3 Cooking Classes in Turkey, Compared and Priced

1.Private Turkish Cuisine Cooking Class with Local Moms

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 114 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $90Our pick

Cook dolma and börek with a local mom in Beşiktaş, customize for your diet, then share a home feast.

“I arrived at the cozy apartment where the friendly host Nuran invited me to a lovely cup of Turkish tea together with her mother who was there as well. We started chatting, and I felt home immediately. We prepared dinner, which was a soup, main dish with lamb and potatoes, a broccoli and yogurt salad with bread on the side and my very favorite Turkish butter rice. Some pickles were served as well and Nuran explained how all is prepared patiently. Apart from the food being absolutely delicious, I was welcomed into this family atmosphere and just had the best time. It was the first time for me in Istanbul…”

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2.Traditional Home Cooking with a Local in İstanbul City Center

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 82 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $80Best value

Shop with a local in Kurtuluş, cook a Turkish home meal with Gülşah in her apartment, then share dinner, Turkish coffee, and dessert.

“Gülşah was an amazing host and we are very grateful she welcomed us into her home. Gülşah took us on a tour of her neighbourhood and explained all the different types of food and ingredients we could by. This was followed by an excellent cooking class where she taught us recipes that were not too complicated and dishes that could be made in our home countries. Dinner was followed by some coffee and a delicious dessert. There were wonderful conversations all night and all around it was a very wholesome and extremely fun experience!”

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3.Traditional Home Cooking with a Local in İstanbul Center

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 78 reviews · 4 hours · from $120

Shop Kurtuluş markets for spices and snacks, then cook Turkish classics with a small group in a local home, finishing with tea and dessert.

“Loved the local markets tour, before the hands-on recipe preparations at our hosts home, followed by savory and sweet Turkish delights.”

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