Botanical Turkey

Flowers of Turkey

The modern nation of Turkey straddles Europe and Asia, with most of the country stretching nearly a thousand miles across the landmass of Asia Minor. Also known as Anatolia, Asian Turkey is virtually a subcontinent. With multiple climatic zones and varied terrain, it is home to an enormous variety of plant life. We invite you to Turkey this fall. Join Turkey’s botanical riches for the first time. During the 14-day tour, our Turkish and American colleagues, Dr. Gokhan Deniz, an intrepid young Turkish taxonomist, and Stig Dalstrom, a Swedish orchidologist and botanical illustrator, will guide your small group on rambles through protected forests, fields, and alpine meadows. We’ve planned our program to focus on the verdant environment, but we’re including visits to key archeological sites to provide participants with an understanding of how geography and human activity have affected Turkey’s endemic and introduced flora.