Dishes you should try in Keles: Keles Sorgun Peyniri (Keles Sorgun cheese), Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge), Çorba Aşı (flour soup) and Bazlama (griddle flatbread). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Keles is famous for.
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Keles Sorgun Peyniri was registered as a protected geographical indication on 24 June 2026 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1873). Product group: cheeses. Registered by: Bursa Metropolitan Municipality.
Prepared by cooking cracked wheat and meat for a long time and then pounding them together. In Keles, keşkek is the traditional dish of wedding and festival tables.
A local flour soup prepared with flour toasted in butter and meat broth. It is a nourishing soup often eaten in the winter months.
Thick bread baked on a griddle, the staple of village breakfasts. Served with fresh butter, kaymak and honey.
Keles güveci is made with goat or kid meat. The baker adjusts the heat of the oven that is lit in the morning so the casserole can slow-cook. There is a strong long-standing link between Keles güveci and the Keles market, held in the district centre on Fridays.
These dishes are known throughout Bursa province; see the provincial food guide for details.
Developed by İskender Efendi in 1867, this is döner served on pide with butter, tomato sauce and yoghurt, registered as Bursa döner kebabı.
Lightly spiced, grilled meatballs with a registered geographical indication.
Registered meatballs served on pide with butter and yoghurt.
A confection with a registered geographical indication.
A syrupy dessert with a registered geographical indication.
A registered Bursa pide with a minced-meat filling.
Historically, Keles has been a settlement area for Yörük communities. Nomadic livestock farming, felt-making and regional costume carry traces of this culture.
In Keles villages, communal work by imece, shared threshing and wedding traditions are still kept alive. These traditions are strong examples of social solidarity.
Keles is known for 5 local dishes, above all Keles Sorgun Peyniri (Keles Sorgun cheese), Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge), Çorba Aşı (flour soup) and Bazlama (griddle flatbread). Keles Sorgun Peyniri was registered as a protected geographical indication on 24 June 2026 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1873). Product group: cheeses. Registered by: Bursa Metropolitan Municipality.
Keles is known for Keles Sorgun Peyniri (Keles Sorgun cheese), Keles Kirazı (Keles cherries) and Yörük Way of Life. Its best-known sights include Keles Plateaus and Keles Thermal Baths.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Keles include Keles Kirazı (Keles cherries), Coal and Forest Products.