Cooking Class in Istanbul
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Earliest Date Available: October 27, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.
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English
US$265.35 per guest
Guest
Adult x1
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Earliest Date Available: October 27, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.
Free CancellationCancel for free up to 1 day before your experience
Food for HappinessFor every guest in your booking, we donate 10 meals to children around the world
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Meryem invites you to join her and her amazing staff of ladies from the Black Sea to their village to learn some of the secrets of the Turkish kitchen. Meryem has established her business as a social enterprise to provide meaningful and well paying employment for women in her village. Join them and see what a delight it is to work together to make a great meal.
All food and snacks provided while preparing meals
Hands on instructions for at least 4 dishes. We offer you two different menu options
Bosphorus boat tour with our guide
Time will tell for a market visit, a garden visit, or a stop to visit with new friends.
English-speaking head chef with a great team of women to help teach you
A visit to our garden-to either watch, harvest, plant or tend
Transportation to/from the meeting point
Tips for the guide, chef and staff (please make sure to use tip box).
Extra like gifts, or handicrafts at the restaurant.
You'll have a chance to see the sites all the way up the Bosphorus on your private boat tour. You’ll disembark near the beautiful ‘Yali’ or waterfront mansions before taking a short drive up the hill to our Black Sea village.
Local staff will demonstrate recipes and then you will put your culinary skills to work.
As you cook, you’ll enjoy a variety of Turkish snacks and taste unique local beverages such as chai or ayran. Just past noon we will come together to eat what we have made and enjoy a proper, Turkish, family style meal. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, non-dairy/dairy free menu options are available (please note on booking form).
During your time in the village you have the chance to see fresh and delicious Turkish produce and ingredients. With each step, see a glimpse of what village life is like in Turkiye. Finally, in the early afternoon we’ll head back and catch a return ferry down the Bosphorus with still enough time for you to enjoy a late afternoon in Istanbul.
STARTER
Islim Kebap
a unique kebap wrapped in eggplant which looks amazing!
MAIN
Ezogelin Soup
one of the most popular soups made from red lentils and spices
STARTER
Gavurdag Salad
a common salad especially eaten with Kebap featuring walnuts and tomatoes
MAIN
Turkish Pilav
Turkish rice
Meeting Point
Boğaz Hattı 3 İskelesi, Fatih İstanbul, Türkiye, TR, 34112
Open in Google Maps8:15 AM Meet your guide at the Eminonu Ferry Port - Meet at the latest 8:20 AM
Take the Tramway or Taxi to Eminönü Pier 3. Meet the Guide at the Eminönü - Üsküdar Ferry Terminal Entrance.
End Point
This experience ends at the meeting point.
Free cancellation
Cancel up to 1 day before for a full refund.
No refund within 1 day of the experience or no-shows.

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