Dishes you should try in Selçuklu: Konya Etli Ekmeği (meat flatbread), Tirit (bread with meat broth) and Saç Arası (meat and vegetable pastry). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Selçuklu is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Selçuklu
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Konya Etli Ekmeği (meat flatbread)
Thin dough spread with minced meat and baked in a stone oven. It is also made using the traditional recipe in modern bakeries in Selçuklu.
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Tirit (bread with meat broth)
Lamb is placed on bread soaked in its broth, creating tirit, one of Konya's traditional dishes.
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Saç Arası (meat and vegetable pastry)
Thin yufka layered with minced meat and vegetables and cooked on a griddle, saç arası is one of the practical and tasty dishes of Konya cuisine.
Dishes from Konya Cuisine
What to eat in Konya →These dishes are known throughout Konya province; see the provincial food guide for details.
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Konya Etliekmek (meat-topped flatbread)
An etliekmek with a registered geographical indication, baked with minced meat on thin, long dough.
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Konya Fırın Kebabı (oven-roasted lamb)
A kebab with a registered geographical indication, in which lamb is cooked in large ovens.
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Konya Bamya Çorbası (okra soup)
A soup with a registered geographical indication, made with dried okra and meat.
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Konya Sac Arası (syrupy pastry)
A syrupy dessert with a registered geographical indication.
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Konya Tiridi (bread and meat dish)
A tirit (bread-based meat dish) with a registered geographical indication.
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Konya Etli Düğün Pilavı (wedding rice with meat)
A wedding pilaf with a registered geographical indication.
What to Buy in Selçuklu: Local Products
- Konya Şekeri (Konya sugar candy) Konya şekeri, produced by traditional methods, comes in a variety of flavours and is a popular gift.
- Machinery and Automotive Parts Machinery and automotive parts produced in the organised industrial zones of Selçuklu are the district's major industrial products.
What Selçuklu Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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The Heart of Modern Konya
Selçuklu is Konya's most populous and most modern district. Its universities, shopping centres and cultural facilities represent the city's contemporary face.
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The Name and Legacy of Selçuklu
The district takes its name from the Anatolian Seljuk State. The Seljuk legacy forms the basis of the district's cultural identity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Selçuklu?
Selçuklu is known for 3 local dishes, above all Konya Etli Ekmeği (meat flatbread), Tirit (bread with meat broth) and Saç Arası (meat and vegetable pastry). Thin dough spread with minced meat and baked in a stone oven. It is also made using the traditional recipe in modern bakeries in Selçuklu.
What is Selçuklu famous for?
Selçuklu is known for Konya Etli Ekmeği (meat flatbread), Konya Şekeri (Konya sugar candy) and The Heart of Modern Konya. Its best-known sights include Time Museum and Konya Tropical Butterfly Garden.
What to buy in Selçuklu?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Selçuklu include Konya Şekeri (Konya sugar candy) and Machinery and Automotive Parts.
Selçuklu Travel Guide
- Things to Do in Selçuklu 10 places to visit
- What to Eat in Konya All the famous dishes of the province
What to Eat in Other Districts of Konya
- Ahırlı 3 dishes Ahırlı Köpük Helvası (whipped halva), Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge) and Tandır Ekmeği (tandır-baked bread)
- Akören 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread) and Tarhana Çorbası (tarhana soup)
- Akşehir 3 dishes Akşehir Peynir Baklavası, Akşehir Tandır Kebabı and Napolyon kirazı (Napoleon cherry)
- Altınekin 2 dishes Etli Ekmek and Fırın Kebabı
- Beyşehir 6 dishes Beyşehir Lake Fish, Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread) and Keşkek
- Bozkır 3 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread), Keşkek (wheat and meat dish) and Tahin
- Cihanbeyli 3 dishes Etli Ekmek (minced meat flatbread), Tarhana Çorbası (tarhana soup) and Cihanbeyli Gömeç Ekmeği (Gömeç bread)
- Çeltik 2 dishes Etli Ekmek and Arabaşı Çorbası (Arabaşı soup)
- Çumra 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread) and Fırın Kebabı (oven-baked lamb)
- Derbent 2 dishes Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge) and Tandır Ekmeği (tandır bread)
- Derebucak 2 dishes Keşkek and Tandır Ekmeği (tandoor bread)
- Doğanhisar 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (Konya meat flatbread) and Fırın Kebabı (oven-baked lamb)
- Emirgazi 2 dishes Etli Ekmek and Tarhana Çorbası (tarhana soup)
- Ereğli 3 dishes Ereğli Bread, Arabaşı Çorbası (Arabaşı soup) and Fırın Kebabı
- Güneysınır 5 dishes Etli Ekmek, Arabaşı Çorbası (Arabaşı soup) and Güneysınır Mayalı Ekmek (Güneysınır leavened bread)
- Hadim 3 dishes Keşkek (wheat and meat dish), Tandır Ekmeği (tandır bread) and Aladağ (Hadim) pekmezi
- Halkapınar 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread) and Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge)
- Hüyük 5 dishes Etli Ekmek, Bamya Çorbası (okra soup) and Fırın Kebabı
- Ilgın 3 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread), Fırın Kebabı (oven-baked lamb) and Ilgın Poppy Seed Kömbe (Ilgın Haşhaşlı Kömbe)
- Kadınhanı 3 dishes Kadınhanı Tahinli Pidesi (Kadınhanı tahini flatbread), Etli Ekmek and Fırın Kebabı
- Karapınar 3 dishes Etli Ekmek, Tarhana Çorbası (tarhana soup) and Kavurga (Kavurga stew)
- Karatay 4 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread), Fırın Kebabı (oven-baked lamb) and Bamya Çorbası (okra soup)
- Kulu 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat-topped flatbread) and Bamya Çorbası (okra soup)
- Meram 3 dishes Konya Etli Ekmeği (meat flatbread), Fırın Kebabı (oven-baked lamb) and Meram Grape Sweets
- Sarayönü 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread) and Bamya Çorbası (okra soup)
- Seydişehir 3 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread), Keşkek (wheat and meat stew) and Fırın Kebabı (oven-baked lamb)
- Taşkent 2 dishes Keşkek and Tandır Ekmeği
- Tuzlukçu 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread) and Tirit (bread with meat broth)
- Yalıhüyük 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread) and Keşkek (wheat and meat stew)
- Yunak 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat-topped flatbread) and Tarhana Çorbası (dried yoghurt and grain soup)