Work your way through this list of recommended dishes on  your tour….

Manti (a bit like the Turkish version of ravioli)

Sac Kavurmasi – casserole-like – finely diced meat simply with onion and tomato, flavoured with salt,  pepper and some herbs.

Haydari (a yoghurt and garlic dip)

Gozleme (the Turkish version of a pancake – but  filled.  Try a spinach and cheese or potato gozleme)

Yaprak Sarma (grape leaves stuffed with rice, pine  nuts and sometimes carrots).

Simit (Turkish version of a bagel) – sold on many  street corners in Istanbul, simits are the breakfast of  champions!  Try it with white cheese (sold by the  simit sellers) and you’ll be hooked.

Lahmacun (pronounced Lah-MAH-jun) (southern  style pita / flat bread topped with spicy lamb) – tasty  and cheap.

Yayla Corbasi (yoghurt and mint soup) – not as  commonly found as lentil soup, but worth looking  out for – a taste sensation.

Yogurtlu Kebap (yoghurt kebab) – not as oily as its  cousin the Iskender Kebab, the yogurtlu kebab is  meat (beef or lamb) served with a tomato sauce and  a yoghurt and garlic sauce. Comes with a healthy  helping of bread. Simple and delicious.

Patlican salatasi – eggplant salad.

(goholidayturkey.com)