Dishes you should try in Diyadin: Abdigör Köftesi (boiled beef meatballs), Kesme Çorbası (hand-cut noodle soup), Tandır Ekmeği (clay oven bread) and Haşıl (wheat flour dish). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Diyadin is famous for.
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The most famous flavour of the Ağrı region, Abdigör köftesi is prepared by kneading lean minced beef with special spices and then boiling it. It is served with a sauce of browned butter and tomato paste.
Made with hand-cut noodles and yoghurt, this soup is an indispensable flavour of Diyadin's cold winter days. It is drizzled with browned butter and mint.
Baked in a clay tandoor oven, this traditional bread is an inseparable part of the village tables in Diyadin. It is eaten at breakfast with fresh butter and honey.
Haşıl, a traditional dish of Eastern Anatolia made by cooking wheat flour with water and salt, is served with butter and grape molasses poured over it.
These dishes are known throughout Ağrı province; see the provincial food guide for details.
A döner made from thin leaves of meat, registered with a geographical indication in 2022.
A cheese matured with highland herbs, a classic of Eastern Anatolian breakfasts.
Diyadin's hot springs have been used for healing purposes for centuries. The tradition of treatment with thermal waters is an important part of local culture.
Small livestock farming in Diyadin's mountainous geography is a tradition that has been maintained for centuries. Families who migrate to the plateaus in summer keep the traditional way of life alive.
The Meya Caves are an important cultural heritage that shows the region has been settled since antiquity.
Diyadin is known for 4 local dishes, above all Abdigör Köftesi (boiled beef meatballs), Kesme Çorbası (hand-cut noodle soup), Tandır Ekmeği (clay oven bread) and Haşıl (wheat flour dish). The most famous flavour of the Ağrı region, Abdigör köftesi is prepared by kneading lean minced beef with special spices and then boiling it. It is served with a sauce of browned butter and tomato paste.
Diyadin is known for Abdigör Köftesi (boiled beef meatballs), Sulphur and Geothermal Healing Tradition. Its best-known sights include Diyadin Hot Springs and Meya Caves.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Diyadin include Sulphur, Honey and Wool and Kilim.