The Turkish city of Antalya is the main production center for the cutting flower industry in Turkey and accordingly bulk of the Turkish heyday exporter are located in this urban center . The cut flower industriousness start shipping a total of 75 million stems of gelded peak , mostly carnations , and 4 million Christmas chaplet to nearly 30 European countries and Russia for Christmas and New Year celebrations this year . Central Anatolian Ornamental Plants and Products Exporters ' Association ( OAIB ) President Ismail Yilmaz said , " We have started export to virtually 30 European countries and Russia . We expect 75 million carnation stem and an export revenue of about 8 - 10 million USD for this New Year ’s menstruation . Additionally , we have wreaths cook from our product that are used as room access or tabular array decoration , and with approximately 4 million wreaths , an extra income of 8 - 10 million USD is expected . "
Ismail Yilmaz added : " Turkish flowers are used in European land and Russia for the holiday known as ' Christmas ' or ' Noel ' , which is fete as the nativity of Jesus and starts on December 24th , and for New Year ’s Eve festivity . The exported flowers are mainly carnations , gerbera , ranunculus , and greenery and they are used in blossom redolence sold at supermarkets or florists in Europe . " The Netherlands , United Kingdom and , Germany remain the top export destinations for Turkish flowers . The bloom are sent to the export destinations in refrigerated hand truck and it usually takes 3 to 4 day for the flowers to reach their destination . Carnations have been the master export variety of Turkish growers throughout the years but coronal became a raw product that has earn protrusion in the last decade and started to be produced in more intensity in recent geezerhood .
Ismail Yilmaz stated that they have reached an export of about 121 million dollar mark as of the end of October 2023 , for the twelvemonth and announced that with the end of the summer yield time of year in Isparta , the output time of year on the Antalya coast also has begin . Turkey had exported 137 million USD worth of blossom in 2022 and with the cost increase come from the current increase Christmas activeness , the manufacture is hop to finish the year 2023 with a similar entire export revenue . underline that Christmas is a very important fourth dimension of the year for Christians and that millions of radical of flowers are air from Antalya to European country every class , Yilmaz express that , after Valentine ’s Day ; Christmas and New Year ’s Eve are the busiest menstruation of the ornamental plants and cut flower industry .
explain that while carnations are the most preferent variety at this time of the year , cherry-red is the most demanded coloring material , Yilmaz said , " The cerise coloring of carnations is in high demand , especially during the New Year ’s geological period . In addition , whitened , purplish , purple - white double colors and , Burgundy wine are our most demanded people of colour . These bloom are used in decorations . We can say that it is the most important day for the Christian world and these flowers are used both as decorations and as gifts to each other . "
author : Antalya Express
