The area where lavender is produced in Turkey has increased to 20 thousand decares

Lavender production, which can be used in many areas in the cosmetics and food sectors, especially in its contribution to ecotourism with its visuality and oil, first started in Turkey in Kuyucak village of Keçiborlu district of Isparta. In the Lisinia Nature Habitat, which was established as a nature-friendly project in the Karakent village of Burdur in the same region in 2015, the first step was taken in production on approximately 10 decares by planting different varieties of lavender. Lavender gardens, which were produced only in Kuyucak in those years and had a total of 2-3 thousand decares, are now widespread in many provinces across the country and the total production area has increased to 20 thousand decares. ESTABLISHED TURKEY'S LARGEST GARDEN Veterinarian Öztürk Sarıca, the founder of Lisinia Nature Habitat, which created Turkey's largest lavender field on 400 decares of land in Akçaköy, a district of Yeşilova, outside the village of Karakent 5 years ago, has helped to ...