Various flowers such as tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and tuberoses... have been planted in the parks, gardens and streets of Istanbul according to unique designs by botanists.
Tulips in bloom at Emiran Park
Emirgan Park, one of the largest public parks in Istanbul, is the center of the festival. The hill in the park, located along the European side of the Bosphorus, is decorated with a stream of giant tulips and a flower carpet shaped like the large Turkish flag.
The festival attracts many tourists to admire and check-in.
The Istanbul Tulip Festival was born in 2005. The Istanbul city government has expanded the breeding and production of different tulip species to serve the festival.
Tulips were considered a symbol of prosperity for the Ottoman Empire between 1718 and 1730.
This period, known as the “Tulip Age,” also saw the enlightenment of the Ottomans, through extensive cultural and artistic interactions with the rest of the world – mainly Europeans. It was only after the “Tulip Age” and the Ottoman Empire ended that the Netherlands gradually became the new center of this flower.
Türkiye is the second largest exporter of tulips in the world.
In addition to admiring tulips, visitors to this year's festival can also participate in cultural and artistic events, workshops and a photography contest.
