Dishes you should try in Türkoğlu: Maraş Dondurması (goat's milk and salep ice cream), Eli Böğründe (minced meat baked in dough) and Maraş biberi (Maraş chillies). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Türkoğlu is famous for.
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Maraş dondurma, made with goat's milk and salep, is also served in the traditional recipe by ice cream sellers in Türkoğlu.
Eli böğründe, made by wrapping a minced meat filling in dough and baking it, is one of the distinctive flavours of Kahramanmaraş cuisine. Prepared by local people on special occasions, this dish is a symbol of hospitality.
A pepper bearing the name of Kahramanmaraş and holding a protected geographical indication; according to some sources, it is also grown on the Türkoğlu plains. It is not specific to the district.
These dishes are known throughout Kahramanmaraş province; see the provincial food guide for details.
A regional dish with a registered geographical indication.
Tarhana (fermented grain and yoghurt soup base) with a registered geographical indication.
A çörek (bread roll) with a registered geographical indication.
A pan-cooked dish with a registered geographical indication.
A syrupy dessert with a registered geographical indication.
Türkoğlu played an important role in the struggle against the French occupation during the War of Independence. The district takes its name from the heroes of that period.
Türkoğlu is known for 3 local dishes, above all Maraş Dondurması (goat's milk and salep ice cream), Eli Böğründe (minced meat baked in dough) and Maraş biberi (Maraş chillies). Maraş dondurma, made with goat's milk and salep, is also served in the traditional recipe by ice cream sellers in Türkoğlu.
Türkoğlu is known for Maraş Dondurması (goat's milk and salep ice cream), Türkoğlu Biberi (Türkoğlu chillies) and War of Independence Heritage. Its best-known sights include Türkoğlu Castle and Foothills of the Amanos Mountains.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Türkoğlu include Türkoğlu Biberi (Türkoğlu chillies).