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Visitors gather at the Karatay Lavender Garden in Türkiye's Konya as the fifth edition of the Traditional Karatay Lavender Days festival opens.
The 340-decare site, organized by Karatay Municipality, holds the distinction of being Türkiye's largest lavender garden, drawing thousands of guests to its rows of purple blooms for the multi-day event.
Guests arrive throughout the day at the lavender garden, many traveling from neighboring provinces and other cities.
Karatay Mayor Hasan Kılca opens the festival by outlining the municipality's environmental approach, noting that the area once served as a rubble dumping site before being transformed into a green space for the city.
Visitors walk among the purple rows of the lavender fields, pausing to take photographs against the expansive scenery.
Adjacent to the garden sits Mevlana Rose Park, home to roughly 190 rose varieties, which the municipality developed as a companion green space to the lavender garden.
The festival grounds host a full day of activities, including handicraft stalls, children's programs, theater performances, illusion shows, animation, and acrobatics.
Producers from several Turkish cities set up stands, giving visitors the chance to sample Konya's local delicacies alongside lavender and rose products
Attendees sample lavender-based goods at municipality-run stands, including ice cream, soda, jam, Turkish delight, cologne, cream, seeds, and oil.
The municipality also distributes its own lavender and rose seedlings to residents, intended for planting in home gardens across the city.
The Konya Classic Automobile Association displays vintage cars among the fields, drawing visitors for photographs
As the opening day winds down, visitors continue exploring the grounds ahead of the festival's final day.
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