• Roses drying during the start of the annual rose harvest at the Gulsha Cosmetics production facility in Isparta, Turkey. Getty Images
    Roses drying during the start of the annual rose harvest at the Gulsha Cosmetics production facility in Isparta, Turkey. Getty Images
  • Women pick roses during the annual rose harvest at a farm supplying roses to Gulsha Cosmetics in Isparta, Turkey. Isparta, known as the "land of roses" produces 60 per cent of the world's rose harvest. Getty Images
    Women pick roses during the annual rose harvest at a farm supplying roses to Gulsha Cosmetics in Isparta, Turkey. Isparta, known as the "land of roses" produces 60 per cent of the world's rose harvest. Getty Images
  • Products from Isparta's rose harvest is exported all over the world. Global luxury brands' demand for rose oil, said to have anti-aging effects, is growing, primarily in France and China. Getty Images
    Products from Isparta's rose harvest is exported all over the world. Global luxury brands' demand for rose oil, said to have anti-aging effects, is growing, primarily in France and China. Getty Images
  • In Isparta, Turkey, the rose harvest lasts a month and occurs every year between May and June. Getty Images
    In Isparta, Turkey, the rose harvest lasts a month and occurs every year between May and June. Getty Images
  • In the past two years coronavirus and extreme drought conditions in Turkey hurt the annual rose harvest with production down about 30 per cent. Getty Images
    In the past two years coronavirus and extreme drought conditions in Turkey hurt the annual rose harvest with production down about 30 per cent. Getty Images
  • Harvest time on a rose farm in Turkey. Although coronavirus affected local shops and tourist numbers, many producers of rose-related products enjoyed an increase in online sales during the pandemic. Getty Images
    Harvest time on a rose farm in Turkey. Although coronavirus affected local shops and tourist numbers, many producers of rose-related products enjoyed an increase in online sales during the pandemic. Getty Images
  • Bags of roses delivered to a cosmetics production plant in Isparta, Turkey. Getty Images
    Bags of roses delivered to a cosmetics production plant in Isparta, Turkey. Getty Images
  • Roses being loaded into a distiller at a cosmetics production facility in Turkey. Getty Images
    Roses being loaded into a distiller at a cosmetics production facility in Turkey. Getty Images
  • Demand for Turkey's rose products remains high. Getty Images
    Demand for Turkey's rose products remains high. Getty Images
  • Workers prepare bags of roses to be distilled into rose oil for the cosmetics industry. Getty Images
    Workers prepare bags of roses to be distilled into rose oil for the cosmetics industry. Getty Images

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Harvest season in 'land of the roses' - in pictures

Workers in Isparta, Turkey, gather flowers so the petals can be converted into products for the cosmetic industry

The National

June 02, 2021

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