The Turkish floriculture sector , which has more than 3,500 endemic flora species in its flora , and export all over the populace , especially in the cut flower , indoor and out-of-door plants , bulbs , seedlings , saplings , wreaths , and moss groups , is in serious demand from the domesticated as well as the alien market .

Ismail Yilmaz , Chairman of the Ornamental Plants and Products Exporters Association , enjoin that they achieved a 7 % increase in outside sales in the first 5 month of this year compare to the previous year .

submit that the harvest home did not supply the desired yield last class due to the damage caused to the greenhouses by the snow two year ago in Isparta , Yilmaz said that the production in this urban center also increased this class and that this would reflect positively on the export figures .

Reminding that they close down last yr with 145 million USD in exports , Yilmaz said , " We believe that we will achieve a 20 % increase in export as of August . Last year , due to the economical crisis in the world and the low production in Isparta , exportation were below expectations . We are currently doing well . We reach 80 million USD in the last 5 calendar month . We cogitate we will make the layer of 165 - 170 million USD at the end of the year . "

posit that flush production is carried out in an area of ​​approximately 6,000 hectares in Turkey , mainly in the Mediterranean and Aegean regions , particularly in Antalya , Sakarya , Yalova , Mersin , Adana , and Izmir , Yilmaz read that outdoor plants are grow in 3,500 hectare , whereas edit out blossom and indoor plants are grown in area of 1,200 hectare and 1,300 hectares severally .

Pointing out that the high production of trimmed bloom is in Antalya , Yilmaz say , " 90 % of shortened flowers are produce in Antalya and export from here . Production is also comport out in Isparta during the summertime catamenia . "

Yilmaz allege that outdoor production is mostly made in the Sakarya region and that outdoor exports are not yet at the desired level , but there has been an increasing amount of activity in this product group recently .

Yilmaz stated that the gillyflower is the sort that is sold most overseas but that the dianthus barbatus has also started to increase its share in exports in late year .

Stating that approximately 100,000 people are hire at once , and 300,000 people are indirectly employed in the sector , Yilmaz said , " The workforce mostly consists of woman . Women are more probable to have the acquirement set to work in this industry , and consequently , 80 % of our employee are womanhood . "

Yilmaz underline that flowers were send from Turkey to almost every point in Europe , and export were made to 80 country and added :

" The country to which we export the most for a prospicient time is the Netherlands , and it is an important market for us . The second most important market is the United Kingdom . We have been quite good at export to the Turkic Republics in late years . We grow and beam outdoor plants , especially to Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan . We send mostly cut flowers to Europe . Additionally , serious demands are add up in from the Gulf countries . Our diligence will reach better levels of exports in a very short time . We are in a proficient position in the domesticated market as well . "

reference : AA