Dishes you should try in Olur: Cağ Kebabı (horizontal spit-roasted lamb), Ayran Aşı (yoghurt and wheat soup), Lor Dolması (lor cheese pastry) and Lor peyniri (lor cheese). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Olur is famous for.
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Lamb roasted on a horizontal spit over a wood fire. In Olur it has a special flavour thanks to the sheep raised on the district's plateaus.
A traditional soup made with yoghurt, bulgur and mint, a nourishing dish that is never missing from tables on cold winter days in Olur.
A traditional börek made by wrapping a filling of lor cheese and herbs in yufka pastry. It is one of the distinctive flavours of Olur cuisine.
Lor cheese made locally; the district's name is said to come from this cheese.
These dishes are known throughout Erzurum province; see the provincial food guide for details.
A kebab with a registered geographical indication, cooked on a horizontal skewer over a wood fire and served on the cağ skewer.
Shredded kadayıf filled with walnuts and soaked in syrup; it has a registered geographical indication.
A registered börek made with layers of boiled yufka and cheese.
A registered soup made with yoghurt, wheat and herbs.
A syrupy dough dessert with a registered geographical indication.
A registered traditional dessert made with flour, butter and sugar.
Olur is one of the greenest districts of Erzurum, with extensive forest areas. For centuries forestry has been a livelihood for the local people and part of their cultural identity.
Close to the Artvin and Ardahan borders, Olur has been a meeting point of different cultures throughout history. Strategically important in the Ottoman–Russian wars, the district has a layered history.
Olur is known for 4 local dishes, above all Cağ Kebabı (horizontal spit-roasted lamb), Ayran Aşı (yoghurt and wheat soup), Lor Dolması (lor cheese pastry) and Lor peyniri (lor cheese). Lamb roasted on a horizontal spit over a wood fire. In Olur it has a special flavour thanks to the sheep raised on the district's plateaus.
Olur is known for Cağ Kebabı (horizontal spit-roasted lamb), Olur Honey and Forestry Tradition. Its best-known sights include Olur Castle and Çakoş Plateau.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Olur include Olur Honey and Civil Peyniri (stringy cheese).