This list of 10 easy yet delicious iconic Turkish Street Foods to Make at Home will bring the vibrant flavors of everyday life in Turkey right to your kitchen. These are the kinds of dishes you’d spot on busy corners or at open-air markets—simple, comforting, and full of character. From warm, sesame-crusted simit to spicy lahmacun, each one is easy enough to prepare but packed with the spirit of the street.
Acma - Soft Bread Rings
Açma is a type of Turkish bread roll shaped into a ring, similar in appearance to simit, Turkey’s famous sesame-crusted bread. It is a popular street food known for its soft, pillowy texture and rich, buttery taste.
To learn more: Açma - Turkish Soft Bread Rings
Chicken Doner Kebab
Chicken Doner Kebab, or Tavuk Döner as it's called in Turkey, is a delicious Turkish street food that is also popular around the world. It is made with tender and juicy marinated chicken thighs, cooked until charred, and wrapped in warm flatbread along with fresh vegetables.
To learn more: Chicken Doner Kebab - Tavuk Döner
Turkish Ice Cream
This Homemade Turkish Ice Cream Recipe, also known as Maras Dondurma, will bring the authentic flavors of this popular street food right into your kitchen.
To learn more: Homemade Turkish Ice Cream - Maras Dondurma
Cig Kofte
This Easy Meatless Çiğ Köfte Recipe is a vegetarian twist on the popular Turkish street food from Urfa, a city in southeastern Turkey.
It also makes a great appetizer or meze and is similar to Kibbeh Nayyeh from Levantine cuisine.
To learn more: Easy Meatless Çiğ Köfte Recipe
Boza
Turkish Boza Drink is a delicious, unique, and nutritious fermented beverage that has been around for centuries. Depending on the location, it's typically made from corn, millet, bulgur, rice, or wheat.
To learn more: Turkish Boza Drink
Izmir Kumru Sandwich
Izmir Kumru - Turkish Sandwich is a very popular street food originating from Çesme, a beautiful Aegean small beach town in İzmir.
It is made with a special bread roll called "kumru" which is typically filled with sucuk (spicy beef sausage), salami, kasar cheese, and tomato.
To learn more: Izmir Kumru - Turkish Sandwich
Tantuni
Tantuni is an iconic Turkish street food made with lightly seasoned small cubes of beef stir-fried in a special pan.
This traditional dish is typically served wrapped in lavash bread together with chopped onions, tomatoes, sumac, and parsley.
To learn more: Tantuni
Kumpir
Kumpir (or Turkish Style Baked Potato) is a popular Turkish street food made with large baked potatoes served with a pile of delicious toppings and finished with a sauce such as mayonnaise, yogurt, ketchup, or sour cream.
To learn more: Kumpir - Turkish Baked Potato
Simit
Simit (also known as Simit Bread or Turkish Sesame Bagel), is a sesame-crusted circular bread that is usually served for breakfast.
Same as Pogaca (Turkish Cheese Buns, and Turkish Boyoz Pastry, Simit bread is one of the most popular street foods in Turkey and you can easily buy them from cafes, bakeries, or small food carts.
To learn more: Simit - Turkish Sesame Bagel
Lahmacun
Homemade Turkish Lahmacun (or Lahmajun-Lahmajoun) is a super-thin crispy flatbread topped with minced beef or lamb mixed with vegetables, herbs, and spices.
You can find this popular street / fast food everywhere in Turkey, in restaurants, cafes, and fast-food shops.
To learn more: Turkish Lahmacun
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