If you visit Turkey during spring, you will find the gardens of Istanbul in a colourful carpet of tulip flowers. I was able to witness this 2 years ago. Check it out here: Sultanahmet Park in Istanbul, Turkey
Tulips these days, as synonymous to Holland aka Netherlands were made popular by the Dutch. The Netherlands tourism website even uses the orange tulip as one of its many logos.
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