The Isparta Tulips attract beauty lovers from around the world, and they have become a destination for photography enthusiasts.
Isparta in southwestern Turkey was famous throughout history for its flowers and roses. And for its production of luxurious oils and blossom water. During the Ottoman Empire, it was tasked with producing blossom water, which is necessary for washing the Holy Kaaba.
Isparta Tulips is famous for being the “Rose Capital” in Turkey. As well as growing various types of flowers, such as lavender. As it covers 65% of the world’s rose oil production.
In the village of Caci Borloo, the tulips fields stretch over an area of 120.000 m2, becoming a tourist attraction and photography enthusiasts, with the start of the harvest season.
Isparta is rich in aromatic plants and it is “the capital of the roses of Gori, lavender, and tulips,” as its fields create mesmerizing scenes that dazzle visitors.
The rose groves attract local and foreign visitors, who want to spend a fun day in the bright fields.
The Turkish authorities imposed a severe financial penalty on those who picked a tulips flower, amounting to about 5000 $; and there is no better way for Turkey to express its admiration for the environment for the need to protect it from the threat of extinction. In addition, to the severe financial penalty, it is forbidden to transfer tulips flowers outside the country