THE BIRTH OF THE ROSE IN ISPARTA
The Oil rose ROSE DAMASCENA (The flowers are renowned for their fine fragrance, and are commercially harvested for rose oil used in perfumery and to make rose water. They may be used to flavor food, as a garnish, as a herbal tea.) and is the most favored rose for producing rose oil and rose water. It has been produced in Turkey’s Mediterranean region in ISPARTA, the land of ROSES for over 100 years. After the war between Russia and the Ottoman’s in 1877-1878 Turkish people had to leave Bulgaria leaving behind their rose gardens and rose oil plants. The people tried to cultivate roses in some parts of Anatolia. However only the region of Isparta has the perfect weather and soil conditions. In 1888 Müftüzade İsmail Efendi began the rose cultivation in Isparta, Turkey.

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