What to Eat in Sincan: Famous Dishes and Local Products

Famous Dishes of Sincan

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  Ankara Tava

  Lamb cooked in a clay pot with onions and peppers, Ankara tava is on the menus of traditional restaurants in Sincan.

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  Pide

  Pide with minced meat, kaşar cheese and diced meat is served at pide shops in various quarters of Sincan.

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  Tarhana Soup

  Tarhana, made by mixing yoghurt, tomato and wheat flour and then drying the mixture, is an indispensable soup on winter tables. Every household's tarhana recipe is different; some are more sour, others more spicy.

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 Sincan: Local Products

• Sincan Market Products At the weekly markets set up in various quarters of the district, fresh vegetables, fruit and homemade products from the surrounding villages are sold.

What Sincan Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions

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  Sincan Tulip Festival

  Held every April, the Sincan Tulip Festival, where millions of tulips are displayed, is one of the largest tulip events in Türkiye. Concerts, exhibitions and cultural events are held during the festival.

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  Industrial and Working-Class Culture

  The Sincan Organised Industrial Zone is one of the largest industrial areas in Ankara. Industrial culture has shaped the economic and social structure of the district.

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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)
• 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)
• 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