Depicting from nature in the stylized way. It occurred in the time of the Ottomans in the 16th century. The leaf in Turkish called “Yaprak” and it is the starting point of most designs inspired from nature. The five petal flower was very popular. These flowers are usually painted in red like the ones you would see in Ottoman mosques.

The flowering plum blossoms (or prunus), The flower buds appear in early spring and open in early summer. Its conventional decorative usage suggests that it was intended to convey the lush green bounty of Paradise.

Within Ottoman culture, the tulip had a special symbolic importance and was regarded as the holiest of all the flowers. Planting tulips in gardens became fashionable throughout the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans paid a great deal of attention to the environment, and the tulip became the national symbol of the Ottomans. the carnation (Karanfil) was thought to be a symbol of the power and renewal of life. the carnation, the symbol of life, twines around and embraces the tulip, the symbol of the ‘divine’ or the source of life.