(Eastern Anatolia Region / Combined, meat yield is prioritized) It is robust and large-bodied. The rump is slightly higher than the withers. The neck is long, the chest is narrow, the rump is low and the legs are high. The ear is large, wide, drooping and tilted to the side. The head is long compared to the body and tapers towards the front. The head profile shows a slight concavity slightly above the transition point from the forehead to the nose. The nose is more or less convex in females and noticeably convex in rams.

Although the body color varies from red to purple, the areas around the eyes, mouth and nose are lighter, and the head and feet are darker than the body. The face and head are generally fleeceless. The abdomen and neck are usually bare or sparsely covered. The legs are fleeceless from the ankles onwards. The structure is coarsely mixed. Males are mostly horned. The horns are large and spiral, while females may be weakly horned or hornless. It has a fat tail. Since the tail vertebrae bend twice, they are in an S form.

It has herd and maternal instincts, good walking ability, and is easy to handle. It has high survival rate and ability to adapt to adverse environmental conditions. It is resistant to cold. Fat tail is used as an energy source during the long and insufficient winter feeding period and provides a guarantee of survival in these conditions.

It has adapted very well to the cold and long winter conditions and mountainous structure of the Eastern Anatolia Region. It makes good use of high altitude and poor pastures. During the winter months, they are housed in closed or open pens with normal feeding.