What to Eat in Polatlı: Famous Dishes and Local Products

Famous Dishes of Polatlı

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  Polatlı İşkembe Çorbası (Polatlı Tripe Soup)

  Polatlı İşkembe Çorbası was registered as a protected geographical indication on 5 May 2026 (TÜRKPATENT registration no: 1849). Product group: dishes and soups. Registered by: Polatlı Chamber of Commerce.

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  Polatlı Tandır Kebabı

  Prepared by slow-cooking lamb in a clay tandır oven, Polatlı tandır kebabı is the district's best-known flavour. The meat is cooked until it is tender enough to come away from the bone.

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  Ankara Tava

  Lamb cooked in a clay pot with onions and peppers, Ankara tava is also an important dish on traditional tables in Polatlı.

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  Tarhana Çorbası (Tarhana Soup)

  Tarhana, made by mixing yoghurt, tomato and wheat flour and then drying the mixture, is an indispensable soup on winter tables. Prepared in autumn, tarhana is dried for consumption throughout the winter.

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  Soğan Çorbası (Onion Soup)

  Onion soup, displayed among the special products of Polatlı, was prepared by the women of Polatlı.

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 Polatlı: Local Products

• Polatlı Onion (Polatlı Soğanı) Polatlı Soğanı was registered as a protected geographical indication on 16 April 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no: 725). Product group: processed and unprocessed fruits, vegetables and mushrooms. Registered by: Polatlı Chamber of Commerce.
• Wheat and Barley Polatlı is one of Türkiye's largest grain stores. Intensive wheat and barley production takes place across its wide plains. The Polatlı Commodity Exchange is an important centre where grain prices are set.
• Sugar Beet Sugar beet is grown on the fertile lands of Polatlı. The sugar factory in the region, with its beet processing capacity, is an important industrial facility.
• Melons and Watermelons Melons and watermelons grown in Polatlı's hot summer climate are in demand in Ankara's markets for their flavour and size.

What Polatlı Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions

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  Phrygian Civilisation Heritage

  As the capital of the Phrygian Kingdom, the ancient city of Gordion was one of Anatolia's most important centres of civilisation in the 9th–7th centuries BC. The legend of King Midas and the story of the Gordian Knot were born in these lands.

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  Spirit of the War of Independence

  The fact that the Battle of Sakarya took place on the lands of Polatlı has made the district one of the most important sites of the Turkish struggle for independence. Commemoration ceremonies are held every year in September.

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What to Eat in Other Districts of Ankara

• Akyurt 4 dishes Akyurt Fıtı Çorbası, Akyurt Soğuk Çorbası and Akyurt Toyga Aşı
• 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)
• 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