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Istanbul, city culture & esnaf soul.
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My Kurtuluş 2

Adana Ocakbaşı, it is more than kebabs for me!

Adana Ocakbaşı is a wave away from me. That wave sometimes stops me passing by from far away and I am called in to have a breather, a cold beer. A coffee by the door, served by Cüneyt, the one and only çaycı of the street, a small gossip, a geçiyordum uğradım —I was passing by, I popped in, if not eating.

Ayhan Başgan, Ayhan Usta! Always polite, always smiling, he cooks masterfully, he takes care of us, sometimes we toast to each other, we have a bit of a friendly banter with him about Serkan every time. Many people sat beside him at his workbench, trying to learn how to grill, but none of them could hold a candle to Ayhan. I have to sit within arm’s reach of him.

Serkan… Boyyyy! our sugar-coated pain, can not think of AO without him and with him everything is arapsaçı —tangled! We get mad, but we won’t let anyone have a go at him.

Gürkan and Erkan! I miss those rugrats when I do not see them! Always smiling faces, calling me abla, out of love and respect not age people! C’mon!

A lot went down since we met more than 20 years ago, on their side and mine, the sohbet, the conversation grew, our friendship and the place became a part of me. The children were born; Deniz is already growing up there; if he doesn’t see Ayhan by the grill, he won’t go inside; university plans were put on hold; necklaces went missing; rakı glasses clinked; heartaches shared…

Mert aka süslü, his own restaurant now. Aşkın rarely stops here, he’s at the other restaurant. Kadir abi is the cool boss, living his life.

The food you ask, I eat like a Queen there, if not better. If I don’t like something, I tell on the spot, not here. Ayhan Usta makes me an Adana kebab, or ciğer —liver, the way I like it, we don’t need to talk much, he knows.

All the staff I can not name here, I am so happy to be sharing my time with you all!

I sometimes think we are a secret club of people sharing same feeling about the place. Not passersby, the real müdavim —the regulars!

#istanbulfoodonrecord #tubasatanaistanbul
#reklam değil taken in Adana Ocakbaşı Kurtuluş by @istanbulfood

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18 days ago

Lunch, shall we?
Plates of happiness, scattered around Istanbul.
Intentionally posted after lunch, on a Monday, Istanbul working lunch time -IWLT

Enjoy, well, tomorrow 😎

#IstanbulFoodOnRecord #TubaSatanaIstanbul taken in Istanbul by @istanbulfood

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a month ago

Zeytinyağlılar!
The secret hero of our kitchen is the zeytinyağlı category. Hands down!

Zeytinyağlı dishes are vegetables and/or pulses braised in olive oil and served at room temperature or cold. Every household and restaurant has its own tricks, but they commonly include onions, a little sugar and no meat of any kind. The taste is subtle rather than intense, highlighting the core flavour of the vegetable or pulse.

Zeytinyağlılar follow the seasons. Come spring, you’ll find artichokes and fava beans; in summer, runner beans, eggplant and okra; in fall and winter, celery root, leeks, cabbage rolls and spinach roots, and the list goes on and on. Not to forget a zeytinyağlı enginar pilavı, when it’s spring time. Oh my oh my 😉

Istanbul, southeast and Aegean cuisines approach vegetables a bit differently. The herb and spice selection also varies. In the Aegean, zeytinyağlılar include just about every wild green that can be foraged, and more. When you go down to the southeast of Turkey, zeytinyağlılar become a bit bold.
If the zeytinyağlı category were a colour, I would paint Istanbul blue, the Aegean green and southeast Turkey purple.

There’s no end to the zeytinyağlılar, let this serve as a brief summary for those who don’t know them yet.

#tubasatanaistanbul #istanbulfoodonrecord taken in Istanbul, Turkey by @istanbulfood

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2 days ago

Olive mon amour 💚

#reklam değildir

Hi y’all! ❤️‍🔥😎👑

Umami plate aka season mushrooms @arkestra.ist

@jamiesmartdraws comes with us everywhere ✨❤️‍🔥

Kitchening…

I had no idea this plant blooms, such a nice surprise in the morning 🤍

How do you like your meat cooked?

Istqnbul 💨

Kaymakı lokum season! @hacibekir1777

Lahmacun @mahirlokantasi

You know where I am @kropknives taken in Istanbul, Turkey by @istanbulfood

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6 days ago

Take a walk with me!
Beyoğlu is for every day.
It is a routine. It is shopping, it is friends. It is a good morning. It is a warm greeting.
It is lakerda, it is helva, it is the passages, the passageways, the churches, the esnaf…
Beyoğlu is for every day!

