Water Lily Feast in Beyşehir Lake

The water lily flowers that grow in Beyşehir Lake on the Konya Plain, Turkey’s largest freshwater lake, offer a visual feast. The area, which resembles a water lily flower field on an area of ​​8000 square meters of the lake, attracts great attention from photographers and travelers. The penalty for picking the water lilies in the lake is 73000 thousand TL.
Water lily flowers grow in an 8 thousand square meter section of Beyşehir Lake in Konya. The water lily flowers blooming in May every year create a visual feast. The area, which resembles a water lily flower field, attracts great attention from photographers and travelers. We can say that this region is Turkey’s largest water lily garden. Water lilies begin to appear in early May and continue until October. During these times, it is possible to visit the water lilies. The region attracts photographers, travelers and hikers throughout the year.
2 OF THE 9 TYPES OF WATERLILIES IN THE WORLD ARE IN BEYSEHIR LAKE
Two of the 9 water lily varieties in the world, yellow and white, are found in Beyşehir. Water lilies are an endemic plant. Domestic and foreign tourists come to see water lilies. Visitors come here to take photographs of water lilies and cruise by boat. Water lilies that grow in wetlands also have the ability to clean the water.