Turkey's natural Yogi flower goes viral on social media. Is it real or fake?

An image of natural Yogi flower that naturally grown in the shape of Padmasana in Turkey is being widely shared on social media. These posts claim that these "rare Yogi flowers" are grown only in Halfeti village, southeastern Şanl ıurfa province, near Urfa province. These posts also claimed that due to the soil’s unique properties and anthocyanin pigments, which are sensitive to pH levels, these flowers purportedly appear black in summer and dark red in other seasons, various posts on social media claimed.

Natural Yogi flower: What are social media users claiming?

Many users on X, formerly Twitter, have shared the images of natural Yogi flower, claiming that they appear black during the summer and very dark red in other seasons.

"Have you ever heard about the Yogi Flower? Turkey is the only place in the world where natural Yogi Flowers grow, fed by the waters of the Euphrates.


A very rare type of flower, only in Halfeti village, southeastern Şanl ıurfa province, near Urfa province. They appear black during the summer, in other seasons they are very dark red.

This variety is given by the density of the soil and the combination of anthocyanins, water-soluble pigments; soil has a huge impact on this type of pigment because it is quite sensitive to high pressure. Nature is amazing in its own ways," Vibhu Vashisth wrote in a post on X.


Another user wrote, "Turkey is the only place in the world where natural Yogi Flowers grow, fed by the waters of the Euphrates. A very rare type of flower, only in Halfeti village, southeastern Şanl ıurfa province, near Urfa province. Appear black during the summer, in other seasons very dark red." (sic)

"Limitless Wonders of Nature. Turkey is the only place in the world where natural Yogi Flowers grow, fed by the waters of the Euphrates. A very rare type of flower, only in Halfeti village, southeastern Şanl ıurfa province, near Urfa province

They appear black during the summer, in other seasons they are very dark red. This variety is given by the density of the soil and the combination of anthocyanins, water-soluble pigments; soil has a huge impact on this type of pigment because it is quite sensitive to hp...#amazing," wrote another X user MaheshB.

Natural Yogi flower in Turkey: Claim vs fact

Claim: The image widely circulated on social media claims that natural Yogi flowers found in Turkey changes its colour with the seasons.

Fact: The claim of natural Yogi flower was verified by news outlet 'Factly' and it turns out that the viral image is AI-generated and there is no flower with the name ‘Yogi Flower’ that is grown in Turkey.

In Turkey’s Halfeti, roses known as “kara gül,” bloom in deep wine-red and appear black as buds in summer. They require specific pH levels and turn black in summer, changing shades in other seasons, Factly said in a report. Locals cultivate and sell these roses to tourists, making Halfeti a bustling hub each spring.

The image was also ran through a Hive AI detector which indicated that it is 99.9% likely to be AI-generated. To further verify, Factly used another tool, Hugging Face, which also indicated that the image was created with the help of artificial intelligence.

Furthermore, no evidence was found which confirmed that a flower by the name ‘Yogi Flower’ blooms in Turkey’s Halfeti. However, a Google search revealed that Halfeti’s roses bloom in deep wine-colored red but appear black as buds.