20.10.2026 18:42
At the auction held at Istanbul Veliefendi Racecourse, 12 of the 15 elite purebred Arabian foals offered for sale found buyers. The foal named "Akifcan" reached the highest price at 7 million lira, while total revenue from the sales was 46 million 850 thousand lira. The General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises generated 336 million 770 thousand lira in revenue from the 323 foals it sold throughout the year.
The auction of 15 head of elite purebred Arabian foals raised by the Anadolu Agricultural Enterprise Directorate was held in the paddock area of Istanbul Veliefendi Racecourse.
In the hybrid auction, 12 foals were sold, while 3 foals found no buyers.
HIGHEST BID 7 MILLION LIRA
Among the purebreds, the foal named "Akifcan" was sold for an online bid of 7 million lira. This foal was followed by the foal named "Şendoğan" at 6 million 760 thousand lira and the foal named "Özyiğidim" at 6 million 500 thousand lira. The foal sold for the lowest price was "Oğuzname" at 1 million 200 thousand lira.
After the auction, 2 unsold foals of the Sultansuyu Agricultural Enterprise were also offered for sale. The foal named Ahmet Bera, offered for sale at today's auction, was sold for 2 million 300 thousand lira with the bid of an online participant. The foal named Arazbeyim, however, found no buyer.
LAST ELITE FOAL SALE OF THE YEAR
In his speech at the opening of the auction, Director General of Agricultural Enterprises Hasan Gezginç said that today's foal sale was the last elite foal sale held by TİGEM in 2026.
Stating that the institution serves Turkish farmers with 17 enterprises in different regions of Turkey on 3.5 million decares of land, primarily by growing certified seed and, alongside this, quality breeding stock and superior-quality breeding stock, Gezginç said: "One of our important breeding areas is Arabian horse breeding. Our General Directorate, which has been serving in this country and this geography for more than 700 years and, thanks to you, has a justified pride in the world in Arabian horse breeding and improvement, today supports the sector with 1,500 Arabian horses, nearly 400 race foals and elite foals offered to the racing and breeding community every year."
Gezginç stated that together with breeders in the sector they continue a tradition and culture, and said they are determined to walk shoulder to shoulder in the light of experience, knowledge, and science in the future as today.
Stating that just as genetic structure and bloodline are important in a horse's future, breeding and the subsequent race training are equally important, Gezginç expressed that the combination of the Institution's experience with the abilities of horse owners and their efforts to prepare for races has helped bring forth extremely important foals and champions for Turkey.
336 MILLION LIRA IN REVENUE FROM 323 FOALS
In his assessment to the AA reporter after the auction, Gezginç mentioned that 5 race foals and 3 elite foals were sold during the year, and said: "At today's auction, 12 foals found buyers, and a total of 46 million 850 thousand lira in sales was realized. We held the last foal sale of the year. During the year, 5 race foals and 3 elite foals were sold. The race foals were sold at our Bursa Karacabey Agricultural Enterprise, and the elite foals at Istanbul Veliefendi Racecourse. Throughout this year, we sold a total of 323 foals, 41 of which were elite foals. From these sales, we obtained total revenue of 336 million 770 thousand lira."