Turkey Exports Flowers To Europe For International Women's Day
Published: 3/2/2009
ANTALYA - Turkey exported 50 millon branches of flowers to Europe for March 8, International Women`s Day.
Antalya Exporters` Associations Chairman Osman Bagdatlioglu told A.A on Sunday that Women`s Day was celebrated mostly in eastern European countries especially the Balkan countries like Romania and Bulgaria. He added that upon the demand of those countries, Turkey exported ten kinds of flowers especially carnation and gerbera.
Bagdatlioglu said that Turkey`s flower export for Women`s Day increased 20 percent in 2009 when compared to last year`s Women`s Day. He added that they aimed to earn five million USD from the export.
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