Hamsi season: the return of Turkey’s national fish
Surrounded by sea on three sides, Turkey has been blessed with an abundance of fish. Although fish is not considered a main source of...
Hatay joins select group as City of Gastronomy
64 cities join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network
64 cities from 44 countries have been designated as UNESCO Creative Cities by Director-General, Irina Bokova. They...
Ozlem’s Turkish Table, Recipes from My Homeland – available for pre-order now
A message from Özlem
"Merhaba dear all
This book has been my dream in the making.
Ozlem’s Turkish Table, Recipes from My Homeland is my tribute to the...
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Day
Tomorrow is Extra Virgin Olive Oil Day, what a great opportunity to have a closer look at this noble fruit and Olive Oil production...
Zucchini (Courgette) Fritters with Feta and Dill – Kabak Mucveri
This recipe for the popular Kabak Mucveri is from Ozlem's Turkish Table with kind permission from Ozlem Warren
Zucchini are the most widely available summer...
A celebration of cheese & wine
Ask any expat living in Fethiye what they miss most about the UK, and cheese is usually fairly high on the list.
It’s not that...
Carob – the taste of chocolate without the fat and caffeine
It's carob (keçiboynuzu or harnup in Turkish) season and anyone who has carob trees either in their garden, or growing wild in their area, will...
Kefir – it’s a cultural thing
Many of you will now be familiar with one of Turkey's most popular drinks, Ayran.
We recently came across another yoghurt type drink, kefir,...
Merhaba from Ozlem’s Turkish Table!
Fethiye Times is delighted to welcome Ozlem Warren from Ozlem's Turkish Table to Fethiye Times...
Merhaba all
This is Ozlem from Ozlem’s Turkish Table
I was delighted...
Maraş Dondurma – Ice Cream that’s a stretch!
Today we decided to re post our article on Maraş dondurma as it is definitely ice cream weather.
Dondurma (literally Turkish for "freezing") is the name...
Taş Mekan – year round dining in a unique and individual...
Housed in a single storey stone building reminiscent of a barn conversion, Taş Mekan with it's high wooden beamed ceilings and blazing wood fireplace...
