Istanbul prepares for grand tulip festival
The 8th International Tulip Festival will be held in Emirgan Park in April. Total of 20 million plants will be planted for the festival at a cost of TL 13 million.
The İstanbul Municipality has been preparing for the 8th International Tulip Festival by planting around 13 million tulips in various parts of the city.
Municipal official Mehmet İhsan Şimşek stated that they started to plant tulips in November 2012 and will finish planting in April 2013. The tulips are being planted in some popular parks of the city such as Emirgan Park, Gülhane Park, Büyük Çamlıca and Fethipaşa Park.
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