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Cicek, Popular Flowers

Cicek, Popular Flowers

Cicek means flower in Turkish. It is also used as a female name. Istanbul is most famous for purple flowers of judas tree in the spring all over the Bosphorus… Read more »

Tulip

Tulip

Lale, or tulip is a flower originally from Kazakhistan, but spread all over the world from Turkey in the Tulip era during the Ottoman Empire. Tulip Era The Tulip Era… Read more »

Lodos

Lodos

Lodos, another Greek word in Turkish, is the south and southwest wind that is strong and brings rain. Istanbul is usually paralyzed when lodos blows. Boats are usually overturned and… Read more »

Erguvan, Real symbol of Istanbul

Erguvan, Real symbol of Istanbul

Erguvan, Judas tree, redbud is one of the symbols of İstanbul that blooms in April and May on both sides of the Bosphorus and the islands ushering in spring time…. Read more »