Turkish Cooking Class: Authentic Village Cuisine

Immerse yourself in the flavors and traditions of Turkish cuisine with our Cappadocia Home Cooking Experience. Learn to cook traditional recipes using farm-fresh ingredients and enjoy the warm hospitality of our instructors.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cappadocia Home Cooking - Discover the authentic flavors of Turkey with our family-run Home Cooking School. Our traditional stone arch house, located in a charming village in Cappadocia, has been lovingly restored to create a warm and welcoming environment where you can experience Turkish hospitality and tradition.
    We only use natural and organic…
What's Included
  • Pick-up & Drop-off
  • Lunch/Dinner
  • Snacks
  • Tea and coffee
  • Products For Cooking
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Meal Options
  • Kadayıf
  • Karnıyarık
  • Yaprak Sarma
  • Salata
  • Mantı
  • Pilav
  • Börek
Additional Information

During the class, you’ll learn how to prepare regional home-cooking dishes with your own hands, guided by our experienced and friendly instructors. You’ll pick fresh vegetables and herbs from our organic garden and cook a delicious meal of soup, entrée, main dish, and dessert, all while enjoying traditional Turkish tea.
Our Home Cooking School provides a…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kstoh2000
Sep 19, 2025
Lovely family - We met the family and helped cooked 3 dishes, red lentil soup, beef stuffed eggplant and a fried dough topped with honey dessert. The food was made with fresh ingredients from the family garden. Even the honey was from their hives. The best part was talking to the family and learning about their lives. We then enjoyed a full meal along with the food we made. Highly recommended.
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Chiaragu6882wh
Sep 6, 2025
Experience not to be missed! - Super positive experience! The family that welcomed for the cooking class is very organized, welcoming, helpful and we have prepared a really tasty kilometer 0 menu! They then offered us for lunch what we prepared together and many other typical dishes cooked by them. I highly recommend!
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Emilylc7525qm
Aug 24, 2025
Authentic and Unforgettable Cooking Class - From the moment we stepped into Tolga’s beautiful home, we were welcomed with Turkish tea, cookies, and the warmest hospitality. We got to know each other before heading into the spotless, well-organized kitchen. We learned to prepare a traditional meal—stuffed eggplant, lentil soup, and dessert—and then sat together to enjoy the delicious dishes we had made. This was one of the best parts of our trip to Cappadocia. We left with wonderful memories, new recipes, and full hearts. If you want a truly authentic Turkish experience, this class is a must!
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V610rllenaw
Aug 12, 2025
Delicious cuisine and great hospitality - We were warmly welcomed by the whole family and welcomed with a Turkish tea. Professionally we were guided in cooking, with every step explained very well and comprehensibly. We cooked a three-course meal with soup, (in our case vegetarian) main course and dessert. By the way, the sons of the house, who are both training as cooks, have conjured up delicious "mezze" (appetizers) for us, so that we could enjoy a delicious meal at the end. We have always experienced the hosts as reliable, open and very friendly and felt very comfortable in their house. An absolute highlight of our trip to Turkey that we can recommend to everyone!
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Katharinae248
Jul 26, 2025
Great experience!! - A great experience! The family was very welcoming and welcomed us with tea and delicious cookies. Afterwards we cooked traditional Turkish meals with the family in their beautiful in-house kitchen. Ingredients were all homegrown and ES were family recipes. The cooking class was super explained and we received many tips while cooking. Definitely recommended!
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Global05402154653
Nov 2, 2024
Delightful cooking experience - This was very enjoyable experience, Tolga and his family had offered very warm welcome, shared story about house and a family. The kitchen was a joy to work in, everything was very well organized and clean. Tolga’s mother Havva and his sons shared some good cooking tips and showed how to cook some simple but delicious recipes that I certainly will try at home
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Certainstandards
Oct 9, 2024
Wonderful experience, warm welcome - This was a wonderful experience and we’re glad we did it! The warm welcome from Tolga and his family put us right at ease about being in their kitchen and cooking with them. They were pleasant, fun and made sure everyone understood the cooking info to be able to make the most of the experience. They kept everyone involved. A small easy to follow cookbook is available to purchase to bring memories home and to make the food again. Would definitely recommend this activity!
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Dannykc8771hn
Feb 22, 2024
Amazing family hosting the cooking - The homecooking class that we took was very nice. The people were very welcoming and friendly. They make you feel like you're a part of their household as well, which is very unique to them. To add, the food was amazing and the explanation was on point. Thank you from Lale and Davut
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Cecelia_m
Oct 27, 2023
This was a highlight of our trip to Cappadocia! - We had a wonderful time and the hosts made us feel like family! I highly recommend this cooking class for everyone!
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From $110
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).