Country of origin: Turkey

Turkish Perfume Brands

Turkish perfume begins at the front door: many Turkish homes offer guests kolonya, a cologne traditionally scented with fig blossom, jasmine, rose or citrus. Isparta, in western Turkey, is known for its roses and attar of roses, Britannica notes, and Turkish cosmetics makers are now investing in new production with export markets in mind. The Turkish houses below include Nishane, Atelier Rebul, Régalien and Mes Bisous.

16 houses 182 perfumes

The perfume market in Turkey

Kolonya grew out of cologne imported from Germany in the 19th century and went on to replace rosewater as the country's main fragrance. Rosewater is still one of Isparta's main economic activities.

Turkish cosmetics makers are putting money into technology and new production lines to win more of a growing perfume market, Timeturk reports, among them makers of kolonya, body sprays and room scents.

Niche & Independent 12 houses

Arabian 1 house

Other kinds of house 3 houses

Perfume from Turkey, in numbers

Of the 182 perfumes from Turkey with a verdict, 14% are Favourites, 48% Statements and 37% Acquired. Statement, the most common, is our mark for a distinctive scent meant to stand out.

The notes that turn up most often across 182 perfumes from Turkey, with how many of them use each:

Musk Musk 96 Amber Amber 80 Patchouli Patchouli 80 Vanilla Vanilla 72 Cedar Cedar 67

Of the 16 houses, 12 are niche or independent, 1 Arabian and 3 are other kinds of house, such as celebrity lines and retailers' own brands.

Launches run from the 2010s to the 2020s, and the 2020s were the busiest decade, with 117. We know the launch year of 95% of these perfumes, and count only decades with at least 10 launches.

The houses from here that readers look up most are Nishane, Atelier Rebul and Régalien, and the most viewed perfumes are Hacivat Extrait de Parfum by Nishane, Ani Extrait de Parfum by Nishane and Wulóng Chá Extrait by Nishane. That is our own page views, not sales.

Questions about perfume from Turkey

Which houses count as being from Turkey?

Those based there, as recorded on each brand page, whatever their tier: designer, niche and independent, Arabian or anything else. A house whose country we have not recorded appears on no country page, and a house is listed once it has at least one published perfume.

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