In Turkey, simit is the backbone of the morning table, served with spreads, eggs, and cheese. This version, made in Turkey, ...

We wandered around Istiklal Caddesi and tried some of the Istanbul street food stalls that we came across. First up was grilled corn from one of the local street food stalls. We continued along and ...

The best way to truly experience a city’s food culture is to mimic what the locals are indulging in throughout their everyday lives — and Istanbulites are guaranteed to impress in that department. In ...

The one dish I recommend travelers start with is deceptively simple but consisitently delicious: lahmacun .

ISTANBUL, Turkey — How much do I love eating in Istanbul? Let me count the ways (and know that the addresses listed below barely skim the possibilities). For the food lover, the city that bridges ...

Do you prefer your sheep's head roasted and hot, or boiled and cold? No matter. One street in Beyoglu, Istanbul's old European district, offers both sorts of sheep's head ( kelle), considered an ...

In light of the recent protests in Istanbul—which erupted in late May over a government plan to bulldoze the city’s central Gezi Park and replace it with yet another shopping mall—Turks are hotly ...