What to Eat in Akyurt: Famous Dishes and Local Products

Famous Dishes of Akyurt

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  Akyurt Fıtı Çorbası

  Akyurt Fıtı Çorbası was registered as a protected geographical indication on 24 November 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 957). Product group: dishes and soups. Registered by: Akyurt Municipality.

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  Akyurt Soğuk Çorbası

  Akyurt Soğuk Çorbası was registered as a protected geographical indication on 2 March 2022 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1039). Product group: dishes and soups. Registered by: Akyurt Municipality.

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  Akyurt Toyga Aşı

  Akyurt Toyga Aşı was registered as a protected geographical indication on 26 April 2022 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1094). Product group: dishes and soups. Registered by: Akyurt Municipality.

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  Akyurt Tutmaç Aşı /Çorbası

  Akyurt Tutmaç Aşı was registered as a protected geographical indication on 2 March 2022 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1038). Product group: dishes and soups. Registered by: Akyurt Municipality.

These dishes are known throughout Ankara province; see the provincial food guide for details.

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  Ankara Tavası (Ankara oven-baked meat and rice)

  An old Ankara dish in which sautéed meat and vegetables are baked in the oven in meat stock with rice or vermicelli; at weddings, hıdrellez and mesire picnics it is eaten with cacık, pickles and hoşaf.

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  Ankara Simidi (Ankara sesame bread ring)

  An indispensable part of the Ankara breakfast.

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  Beypazarı Kurusu (Beypazarı dry biscuit)

  A biscuit baked in stone ovens from flour, milk, butter and yeast, which stays fresh for a year; it received a geographical indication on 14 May 2013.

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  Beypazarı Cevizli Tatlı Sucuk (walnut sweet sausage)

  A sweet with a geographical indication, made by dipping strings of walnut kernels in molasses dough and drying them.

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  Çubuk Turşusu (Çubuk pickles)

  The best-known pickle of Ankara breakfast tables and dinner tables.

What to Buy in Akyurt: Local Products

• Akyurt Homaçası Akyurt Homaçası was registered as a protected geographical indication on 23 December 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 982). Product group: dishes and soups. Registered by: Akyurt Municipality.
• Akyurt Tandır Böreği Akyurt Tandır Böreği was registered as a protected geographical indication on 20 August 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 872). Product group: bakery and pastry products, pastries, desserts. Registered by: Akyurt Municipality.
• Akyurt Teberik Fasulyesi Akyurt Teberik Fasulyesi was registered as a protected geographical indication on 22 December 2023 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1510). Product group: processed and unprocessed fruits and vegetables, and mushrooms. Registered by: Akyurt Municipality.

What Akyurt Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions

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  Kırsal Yaşam Geleneği

  Akyurt is one of the districts north of Ankara that have kept their agricultural character. The imece tradition, in which neighbours help each other with work, is still practised during harvest seasons.

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  Yörük Kültürü

  Yörük communities that settled in the region carry traces of a livestock-raising and nomadic culture. Traditional kilim and carpet weaving are reflections of this culture.

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What to Eat in Other Districts of Ankara

• Altındağ 3 dishes Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole), İşkembe Çorbası (tripe soup) and Döner Kebap
• Ayaş 3 dishes Ayaş Mantısı (baked Ayaş dumplings), Keşkek (wheat and meat dish) and Bazlama (griddle flatbread)
• Balâ 4 dishes Tarhana Çorbası (fermented grain and yoghurt soup), Tandır Ekmeği (clay-oven bread) and Kuzu Çevirme (whole spit-roasted lamb)
• Beypazarı 6 dishes Beypazarı Cevizli Tatlı Sucuk (walnut sweet sausage), Beypazarı Dolması (stuffed dish) and Beypazarı Havuç Lokumu (carrot delight)
• Çamlıdere 6 dishes Çamlıdere Höşmerim Dessert, Çamlıdere Mantısı and Keşkek
• Çankaya 3 dishes Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole), Çubuk Turşusu (Çubuk pickles) and Ankara Simidi (sesame bread ring)
• Çubuk 4 dishes Çubuk Agat Taşı (Çubuk agate), Çubuk Turşusu (Çubuk pickles) and Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole)
• Elmadağ 2 dishes Ankara Tava and Tandır Kebabı
• Etimesgut 2 dishes Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole) and Pide
• Evren 2 dishes Keşkek (wheat and meat dish) and Tarhana Çorbası (yoghurt, tomato and flour soup)
• Gölbaşı 4 dishes Gölbaşı Sevgi Çiçeği, Lake Fish and Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole)
• Güdül 4 dishes Trout, Keşkek (pounded wheat and meat) and Bazlama (griddle bread)
• Haymana 6 dishes Haymana Pidesi, Keşkek and Tandır Bread
• Kahramankazan 3 dishes Ankara Tava, Keşkek and Sac Kavurma
• Kalecik 3 dishes Kalecik Karası Şarabı (Kalecik Karası red wine), Pekmez (grape molasses) and Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole)
• Keçiören 3 dishes Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole), İşkembe Çorbası (tripe soup) and Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread)
• Kızılcahamam 3 dishes Kızılcahamam Pidesi, Alabalık (trout) and Keşkek (wheat and lamb porridge)
• Mamak 3 dishes Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole), Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread) and Tarhana Çorbası (yoghurt, tomato and flour soup)
• Nallıhan 4 dishes Nallıhan Pide, Keşkek and Alabalık (Trout)
• Polatlı 5 dishes Polatlı İşkembe Çorbası (Polatlı Tripe Soup), Polatlı Tandır Kebabı and Ankara Tava
• Pursaklar 2 dishes Ankara Tava and Etli Ekmek (Meat Bread)
• Sincan 3 dishes Ankara Tava, Pide and Tarhana Soup
• Şereflikoçhisar 4 dishes Şereflikoçhisar Tahinli Pidesi (tahini flatbread), Tuz Lake Fish and Keşkek (wheat and meat dish)
• Yenimahalle 3 dishes Ankara Tava, AOÇ Ice Cream and AOÇ Beer