From Antalya with love: Christmas wreaths made by Turkish women

The handmade wreaths made completely with natural forest waste have been made since the 1990s and shipped around the world to adorn the Christmas setting.

Made out of pine scraps and cones, juniper, cypress branches, sandalwood and myrtle fruit the women work them together into beautiful wreaths.

Stationed in Turkey's southern province Antalya the women get busy with the adornments to deliver right on time for the holidays.

The housewives start their work in August and continue until the first week of December depending on their orders.

The wreaths are sold to many European countries, including Netherlands, Britain, Germany, Denmark and Finland.

The hardworking team consists mainly women.

In 2021 alone 500,000 wreaths were exported from the sunny city of Antalya to the world.

The prices range from $1 to $3, depending on the materials used.

As much as the Christmas wreaths are a big market for them, they are not limited to that.

During the holiday season, they focus on the evergreen plants and plant wastes.

But during other times, the women make creations out of dry plants to adorn houses all around the world.

A woman inspects a wreath made out of pine cones.

A man looks at the finished wreaths while holding one on his arm.

A woman works on one of the wreaths.