Private Turkish-Kurdish Cuisine Tutorial: Learn from Local Moms in Southeast Turkey

Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Southeast Turkey with a private Turkish-Kurdish cuisine tutorial led by local moms. Learn traditional recipes and experience a true taste of home.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Selamlık Cd. No:21 - Turkish Cuisine has a huge variety of great dishes. As a long-time chef, our mother has expertise on almost all Turkish dishes by bringing her own special way of cooking. Although Dolma, İçli Köfte, Çiğ Köfte, Börek, Mezes, homemade Kumpir, Mantı are personally my favorites, she cooks all Turkish meals and breakfast dishes…
What's Included
  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation per request after booking.
  • Private transportation
Meal Options
  • Dolma - Vegetables and leaves stuffed with rice and special spices
  • Börek - Pastry that is made of a thin dough such as with a variety of fillings
  • Vegeterian Turkish Dishes - Variety of Western Turkish Dishes cooked with vegetables and olive oil
  • Meze - Variety of Turkish small dishes served as a starter
  • Carrot Salad - Special Turkish Carrot Salad with yogurt
Additional Information

With guidance from a local mother in Southeast Turkey, participants can explore authentic Turkish-Kurdish home-style cooking. Alongside learning a variety of dishes, they will have the opportunity to experience local Turkish home life by dining with a family. Participants will also gain insights into the culture and traditions from family members, feeling welcomed as part of the family upon arrival.

Location
Selamlık Cd. No:21
Selamlık Caddesi
1- Please notify any dietary restrictions after booking. 2 - Our community has a driver. If you wish a private transfer to the experience location, we will be happy to check the driver's availability.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Etty_june
Feb 2, 2025
A warm, wonderful evening of learning new foods and new words - A warm, wonderful evening with Noora. We made minty yellow-lentil soup, celery root and raw garlic in homemade yogurt, a rice dish where we fried the raw rice grains first, and the main course: ground beef mixed with onion, peppers and parsley over chunky slices of potato and under a topping of roasted peppers and a tomato-paste sauce. It looked xweşik (beautiful, pronounced “ho-wa-SHEEK”). A highlight for me was learning a few words in Kurdish and hearing stories of Noora’s family. Her cooking class has been featured in the newspaper! Her son runs the local experiences business, and he played us a soulful song on a round wooden instrument called the saz. Another highlight was seeing how Noora makes the yogurt from scratch by keeping cow milk in a warm, dark place. Tomorrow, I’ll go to the famous Istanbul spice bazaar to buy the ingredients we used, so I can make these recipes at home. Spas dikim (thank you) to our wonderful hosts.
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Asukay4
Jan 25, 2025
Nice experience with local family - It was amazing experience for us to talk with lovely host family. Food is absolutely No.1 in my trip in İstanbul. We tasted homemade yogurt ram stew, bulgur, yogurt !
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Jim_m
Jan 23, 2025
Wonderful connections. - Thank you Nuran and family. We really enjoyed the cooking, the eating and the conversation. Thank you sooooo much!!!
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Melissa_c
Dec 8, 2024
Must do while in Istanbul - Such a unique experience. We felt so welcome into the home. Wonderful conversation and amazing food! Would definitely recommend!
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Doug_b
Oct 31, 2024
Cooking and learning from a great host - Our host Kevser was great. She welcomed us into her home and we soon felt like old friends. It was one of our favorite Istanbul experiences. I highly recommend cooking and talking with her, petting her puppy and learning more about her beautiful country.
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Sarahma2177np
Oct 4, 2024
Good food, nice host - Such a fun class! There were four of us in the class and we got to do some hands on cooking, and the food was delicious. Once the meal was ready, our host invited several local guests to join us, which added to the experience. Would definitely recommend!
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Julietj421ah
Sep 25, 2024
Very good food and company! - Our host/teacher was very sweet and generous. We loved learning and cooking with the family and sharing pictures of our kids. The food was soooo good and very plentiful.
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Kyle_r
Sep 18, 2024
Home away from home - Kevser, our generous host, made us feel right at home in her home! The food was delicious, and the small group we had, had plenty of great conversation into the evening. One of my favourite things I got to experience in Istanbul for sure.
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Timothe_g
Sep 16, 2024
Super! - We had a superbe moment! We cooked, ate and laughed! The host and the food were very good! We enjoyed a lot!
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Sidrah_h
Sep 16, 2024
Amazing Turkish experience - Rojda is a super host. From the moment I arrived at her place I felt welcomed. Food we cooked was absolutely delicious and we also had turkish tea and coffee. I learned alot about the turkish cuisine in just few hours.It started to rain and Rojda was kind enough for us to stay a bit longer until the rain stopped! I will remember this experience for a lifetime. I highly recommend to try this experience and you won't be disappointed:).
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