Horse Ranch
Karagaae’s horse ranch remained in Bursa, Turkey for 700 years, producing the best Arabian Horses. This ranch was established to provide for the needs of the Ottoman palace and the army of horses. Its business grew to include the raising of kangal dogs and sheep. The manager of the ranch, Mustafa Otchan says that half the Arabian horses that win the races held in Turkey was raised in his ranch. Otchan says that this ranch was established in the 14th century on lands that was given a gift to Uruhan Ghazi Sultan by his father-in-law, which makes it the oldes ranch to raise animals in Turkey. The number of horses in this ranch is 475. It generates profits that exceed millions of pounds. The ranch also contains a great number of the Kangal dogs and sheep, around 275, which bring huge amounts of profit too. In addition to a great number of cattle. The workers in the ranch aim at, as Otchan says, raising the standards of animal husbandry section in Turkey, encouraging the Turkish farmers to invest in this field.