Botanical Art Worldwide 2025
Legacy of Anatolia
About the exhibition
Mesopotamia (the region between two rivers in Ancient Greek), is called the cradle of civilizations. It extends between the Dicle (Tigris) and Fırat (Euphrates) rivers originating from Türkiye. It has been the scene of settlement since ancient times due to its fertile soil and suitable climatic conditions, and therefore humanity made the transition from hunters and gatherers to agricultural people for the first time. For these reasons, kavulca wheat, einkorn wheat, peeled barley, peas, lentils, vetch, chickpeas and flax, which are widely produced today, were first domesticated here.
Türkiye (Anatolia and Turkish Thrace), located on two continents, where 3 different phytogeographic regions coexist, has a rich natural flora and vegetation, as well as agricultural plant diversity, due to its geological features, soil structure and diverse climate types.
As the Botanical Artists of Turkiye, we wish to reflect this in Botanical Art Worldwide 2025 - Legacy of Anatolia exhibition and share this diversity with you.
Organizers
Botanical Art Society of Türkiye (BIRET), as part of Flora Research Association of Türkiye (FLORA)
Steering Committee
Deniz Bozok
Dr. Ersin Karabacak
Sema Niğdeli
organizing committee
Burçin Çıngay
Gülüm Bağcı
Ogün Demir, Technical Assistance
Artistic jurors
Assoc. Prof. Gülnur Ekşi Bona, Systematic Botanist, İstanbul University - Cerrahpaşa, Botanical Illustrator
Işık Güner, Botanical Illustrator
Hülya Korkmaz, Botanical Illustrator
Scientific jurors
Senior Biologist Burçin Çıngay, Head of the Science Department, Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden, Board Member of the Flora Research Association of Türkiye (FLORA)
Dr. Füsun Ertuğ, Ethnoarchaeology, Washington University, St. Louis
Prof. Dr. Ersin Karabacak, Systematic Botany, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (COMU), Board Member of the Flora Research Association of Türkiye (FLORA)
Senior Biologist Tuğrul Körüklü, Systematic Botany, President of the Flora Research Association of Türkiye (FLORA)
Assoc. Prof. Barış Özüdoğru, Systematic Botany, Hacettepe University, Board Member of the Flora Research Association of Türkiye (FLORA)
Prof. Dr. Mecit Vural, Systematic Botany, Vice-president of the Flora Research Association of Türkiye (FLORA)