Pilous is the person named as being caught with the bulbs, Cliff Here are two different translations I have received....
"Geologist from Czech Republik has been cought in Hasandağı by gendarmeria in act digging plants to bring his country.
According the acquirement information, The Taşpınar Gendarmerie Center by appraising an informing have cought one person with his spade while digging plants around Uzartı on hill side of Hasandağı. The person who has been brought to the Taşpınar Gendarmerie Center was Geologist Dr. Vlastimil Pilous from Czech Republik.
Provincial Department of Agriculture with Provincial Department of environment and forestry analysed 454 plants of Dr. Vlastimil Pilous.
After analysis the plants, Thay have seen these 454 plants in two specieses are endangered and forbidden to sortie out of country. They were Iris sp. from bulbous plants.
Dr. Vlastimil Pilous, in his evidence, He will bring these plants to Czech Republik for using for medical. He will make dry the plants to make tea and use for insomniac problems.
He comes to Turkey since 2001 to research and collect plants. This time Dr. Vlastimil Pilous enter to Turkey 03.04.08. To find these iris sp. which lives around volcanic mountains, he come to Hatay, Antalya and then Hasandağı which is in Aksaray.
They imposed a fine to Dr. Vlastimil Pilous. environment law number 2872 clause 9/F. This clause aims to care plants and animals which are very rare and endangered. It is forbidden to illegal traffik. In the contrary case fine 23 thousand 112 turkish lira. Because of plant pirade, They give to Dr. Vlastimil Pilous 23 thousand 112 turkish lira
( = 11 thousand 500 hundred euros prx.) If he pay this many in one month, he will pay only 17 thousand 334 turkis lira (=8 thousand 500 hundred euros prx.) In case of not paying this amount it will forbidden to enter Turkey anymore. After this process, Geologist Dr. Vlastimil Pilous get on the bus and left from Aksaray."
http://anadoluekspres.com/haber_detay.asp?haberID=385and:
"A Czech geologist has been caught in Hasandağı by the Tukish gendarmerie in the act of digging up plants to bring back to his country.
According to reports, The Taşpınar Gendarmerie have caught one person with his spade while digging plants around Uzartı on a hillside near Hasandağı. The person in question is Geologist Dr. Vlastimil Pilous from The Czech Republic.
The provincial Department of Agriculture and it’s sister Department of the environment and forestry analysed 454 plants in the posession of Dr.Pilous.
After analysis, They have examined 454 plants which turned out to be two species of Iris , both of which are endangered and forbidden to be taken out of country. They were aparently bulbous species .
Dr. Pilous, claimed that he was taking the plants back to the Czech Republic for medicinal purposes, and that he intended to dry the plants to make tea for treating his problems with insomnia .
He has visited Turkey since 2001 to ‘research’ and collect plants. This time Dr Pilous entered Turkey on the 3rd of April 2008. To search for these iris species, which inhabit volcanic mountains, he visited Hatay, Antalya and then Hasandağı which is in Aksaray.
They imposed a fine on Dr. Pilous. under environment law number 2872 clause 9/F. This clause aims to protect plants and animals which are very rare and endangered. It is illegal to traffic any such material . In this controversial case, They imposed a fine of 23 thousand 112 turkish lira ( = 11 thousand 500 hundred euros prx.) on Pilous. because of plant smuggling. BUT,
if he pays within one month, he will only have to pay 17 thousand 334 turkis lira (=8 thousand 500 hundred euros prx.) If he fails to pay either amount, he will be forbidden to enter Turkey ever again. After this process, Dr. Pilous is said to have left Aksaray by bus."
