Sept 1996 1. Coast of North Anatolia Region, north parts of Middle Anatolia and Thrace, also in Mus, Diyarbarir, Afyon and Sivas Provinces. In dairy units they are tied ion barns. For dairy buffalo farmers, buffalo keeping is a secondary occupation.
Buffalo farming for fattening is generally the main occupation.
Income from buffalo farming is quite good. In Turkey during the last 30 years the number of buffaloes decreased significantly. Main reason for the decrease is political for the lack of guidelines for animal husbandry in the agricultural economy of Turkey. Nevertheless buffalo husbandry is still important in small family units as resources of various products. In Turkey the main regions where buffalo are raised are the coastal and inside of North Anatoila region, having these regions the most suitable environmental conditions for buffalo farming.