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Triplandio Turkey guide covers 48 travel guides with 3 cities across 128 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 184 self-guided walking tours in Turkey with 757 POI, spanning 686.3 km in total. Get inspired by 82 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Turkey
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Turkey
Cost
HIGH
Safety
0
Health
64
Lifestyle
59
Infra
67
Rank
#58
Score
42
Tourists
16.0M/y
GDP/cap
$18.6k
Life Exp
77.4 yrs
Population
85.9M
Currency
TRY ₺
Language
Turkish
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
112
Traditional Local Food Turkey
Local Flavours of Turkey — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
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Dessert
Vegetarian
Taurus Mountain Honeycomb
Toros Dağı Petek Balı
TOH-rohs DAH-guh peh-TEHK BAH-luh
Raw honeycomb harvested from the Taurus Mountains.
Street food
Vegetarian
Kumpir
koom-PEER
Baked potato with various fillings such as cheese, sausage, and salads.
Main course
Vegetarian
Clay Pot Beans
Çömlek Fasulyesi
CHOHM-lek fah-SOOL-yeh-see
A hearty stew of white beans cooked in an earthenware pot.
Main course
Meat
Lamb Shish Kebab
Kuzu Şiş Kebap
KOO-zoo SHEESH keh-bab
Skewered and grilled marinated lamb cubes.
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Main course
Meat
Antalya Style Spicy Meatballs
Antalya Usulü Köfte
KUF-teh
Spicy meatballs made with a blend of local spices and herbs.
Dessert
Vegan
Turkish Delight
Lokum
LOK-oom
A sweet, gelatinous confection often flavored with rosewater, lemon, or mastic.
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Soup
Vegetarian
Almond Soup
Badem Çorbası
BAH-dem CHOR-bah-suh
A creamy soup made with almonds, milk, and spices.
Drink
Vegan
Turkish Coffee
Türk Kahvesi
turk KAH-veh-se
Finely ground coffee brewed in a special pot, served unfiltered with foam on top.
Main course
Meat
Sautéed Lamb Liver
Arnavut Ciğeri
AR-nah-voot JEE-yeh-ree
Tender, spiced lamb liver served with raw onions.
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Grilled Bluefish
Izgara Lüfer
EEZ-gah-rah LOO-fehr
Charcoal-grilled bluefish seasoned with lemon and herbs
Main course
Meat
Manti
Mantı
MAHN-tuh
Tiny dumplings filled with spiced meat, often served with yogurt.
Dessert
Vegetarian
Rice Pudding
Sütlaç
SOOT-lach
Creamy rice dessert with cinnamon.
Main course
Meat
Döner Kebab
Döner Kebap
DOH-ner ke-bab
A seasoned meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie.
Main course
Meat
Köfte
KUHF-teh
Turkish minced meatballs often spiced and grilled.
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Dessert
Vegetarian
Stuffed Apricots
Kayısı Tatlısı
kah-yih-SU tah-tluh-SUH
A traditional dessert of apricots stuffed with nuts and whipped cream.