International Edition

International Edition

Podcasts Newsletters Follow us Alerts App Video

Arab Showcase Weekend

Road to Net Zero

Music & On-stage

Fashion & Beauty

Road to Net Zero

Music & On-stage

Fashion & Beauty

Aydin Cetintas, 45, sells black roses in the town of Halfeti.

The black rose of Halfeti, Turkey. All photos by AFP

Devrim Tutus grows the unique flower on his farm in Turkey's southeast.

Greenhouses are used to help protect the delicate flower, known as the 'Karagul'.

The 'Karagul' was rescued from a dam on the Euphrates.

The black rose is now grown on higher ground.

People enjoy a boat tour on a lake in Halfeti, home to the black rose.

A young Halfeti rose pre-bloom.

Dried black roses of Halfeti inside a greenhouse.

Ice cream made with black rose is a delicacy in Halfeti.

Aydin Cetintas, 45, sells black roses in the town of Halfeti.

The black rose of Halfeti, Turkey. All photos by AFP

Devrim Tutus grows the unique flower on his farm in Turkey's southeast.

Greenhouses are used to help protect the delicate flower, known as the 'Karagul'.

The 'Karagul' was rescued from a dam on the Euphrates.

The black rose is now grown on higher ground.

People enjoy a boat tour on a lake in Halfeti, home to the black rose.

A young Halfeti rose pre-bloom.

Dried black roses of Halfeti inside a greenhouse.

Ice cream made with black rose is a delicacy in Halfeti.

Aydin Cetintas, 45, sells black roses in the town of Halfeti.

The black rose of Halfeti - in pictures

Activists demonstrate for climate justice and a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, at day one of Cop29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. AP

Cop29 summit begins in Azerbaijan - in pictures

Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and Cop28 President, at the official handover with Cop29 President Mukhtar Babayev as this year’s climate conference opens in Baku, Azerbaijan. AFP

Best photos of November 11: Cop29 handover to evacuations in the Philippines