Yasemin Konuralp

Yasemin’s passion for botany began whilst she was at university, where she began to climb the major mountains in Turkey. During these trips, she recorded the flowers she observed and built up a library of images and information on Turkish flora. Not wishing for the information to be lost, she published the first in a series of botanical reference books. The first is on geophytes and was published in 2013; the next, about to be published, is on the flora of rocky landscapes.

During her regular flora surveys Yasemin has collected and photographed over 1500 species of perennials, two of which she added to the flora of Turkey and are named after her. Her plant specimens are now held in the Herbarium of the Mediterranean University.

Yasemin has articles published in Phytotaxa, The International Geraniaceae Group Newsletter, and Avonia – The Journal of German Society for the Succulents.

In addition to her presentations on flora in various organizations in Turkey, Yasemin has also made presentations on Turkey’s flora internationally. In 2017 Yasemin was invited to the USA to give talks to the North American Rock Garden Society members in eight states. In 2023 she gave a talk at the 15th International Perennial Plant Conference 2023 in Grunberg, Germany.

Yasemin guides specialist botanical tours for institutions such as the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and the Alpine Garden Society and looks forward to welcoming Naturetrek groups to Turkey.