Anatolian Shepherd population of FCI Registered Anatolian Shepherd Dogs are renamed to Kangal Shepherd Dog, and an updated breed standard for that population of dogs put in place. If it was possible for the Kangal Shepherd Dog breed to be genetically distinct and differentiated from the Anatolian Shepherd Dog, the Kangal Shepherd Dog would have undergone the FCI Provisional and Definitive breed recognition process and be issued its own FCI Standard Number. Duke; animal ambassador at the San Diego Zoo. Anatolian Shepherd The Anatolian Shepherd Dog () is a breed of dog which originated in the Anatolia region of central Turkey. It
General Congregation of the Anatolian Turkish Orthodox General Congregation of the Anatolian Turkish Orthodox The General Congregation of the Anatolian Turkish Orthodox (in Turkish "Umum Anadolu Türk Ortodoksları Cemaatleri") was a pro-Turkish nationalist Orthodox Christian group set up in 1922 and mainly active in the Turkish-speaking, Orthodox Christian Karamanlides population of central Anatolia. Unlike most Greek Orthodox Christians, they identified themselves as Turkish rather than Greek and supported Kemal Ataturk. At the time, it had support from the Orthodox Bishop of Havza, as well as numerous other congregations. There were calls to establish a new Patriarchate for Turkish-speaking Christians with Turkish as the language of worship. In