To the naked eye, delicate velvet roses in Show southeast Turkey black It overwhelms the senses with Their sweet scent is irresistible.
Rose buds are just Like darkness, and when it is full it takes flower on the color of Intensely rich red wine.
these black Roses Known As “Karagul” in Turkish and thistles than others, can only grow in City of Halfeti with Soil that has a characteristic features including special pH level.
The unique Experts say that the color cannot be preserved anywhere else.
Now, Halfeti residents want to me transform Rose to a brand since the flower sector in Turkey is booming business.
Industry currently Dominated by the western province of Isparta, known as the “rose garden” in Turkey.
Today, Turkey and Bulgaria make up about 80% of The world rose oil production.
But Devrim Tutosh, 28, a Halfeti resident, has already I have seen business Thrive.
after his coming up with a business plan to promote black Roses, and now he supplies Istanbul with petals for Cologne, Turkish Delight, and Ice Cream.
the demand already Exceeded offer.
This does not prevent Totouch who already for him next The plan: Karagul wine.
“There is a huge market out there in Istanbul. All about Rod Sparta. He said: Why is it not the same here?
Save the roses
The black Rose’s fortunes weren’t always so sweet.
Previously, a local resident said, it only aroused indifference among the residents official in Cost of Save the roses.
“They were everywhere in “The gardens,” said his friend, “but no one noticed.” who His name is only mentioned as Bulent.
“The locals had no idea about roses unique. We moved some to higher land and began production in greenhouses,” the official said who did not wish reveal his identity.
In Upper Halfeti, one The greenhouse operated by the city’s Department of Agriculture is home to 1000 roses.
But the townspeople rallied to save the rose after the dam was dammed on River Euphrates flooded region in The early 2000s, threatened by the burial of Venus. Building of Bersik Dam in 2000 was part of a series of development projects in southeast Turkey.
Today, 20 variants of black Roses are recognized worldwide – including 16 in said botanist Ali Ekinci Turkey.
Karagul is not an endemic species in Halfeti, “Ikinci, a professor at Harran University in Şanlıurfa province said.
“But the particular environment, climate and soil cause on him bloom darker there. If you grow this rose somewhere else, it won’t be dark or black. “
French link?
The professor He insisted that the Halfeti Rose was “unique. “
the color of The rose darkens and becomes more black And the smell is stronger one moves From Şanlıurfa – where Halfeti is located – towards Syria, which is 60 kilometers (38 miles) to the south, Ekinci said.
Halfeti official The clearest roses on higher The land because the soil is close to the dam more acidic due to of Euphrates water.
Ikinci believed assets of Karagul could be “Louis XIV” black rose, grown in France in 1859 and named after the French king.
But Frederick Achelle, deputy director of botanical gardens of the museum of natural history in Paris, isn’t it sure.
“Louis XIV can really be transformed by water of Euphrates .. and fake communications ” with a smile.
green rose
Halfeti is also home To the strange-looking green rose of grass, but it is real Nor just Photoshop by avid Instagram users.
“He. She remains mysterious. Some locals had in their gardens. But because it is odorless, it is failed to me attract Attention,” Ikinci said.
The green flower wasjust Curiosity of in Rose gardens “after it was introduced in Europe in 1856 by British nurseries, Achilles added.
But that won’t stop Halfe from taking advantage of it of that it real And the hidden Treasures.
on the beaches of dam, a few amateur gardeners are promoting black Rose to the tourists along the boat tours To see the caves, now under water.
To the naked eye, delicate velvet roses in Show southeast Turkey black It overwhelms the senses with Their sweet scent is irresistible.
Rose buds are just Like darkness, and when it is full it takes flower on the color of Intensely rich red wine.
these black Roses Known As “Karagul” in Turkish and thistles than others, can only grow in City of Halfeti with Soil that has a characteristic features including special pH level.
The unique Experts say that the color cannot be preserved anywhere else.
Now, Halfeti residents want to me transform Rose to a brand since the flower sector in Turkey is booming business.
Industry currently Dominated by the western province of Isparta, known as the “rose garden” in Turkey.
Today, Turkey and Bulgaria make up about 80% of The world rose oil production.
But Devrim Tutosh, 28, a Halfeti resident, has already I have seen business Thrive.
after his coming up with a business plan to promote black Roses, and now he supplies Istanbul with petals for Cologne, Turkish Delight, and Ice Cream.
the demand already Exceeded offer.
This does not prevent Totouch who already for him next The plan: Karagul wine.
“There is a huge market out there in Istanbul. All about Rod Sparta. He said: Why is it not the same here?
Save the roses
The black Rose’s fortunes weren’t always so sweet.
Previously, a local resident said, it only aroused indifference among the residents official in Cost of Save the roses.
“They were everywhere in “The gardens,” said his friend, “but no one noticed.” who His name is only mentioned as Bulent.
“The locals had no idea about roses unique. We moved some to higher land and began production in greenhouses,” the official said who did not wish reveal his identity.
In Upper Halfeti, one The greenhouse operated by the city’s Department of Agriculture is home to 1000 roses.
But the townspeople rallied to save the rose after the dam was dammed on River Euphrates flooded region in The early 2000s, threatened by the burial of Venus. Building of Bersik Dam in 2000 was part of a series of development projects in southeast Turkey.
Today, 20 variants of black Roses are recognized worldwide – including 16 in said botanist Ali Ekinci Turkey.
Karagul is not an endemic species in Halfeti, “Ikinci, a professor at Harran University in Şanlıurfa province said.
“But the particular environment, climate and soil cause on him bloom darker there. If you grow this rose somewhere else, it won’t be dark or black. “
French link?
The professor He insisted that the Halfeti Rose was “unique. “
the color of The rose darkens and becomes more black And the smell is stronger one moves From Şanlıurfa – where Halfeti is located – towards Syria, which is 60 kilometers (38 miles) to the south, Ekinci said.
Halfeti official The clearest roses on higher The land because the soil is close to the dam more acidic due to of Euphrates water.
Ikinci believed assets of Karagul could be “Louis XIV” black rose, grown in France in 1859 and named after the French king.
But Frederick Achelle, deputy director of botanical gardens of the museum of natural history in Paris, isn’t it sure.
“Louis XIV can really be transformed by water of Euphrates .. and fake communications ” with a smile.
green rose
Halfeti is also home To the strange-looking green rose of grass, but it is real Nor just Photoshop by avid Instagram users.
“He. She remains mysterious. Some locals had in their gardens. But because it is odorless, it is failed to me attract Attention,” Ikinci said.
The green flower wasjust Curiosity of in Rose gardens “after it was introduced in Europe in 1856 by British nurseries, Achilles added.
But that won’t stop Halfe from taking advantage of it of that it real And the hidden Treasures.
on the beaches of dam, a few amateur gardeners are promoting black Rose to the tourists along the boat tours To see the caves, now under water.