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The Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ministry has leased a total of 48.8 million square metres of Treasury land across 64 provinces over the past seven years to boost agricultural activities and support domestic production of medicinal and aromatic plants.
The ministry continues to lease Treasury properties at one-thousandth of their market value for the cultivation of 139 types of medicinal and aromatic plants, including lavender, rose, sage, thyme and black cumin, as well as ornamental plants widely used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.
In 2024, 2.8 million square metres were leased, followed by 2.5 million square metres in 2025.
Since the programme began in 2018, Balıkesir province accounted for 5.9 million square metres, Kütahya for 4.8 million square metres and Tokat for 3 million square metres.
Lavender has been the most in-demand crop, with approximately 26.9 million square metres of land leased for its cultivation. Other popular plants include thyme, sage, linden and goji berry.
Under the scoring system, women entrepreneurs, young farmers aged 18–40, agricultural engineers or technicians, residents of the province where the land is located, registered growers of medicinal and ornamental plants and agricultural cooperatives or producer organizations receive additional points, giving them priority in leasing…
