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🇹🇷Black Sea Region, Turkey

Akçaabat köftesi

A Black Sea köfte from Akçaabat: minced beef shaped by hand and grilled over charcoal.

🇹🇷Marmara Region, Turkey

Islama Köfte

A köfte specialty from Adapazarı (Sakarya) in northwestern Turkey. Grilled meat patties are dipped in a light tomato sauce and served inside a loaf of crusty bread that has been softened with the same sauce. The bread absorbs the meat juices and tomato flavor, creating a comforting, messy sandwich.

🇹🇷Turkey

Kadınbudu köfte

Ladylike' köfte: oval meatballs with an egg-butter centre, breaded and fried.

🇹🇷Turkey

Köfte

The Turkish word for any shaped ground meat preparation, köfte comes in dozens of regional varieties. The most common version blends ground lamb and beef with onion, breadcrumbs, and spices, shaped into small oval patties and grilled over charcoal until juicy.

🇹🇷Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey

Çiğ Köfte

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A spicy mixture of fine bulgur, tomato paste, onion, parsley, and red pepper flakes, traditionally kneaded with raw meat until it binds into small oval shapes. Modern versions are entirely vegetarian, using the same spices and bulgur without meat. Originating in eastern Turkey, it is now a popular street snack nationwide, served wrapped in lettuce with lemon.

🇽🇰Sarajevo, Kosovo

Ćevapi

Sarajevski ćevapi

Small skinless sausages made of minced meat (beef, lamb, pork), grilled and served with flatbread and onions, popular street food.

🇹🇷Marmara Region, Turkey

İnegöl köfte

A Bursa köfte of lamb and beef, flat and grilled, served with pide.

🇹🇷Aegean Region, Turkey

İzmir köfte

İzmir meatballs: fried köfte baked in a tomato sauce with potatoes.

🇹🇷Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey

İçli Köfte

Bulgur dumplings shaped into small ovals, filled with spiced minced meat, onions, and walnuts, then either deep-fried until crispy or boiled. A specialty of southeastern Turkey, especially Gaziantep and Şanlıurfa, içli köfte requires skill to make and is served at special gatherings.