Turkey transforms simple ingredients, milk, nuts, sugar, flour, into pure edible poetry. Desserts here are not just sweet endings, they are stories shaped by empires, trade routes, and the art of ...

Bakers show the just-prepared baklavas, a traditional Turkish dessert, in Ankara, Türkiye, Nov. 14, 2025. Baklava is a sweet Turkish pastry with layers of filled dough, butter and the smell of sweet ...

GAZIANTEP, Turkey — When visiting this historical southern Turkish city, it doesn't take long to discover its true passion: baklava. So much so that Gaziantep has become synonymous with the sweet ...

Oklava’s double pistachio baklava features a soft and juicy pistachio filling and a crispy exterior. Photo courtesy Oklava. Oklava, a new, locally owned Turkish cafe, and Kenz Coffee Bar, which shares ...

Muzinie Beitullaieva, owner of Taksim restaurant in Kanata. (Credit: JEAN LEVAC) When Muzinie Beitullaieva immigrated to Canada from Turkey in 2016, she came with a PhD in linguistics and a dream of ...

ORANGE — For the sizeable population of Turkish Americans living in Connecticut, satisfying a craving for certain native delicacies means driving about 90 miles to a bakery in Paterson, New Jersey. To ...

Dallas Observer food editor Lauren Drewes Daniels gave three simple instructions for this assignment: 1. Go to the Mayor’s House by Selda, a Turkish-Mediterranean restaurant in Oak Cliff. 2. Order the ...