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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 777 POI, spanning 643.7 km in total. Get inspired by 60 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.
Starter
Vegetarian
Grilled Eggplant and Tomato Salad
Patlıcan Salatası
PAHT-luh-jahn sah-lah-TAHS-uh
A smoky salad made with grilled eggplants and tomatoes.
Main course
Vegetarian
Girit Kabağı Dolması
Stuffed Squash
gee-REET kah-BAH-guh DOHL-mah-suh
Stuffed squash filled with rice, herbs, and spices
Dessert
Vegetarian
Pumpkin Dessert
Kabak Tatlısı
kah-BAHK tah-tluh-SUH
A sweet and tender pumpkin dessert cooked with sugar and nuts.
Drink
Vegan
Turkish Tea
Türk Çayı
TOURK CHY
A black tea served in a small, tulip-shaped glass.
🌿
Starter
Vegetarian
Alanya Avocado
Avokado Salatası
Ah-VOH-kah-doh Sah-lah-tah-SUH
A fresh salad using local avocados, tomatoes, and herbs.
Drink
Vegan
Turkish Coffee
Türk Kahvesi
turk KAH-veh-se
Finely ground coffee brewed in a special pot, served unfiltered with foam on top.
🌱
Starter
Vegan
Alanya Orange Salad
Alanya Portakal Salatası
ah-LAHN-yah por-tah-KAHL sah-lah-TAS-uh
A refreshing salad combining local oranges, herbs, and olive oil.
Snack
Vegetarian
Börek
BUH-rehk
Layered pastries filled with cheese, meat, or vegetables.
🥩
Main course
Meat
Girit Kebab
Girit Kebabı
GEE-reet KEH-bah-buh
A lamb kebab dish with eggplant, unique to the Antalya region.
🌿
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
Fish & Seafood
Mackerel Sandwich
Balık Ekmek
bah-LUHK ek-MEK
Sandwich filled with grilled mackerel, often served with vegetables
Main course
Vegetarian
Dolma
DOLL-mah
Vegetables or vine leaves stuffed with rice, herbs, and occasionally meat.
🌿
Soup
Vegetarian
Zelincik
ZEL-in-chick
A fermented wheat soup, flavored with mint and butter
🌱
Side
Vegan
Alanya Avokado Salatası
ah-lan-yah ah-vo-kah-do sa-lah-tuh-suh
A local salad made with fresh avocados, tomatoes, and onions.
Dessert
Meat
Bakırcı Dondurması
bah-KIHR-jee don-DOOR-mah-suh
Traditional ice cream based on goat's milk.