The protected inverted tulips, known as the 'symbol of sadness' and blooming with the warming of the weather in the Yüksekova district of Hakkari, are protected with inspections carried out by Gendarmerie teams 7 days a week.
Those who came to see the inverted tulips stated that everyone should take care of the inverted tulips, which bloom once a year and have a lifespan of one month.
Inverted tulips, which are also seen densely in Hakkari, Van and Şırnak and also called 'weeping bride' in the region, have started to bloom with the warming of the weather.
Gendarmerie teams are conducting inspections to ensure that the upside-down tulips that bloom in the Yürekli village of the Yüksekova district and have a one-month lifespan are not picked. The teams are warning those who come to the area not to pick the tulips. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks, imposes an administrative fine of 557 TL for each tulip that is picked.
'INVERTED TULIPS ARE THE SYMBOL OF THIS REGION'
Those who came to the region with their families stated that everyone should protect the inverted tulips that bloom once a year, and said, “The inverted tulip flower is the symbol of this region. The real homeland of tulips is the Hakkari region. Many people come to this region every year to see the inverted tulips. We hear that some of those who come pick the inverted tulips. We saw that the gendarmerie teams also carried out inspections and protected the tulips. We thank the teams that carried out the inspections very much.”
