Galanthus plicatus subsp. byzantinus in flower on a hillside
Field notes from our guides

Wildflowers of Turkey: where and when to look

Turkey holds around ten thousand plant species, a third of them found nowhere else. The difficulty is not finding flowers. It is timing.

By Yasemin Konuralp 18 January 2026

The bloom moves north and uphill through the spring, which means a single week can be perfect in one valley and three weeks early in the next. Planning a botanical journey is mostly planning altitude.

March to April

The coastal strip and the lower Lycian valleys. Orchids, anemones, cyclamen.

May to June

The Taurus range and the high plateaux, where the fritillaries and the endemic bulbs are.

So, where would you like to go?

Roughly when, roughly how many of you, and what you are hoping for. That is enough to start with. You will hear back within a day, from whoever ends up planning it.

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