Send Flowers to Turkey from Australia: Times & Tips

Turkish Australians have been part of life in Melbourne and Sydney since the late 1960s, and many still have parents, siblings and cousins in Türkiye. Add the Australians who married into Turkish families, the friends made on a trip to Gallipoli and the backpackers who never quite got over Cappadocia, and there are a lot of reasons to send flowers across the Indian Ocean. Sending flowers to Turkey from Australia has one twist that senders in Europe or North America never face: you are ahead of Türkiye, so the daily cut-off falls in your evening and the delivery itself happens while you're asleep. This guide explains how that works, how payment in Turkish lira looks on an Australian card, and which occasions line up and which don't. The general ordering steps are in how to send flowers to Turkey from abroad.

Nothing is posted from Australia

Your flowers never board a plane. You order online, a local florist near your recipient hand-ties the bouquet and delivers it in person, and you receive a photo of the delivery by email and WhatsApp. No biosecurity forms, no customs, no international courier. We deliver to all 81 provinces of Türkiye, down to neighbourhood (mahalle) and village (köy) level.

The cut-off falls in your evening

Orders placed before 2:00 p.m. Türkiye time are delivered the same day in the major cities; remote villages may need until the next day. Türkiye stays on UTC+3 all year. Australia is several hours ahead, and the eastern states move their clocks between the first Sunday of October and the first Sunday of April. Here is 2:00 p.m. in Türkiye in your time:

• Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart: 9:00 p.m. on standard time (AEST, roughly April to October), 10:00 p.m. on daylight time (AEDT, roughly October to April)
• Brisbane and the rest of Queensland: 9:00 p.m. all year, as Queensland doesn't use daylight saving
• Adelaide: 8:30 p.m. in winter (ACST), 9:30 p.m. in summer (ACDT)
• Darwin: 8:30 p.m. all year
• Perth: 7:00 p.m. all year

The day boundary, made simple

At the moment of the cut-off, Australia and Türkiye are on the same calendar date. That gives you an easy rule: order before the time above on the date you want the flowers delivered. For delivery on a Friday, order by 9:00 p.m. on Friday in Brisbane, or by 7:00 p.m. on Friday in Perth.

The early hours are where people get confused. After midnight in Australia, Türkiye is still finishing the previous day: at 6:00 a.m. on a Tuesday in Sydney (AEST), it's 11:00 p.m. on Monday in Türkiye. An order placed then has missed Monday's cut-off, so it's delivered on Tuesday, which is the date you were thinking of anyway. Just remember to choose the delivery date in Türkiye's calendar when you check out.

Weekends

There are no deliveries on Sundays. Saturday is a delivery day, so a Saturday order placed before your evening cut-off can still arrive the same day. Anything after that, and anything you order on Sunday, goes out on Monday. Monday morning in Australia is still Sunday night in Türkiye, so a Monday-morning order is in good time for Monday delivery.

Time slots

Optional time slots are set in Türkiye time: morning 9 a.m.–1 p.m., afternoon 1–6 p.m. and evening 6–9 p.m. (the evening slot has a surcharge, shown before you pay). In Sydney on AEST, that's 4–8 p.m., 8 p.m.–1 a.m. and 1–4 a.m.; add an hour during daylight time. In Perth the morning slot runs from 2 to 6 p.m. Either way, the delivery photo often reaches you overnight, so there's a nice surprise waiting when you wake up.

Paying with an Australian card

Prices on the site can be shown as an approximate amount in your chosen currency, but your card is charged in Turkish lira (TRY).

• Visa or Mastercard. Credit cards and Visa or Mastercard debit cards work. A card that only runs on the eftpos network can't be used for an overseas online payment.
• International transaction fees. Many Australian cards add a fee on payments in a foreign currency or to an overseas merchant. Some travel cards and digital banks don't; it's worth checking if you send flowers often.
• Your bank does the conversion. The lira amount is converted to Australian dollars at your card issuer's rate, so your statement can differ slightly from the estimate on screen.
• 3-D Secure. You approve the payment in your banking app or with a one-time code. If your bank blocks a payment to a Turkish merchant as unusual, approve it and try again.

