Flora of Turkey

The "Lost Tulip," which became extinct in Anatolia in 1896, has bloomed again in the northern province of Bartın's Amasra district, its homeland, offering a mesmerizing site to look at with its beautiful red and orange tones.

Turkey is increasingly aggressive. It is occupying, bombing, or threatening Cyprus, Syria, Iraq, Armenia, and, in recent weeks, Greece

He urged Greece and Turkey to resolve their differences in the Aegean

Asuman Baytop, a leading Turkish expert on botany and botanical history who provided a significant contribution to the country's flora with her discoveries, was commemorated on Feb. 19 on the 6th anniversary of her demise.

The total number of muscari plant species in Turkey has increased to 45 with the two new ones added to the scientific literature.

Six Albanian nationals have been arrested in the region of Grammos in northwestern Greece, near the border with Albania, on charges of violating forestry laws by illegally picking huge amounts of a wild mountain herb.

Police said they caught the men on Tuesday and seized 132 kilos of Primula veris (cowslip), as well as 10 horses that were used to carry the harvest.

Autumn in Turkey

Wild Passion Flower

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Huernia Oculata

Sea Poison Tree (Barringtonia asiatica)

Corpse Flower (Rafflesia Arnoldii).

Corpse Lily (Amorphophallus titanum)

Flame Lily (Gloriosa Superba).

Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior).

Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera).

Bee Orchid (Ophrys Apifera)

Bat plant (Tacca integrifolia)

The woody dark brown horn-shaped pods do not look edible at all. They look dry and extremely tough, with seeds as hard as stone. This is how most people perceive carob, especially if one is not from a carob growing geography. One hesitates to call carob a fruit - surely it is not a vegetable, but it is usually referred to as carob bean and it must be nature's most peculiar food item.