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 started from Pasarofça treaty with Austria in 1718 and ended with a rebellion called Patrona Halil in 1730. This period is known as the peace and pleasure era. The name of the period derived from the tulip craze in the tulip gardens called lalezar among the Ottoman elite society.
Tulip Dictionary
Lale tulip; a female name
Laledan, lalelik tulip vase
Lalefam, lalegun, lalereng tulip coloured
Lalegül a female nane; a tune in Turkish music
Lalehadd tulip cheeks
Laleli a street near Beyazid in Istanbul
Lalename treatise written for tulips
Laleruh tulip cheeks, a tune in Turkish music
Laleveş like tulip
Lalezar tulip garden
Lalezari tulip garden owner
Did you know?
The word “tulip” is a Turkish word whereas lale, a Farsi word, is used in modern Turkish.