#tubasatanaistanbul #istanbulfoodonrecord taken in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey by @istanbulfood

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7 days ago

Nar Anne, kendine çiftliğin anası derdi. Onun varlığını bir cisme sığdıramazdım hiç, şimdi onunla ilgili geçmiş zaman kullanmak da çok zor bana.

Ahmet abiye, Beste ve Ozan’a, kardeşi Mümtaz abiye ve adını sayamadığım tüm ailesine, Narköy ailesine, sevenlerine, hayvanlarına her bir tohumuna sabır diliyorum. Anıları ve bize bıraktığı bilgileri, topraktaki izleri ile yaşayacak Nar Anne…

Devrin daim olsun Nar Anne. Işıklarda uyu✨

“Gıdayla insanın özgürlüğü arasında o kadar doğrudan bir bağ var ki, ödün vermemek gerekiyor. 70 yaşında biberi nasıl koparacağını bilemeyen insanlar var diyor, ne üzücü ki topraktan ne kadar uzak düşmüşüz. İnsanların olabildiğince harcama listelerinde kendileri için neyin değerli olduğunu gözden geçirmesi lazım, bu bizim değerler sistemimizle alakalı. Bir kere gerçeğini tattın mı, vücut ona dönüyor, fabrika ayarımızda bu var. Bir çarıklık gön var sırtımda, insanın toprakla doğayla arasındaki köprü olmaya çalışıyorum.” *
*Radikal’de onunla ilgili yazdığım yazıdan.
Fotoğraflar 2014, Narköy. taken in Narköy by @istanbulfood

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9 days ago

October and Istanbul, looking eye to eye.
Stories told, stories shared.
Roads walked, food cooked.
And the cabbage is in season now 😎

#tubasatanaistanbul #istanbulfoodonrecord taken in Bosphorus by @istanbulfood

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11 days ago

Christea Turris!

I see you from everywhere. I love seeing you from everywhere, looking over us, protecting.
We weave dreams whilst gazing at her; she protects our secrets.

A watchtower, a prison, the first place where Hazerfan Ahmet Çelebi glided over the Bosphorus with wings attached to his body.
Once, the tallest building in Istanbul.

Witnessed many emperors, sultans, nations, governments, good days and bad. From the Genoese to us. Burnt, restored, changed shapes.

She stood up and continued every day!

That’s what I feel when I look at her.

Istanbul is personal.

#IstanbulFoodOnRecord #TubaSatanaIstanbul #galatatower taken in Galata Tower Istanbul by @istanbulfood

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13 days ago

Gerçekten masaya getirmeyi sevdiğim tencere, bu.
Kadehim buz beyazı, damağımda tüm aromalar, örtü de tencere de rengarenk. Kadehimiz ve tenceremiz doluyken bizi kimse yıkamaz. Bence Zeki Müren de bizi görüyor!

#isabellavedolma taken in Kurtuluş, Şişli by @istanbulfood

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13 days ago

Pullu sakızlı lokum!

This post is dedicated to my favorite lokum. Pullu sakızlı lokum of Üç Yıldız.

It is a perfect bite, with a soft crust formed on it. A special technique is used while making it, giving its one of a kind texture. It is so soft once you bite it, it melts in your mouth almost like butter… The mastic, the sugar are so balanced, even the ones who say I don’t like lokum would stumble here and they’re blown away by how much they love it!

A good lokum is way better than any other bad chocolate and this one is a-ma-zing!

#IstanbulFoodOnRecord #TubaSatanaIstanbul #lokum
#reklam mecburen taken in Üç Yıldız Şekerleme by @istanbulfood

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16 days ago

Once upon a time in Constantinople. So jealous of this train route.

#tubasatanaistanbul #istanbulfoodonrecord

The most photographed theatre for the past 4 days, right? Amazing renovations! Respect! @ibb_kultur @ibbmuammerkaracatiyatrosu

A clash of the titans! 🤴🏻👑👑👸🏻Nuray Hanım and Feridun Bey!
@ucyildizsekerleme

“Serpme kahvaltı senin olsun” Breakfast of the champions at @tuncbalik #iykyk or Tarama, smoked salmon, rocket, red onions and pickles!
P.s. They recently moved across their shop to once-upon-a-time Cumhuriyet Çorbacısı.
#reklam değil kahvaltı taken in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey by @istanbulfood

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17 days ago

Any given Sunday.
Or this one.

Oven crisped tates and a pan fried bonito.

#tubaşatanakitchen

#Iykyk

No caption needed, just bread. taken in Kurtuluş, Şişli by @istanbulfood

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