Ozan Belkis has been involved in dogs since his childhood. Born in 1968 in Izmir, Turkey, he has had several different breeds including an Airedale, a Basset Hound, and a Great Dane.
After owning a Black Russian Terrier, his passion for this magnificent breed, and exhibiting them, opened a new dimension in his life and inspired him to get more involved with the dog show world.
Ozan was the first Turkish exhibitor showing his dogs at International level at World and European Dog shows. These experiences eventually led him to breed Black Russian Terriers, Miniature Schnauzers, and Cane Corsos under the Falabella Smyrna Prefix.
Ozan was one of the proud founders of the Turkish Kennel Club (KIF) and since the early days of the organization, he has been instrumental in organizing all breed conformation shows across the country, together with breed events and establishing training and educational programs for judges.
Ozan has been an FCI International Judge since 2009. He has judged in many countries across five continents, including many prestigious events such as the World and European Dog Shows. These include 2017 WDS in Germany, 2018 WDS Netherlands and EDS Poland, 2021 EDS Hungary, 2022 EDS France, 2023 EDS Denmark and 2023 WDS in Switzerland and 2024 WDS in Croatia. This is testament to the regard in which Ozan is considered by the European dog fraternity. He has also judged many breed specialties around the world especially related to FCI Group 2 the Pinchers/Schnauzers/Molosoids.
He is the president of the Turkish Kennel Club and serves as the chairman of the organization’s Judges & Shows committee. He is a board member of several breed clubs.
