dogs going out of the country uncontrolled.Many of them are mixes and this is not good for the represantation of the breed. Also district goverment of Sivas region made it illegal to take dogs out of the province which is complately nonsence. In the first week of May we will have meetings in Dortmund to found the International Kangal Dog Club.This club will work with the Turkish Kennel Club.Best wishes to all our friends.Onur.