During the long, 540km bus trip east along the coast from Cide to the small seaside city of Ordu, the landscape transitions from dense green forestland to rolling plains with gorgeous yellow sunflower fields to meadows dotted with wild purplegrass.
This has led to an increase in the amount of heather and purple-moor grass, and less grassy areas, "leading to a more diverse mix of plant life which is good news for wildlife".