Price hike for the New Year's flower 'kokina', symbol of abundance and luck!
The price of a bouquet of 'kokina', the New Year's flower believed to bring abundance and luck, has also increased. A bouquet of the iconic New Year's flower is being sold for 300-350 liras this year.
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A price hike has also hit the kokina flower, which is believed to bring "luck" and "abundance". The price of the kokina flower, prepared by combining two different plants, has been eye-watering this year.
It was reported that a bouquet of kokina flowers is being sold for 300-350 liras this year.
Ankara Florists' Chamber President Emin Çimen stated that sales have been increasing steadily over the last month.
Çimen used the following expressions:
"There was great demand for the kokina flower last year, and that interest continues this year. We think the interest will increase even more until the New Year. Nearly 150 thousand bouquets of kokina flowers were sold in Ankara last year. We anticipate that 200-250 thousand bouquets will be sold this year as well"
Çimen provided the information that, "In our shops, a bouquet of kokina is sold for between 300 and 350 liras."