For every element of the price, read how much it costs to send flowers to Turkey.

Which occasions line up, and which don't

• Mother's Day: good news, Australia and Türkiye share the second Sunday of May (9 May in 2027). As we don't deliver on Sundays, Mother's Day flowers in Türkiye arrive on Saturday 8 May. Florists are flat out that weekend, so order several days ahead.
• Father's Day: this one doesn't match. Australia celebrates on the first Sunday of September, but Türkiye's Babalar Günü is the third Sunday of June. If your dad lives in Türkiye, June is when everyone around him is celebrating; the bouquet arrives on the Saturday.
• Valentine's Day: 14 February 2027 is a Sunday; choose Saturday the 13th or Monday the 15th.
• Birthdays and anniversaries: see our birthday flowers, or send roses for a partner or parent.
• Get well: hospitals are a common destination; include the ward and room number. Our get well flowers are a good place to start.
• Bayram and Teachers' Day: a bouquet in the days before Ramazan Bayramı or Kurban Bayramı is a warm gesture for Turkish families, and Teachers' Day on 24 November is a much-loved tradition.
• Condolences: Turkish funerals usually take place within a day, which is very hard to follow from Australia. Read condolence flowers in Turkey first.

Turkish public holidays are 1 January, 23 April, 1 May, 19 May, 15 July, 30 August, 29 October and the Bayram days; there are no deliveries on them. Australia Day, the King's Birthday or Boxing Day are ordinary delivery days in Türkiye unless they fall on a Sunday. Note that 23 April, National Sovereignty and Children's Day, comes just before Anzac Day.

Where your flowers can go

Senders in Australia often choose Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara and Antalya, and many Turkish Australian families have roots in towns and villages across Anatolia. Many Australians also know Çanakkale through Gallipoli; if you made friends in Eceabat or in the city itself, flowers can reach them at home or at work. Search any province, district or neighbourhood on our delivery areas page; you can type without Turkish characters.

Writing a Turkish address and phone number

An Australian address starts with the unit and street and ends with the state and postcode. A Turkish one runs from large to small:

1. İl (province), e.g. Çanakkale
2. İlçe (district), e.g. Eceabat. The delivery fee depends on the district and appears in the cart before you pay.
3. Mahalle (neighbourhood) or köy (village)
4. Cadde or sokak (street), building number and daire (apartment number)

For an apartment complex (site), add its name and the block. In a village without house numbers, a phone number and a landmark such as next to the mosque make all the difference; if an address turns out to be hard to reach, we contact you. Turkish mobile numbers look like +90 5XX XXX XX XX. Dates are written day first, as in Australia, but with dots: 08.05.2027 is 8 May.

Card message: a few words in Turkish

Your card can hold up to 300 characters. Write in English and we can add a hand-written Turkish translation free of charge. If you'd like to write a line in Turkish yourself:

• İyi ki doğdun, iyi ki varsın! – Happy birthday, I'm so glad to have you.
• Anneler Günün kutlu olsun, canım annem. – Happy Mother's Day, Mum.
• Geçmiş olsun, çabuk iyileş. – Get well soon.
• Seni çok özledim, yakında görüşmek üzere. – I miss you so much, see you soon.
• Uzaklardan sevgilerle – With love from far away.

Or sign off with Avustralya'dan kucak dolusu sevgiler – big hugs from Australia.

Quick checklist

1. Delivery date picked in Türkiye's calendar, not a Sunday or Turkish public holiday
2. Ordered before 7–10 p.m. your time (depending on your state and season) on the delivery date
3. Address with province, district and neighbourhood or village
4. Recipient's phone number with +90
5. A Visa or Mastercard ready for 3-D Secure and a charge in TRY

If the bouquet arrives damaged or wilted, report it with a photo within 24 hours and we'll resend it or refund you. Questions? Message us on WhatsApp or write to info@flowerturkiye.com. To see today's prices, browse the bouquets.