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PREFACE



          TİGEM, our country’s pioneering and educational institution in agriculture, is one of the most well-
          established organisations not only in our country but also in the region and the world, thanks to its
          agricultural production carried out on its 17 businesses and 3.6 million decares of land. Many of
          these businesses existed during the Ottoman period as Çiflikat-ı Hümayun (Imperial Farms), while
          some were used to meet the food and horse needs of the palace and the army. While others supplied
          food  and  horses  for  the  palace  and  the  army.  With  the  establishment  of  the  Republic,  these
          operations were transferred to the state and merged with the State Stud Farms, Dairy Farms, and
          State Production Farms to form TİGEM under a single umbrella in 1984.

          TİGEM, whose two main activities are breeding livestock and producing certified seeds, leverages
          its experience from a history of achievements to produce certified seeds in varieties where there is a
          significant shortage in our country, as well as high-quality breeding stock, using state-of-the-art
          technology in modern facilities. These products are made available to farmers across the country.
          Another important area of activity for TİGEM is the breeding of purebred Arabian horses. Purebred
          Arabian horse breeding is carried out at our General Directorate’s facilities in Bursa/Karacabey,
          Malatya/Sultansuyu, and Eskişehir/Anadolu.

          Thanks to the meticulously implemented breeding programmes and professional approach to horse
          breeding activities in these three establishments, this valuable genetic resource has been preserved
          without any deterioration in its breed characteristics, while its racing performance has been improved
          and further breeding has been achieved. With its meticulously maintained records and pedigrees
          dating back to the Ottoman era, TİGEM, one of the most important and oldest institutions in the
          world in terms of purebred Arabian horse breeding, fulfils this public duty, enabling our country to
          rank among those that preserve and sustain genetic resources in this field.

          The horses bred by TİGEM not only constitute a significant portion of the foals competing in Turkish
          race tracks but also contribute to the preservation of the genetic characteristics of purebred Arabian
          horses  with  healthy  and  high-quality  pedigrees  and  excellent  racing  performance.  To  this  end,
          ‘Stallion  Semen  Production  Laboratories’  have  been  established  in  our  three  breeding  facilities,
          thereby introducing a new service to the sector.

          The purebred Arabian foals bred at the three facilities mentioned above, which are affiliated with our
          General  Directorate,  are  sold  annually  through  an  open  auction.  These  sales  take  place  at  the
          Karacabey Agricultural Facility and the Istanbul Veliefendi Hippodrome.


          We hope that this sales catalogue, which introduces the foals we have bred with the expertise of our
          specialised staff and carefully selected breeding stock that have achieved championships throughout
          their racing careers, will be beneficial and contribute to the promotion and development of purebred
          Arabian horse breeding in our country.




                                                                                     Dr. Hasan GEZGİNÇ
                                                                                    Chairman of the Board
                                                                                       General Manager
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