Post by yenilira on Mar 27, 2011 1:41:36 GMT 1
There’s an age-old perception that Tulips come from Holland – as in ‘Tulips from Amsterdam’,
the saying goes…..
True, a hugh quantity, around two billion, are exported each year thru that Dutch city, and Hoek van Holland, amongst others. Together with the many that are also grown for show at the Keukenhof Garden, in Lisse, just 15 miles southwest of Amsterdam.
….and many people are still of the conviction that Tulips originated in The Netherlands.
You couldn’t be more wrong.
To start you off, have a look at the logo of the Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlýðý (The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism) - top right and bottom left in the screen link – www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/
to see that the Tulip is widely displayed on all tourist information.
Then we have the small glasses from which one drinks the çay (tea) or Elma çay (Apple Tea) in shops and restaurants.
These are in the shape of the Tulip.
www.turkeytravelplanner.com/details/Food/TurkishTea.html
www.allaboutturkey.com/tea.htm
Actually, Tulips are native to Central Asia and Anatolia. In the 16th Century they were brought to Holland from Turkey, and quickly became widely popular.
The Sultan Suleiman Kanuni the Magnificent thru the Ambassador Giesla Oger de Busbek handed one as a gift to the Ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, Charles 5, around 1520.
The first ‘Tulipmania’ occurred way back in the 1500s in Turkey - which was the time of the Ottoman Empire and of Sultan Suleiman I (1494-1566). Tulips became highly cultivated blooms, developed for the pleasure of the Sultan and his entourage. During the Turkish reign of Ahmed III (1703-30) it is believed that the Tulip reigned supreme as a symbol of wealth and prestige and the period later became known as 'Age of the Tulips'.
Tulips became an important style within the arts, folklore and the daily life. Many embroidery and textile clothing handmade by women, carpets, tiles, miniatures etc. had tulip designs or shapes, and large tulip gardens around the Golden Horn were frequented by local people.
If you had visited the gardens between the Ataturk Youth Statue and the Alanya Belediye building over the past fortnight you would have seen 8 different coloured Tulip beds.
The botanical name for the bulb, Tulipa, is derived from the Turkish word "tulbend" or "turban", which the flower resembles. It is considered as the King of Bulbs.
All told, there are around 1,700 varieties of Tulip –
here’s just a small selection…
www.rose-gardening-made-easy.com/types-of-tulips.html
VWS (Holland) also shows them, but that site doesn’t come out very well.
Then there’s the Tulip Festival in Istanbul this month… www.turkeytravelplanner.com/go/Istanbul/Sights/tulip_fest.html
So there you have it – Tulips do not come 'from Amsterdam’…….
That puts that myth to bed…….
YL.
the saying goes…..
True, a hugh quantity, around two billion, are exported each year thru that Dutch city, and Hoek van Holland, amongst others. Together with the many that are also grown for show at the Keukenhof Garden, in Lisse, just 15 miles southwest of Amsterdam.
….and many people are still of the conviction that Tulips originated in The Netherlands.
You couldn’t be more wrong.
To start you off, have a look at the logo of the Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlýðý (The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism) - top right and bottom left in the screen link – www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/
to see that the Tulip is widely displayed on all tourist information.
Then we have the small glasses from which one drinks the çay (tea) or Elma çay (Apple Tea) in shops and restaurants.
These are in the shape of the Tulip.
www.turkeytravelplanner.com/details/Food/TurkishTea.html
www.allaboutturkey.com/tea.htm
Actually, Tulips are native to Central Asia and Anatolia. In the 16th Century they were brought to Holland from Turkey, and quickly became widely popular.
The Sultan Suleiman Kanuni the Magnificent thru the Ambassador Giesla Oger de Busbek handed one as a gift to the Ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, Charles 5, around 1520.
The first ‘Tulipmania’ occurred way back in the 1500s in Turkey - which was the time of the Ottoman Empire and of Sultan Suleiman I (1494-1566). Tulips became highly cultivated blooms, developed for the pleasure of the Sultan and his entourage. During the Turkish reign of Ahmed III (1703-30) it is believed that the Tulip reigned supreme as a symbol of wealth and prestige and the period later became known as 'Age of the Tulips'.
Tulips became an important style within the arts, folklore and the daily life. Many embroidery and textile clothing handmade by women, carpets, tiles, miniatures etc. had tulip designs or shapes, and large tulip gardens around the Golden Horn were frequented by local people.
If you had visited the gardens between the Ataturk Youth Statue and the Alanya Belediye building over the past fortnight you would have seen 8 different coloured Tulip beds.
The botanical name for the bulb, Tulipa, is derived from the Turkish word "tulbend" or "turban", which the flower resembles. It is considered as the King of Bulbs.
All told, there are around 1,700 varieties of Tulip –
here’s just a small selection…
www.rose-gardening-made-easy.com/types-of-tulips.html
VWS (Holland) also shows them, but that site doesn’t come out very well.
Then there’s the Tulip Festival in Istanbul this month… www.turkeytravelplanner.com/go/Istanbul/Sights/tulip_fest.html
So there you have it – Tulips do not come 'from Amsterdam’…….
That puts that myth to bed…….
YL.