A fine of 1 million 935 thousand 705 liras was issued to five violators who illegally collected orchid bulbs (Salep soğanı) in the Turkish province of Adıyaman!
About 30 species of Salep soğanı native to nature are endemic and endangered. According to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), it is prohibited to collect salep bulbs in nature.