Showing posts with label tulip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tulip. Show all posts

26 March 2010

Istanbul Tulip Festival

The 5th edition of the International Istanbul Tulip Festival organized by the Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul will be celebrated between April 2nd-18th, 2010.

As usual, Emirgan Park will be the heart of this festival but you can see millions of tulips blooming all around Istanbul during that time; in squares, in public parks, or in any green space. This is the most colorful festival in Istanbul.

04 April 2007

Tulip Festival in Istanbul, Apr 7-15

Tulips in Istanbul
The 2nd International Istanbul Tulip Festival will be held in Istanbul between April 7th-15th. Many parks of the city, especially Emirgan Park, will be home of this festivity. This year, the Metropolitan Municipality has planted over 8 million tulips all over the city and it will be a colorful festival both for the citizens and foreign visitors. Tulips will be enjoyed until mid-May.


Since many centuries, Tulip was produced in Turkey and it was introduced to Europe. Tulip motifs were always used in clothing and tiles and today it became the symbol of Turkey.