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Authentic Home Cooking Class on the Asian Side of Istanbul
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This experience takes place in one of Kadıköy’s rare garden homes — not a studio, not a restaurant, but a lived-in family space where meals are made with heart. You’ll cook side-by-side with a professional chef and his mother, learning recipes that have been passed down through generations and shaped by the seasons. It’s an invitation into real Turkish life, where food isn’t just eaten — it’s shared, talked over, and remembered. Guests often say they came for the cooking, but stayed for the stories, the laughter, and the feeling of being part of a home.
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English & Turkish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English & Turkish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
We will eat dinner together after cooking
Coffee and/or Tea
Meeting Points
Departure
Emek Sitesi Paşabahçe Blokları
When you ring the bell, your host will open the apartment door.
Return
Authentic Home Cooking Class on the Asian Side of Istanbul
About
This experience takes place in one of Kadıköy’s rare garden homes — not a studio, not a restaurant, but a lived-in family space where meals are made with heart. You’ll cook side-by-side with a professional chef and his mother, learning recipes that have been passed down through generations and shaped by the seasons. It’s an invitation into real Turkish life, where food isn’t just eaten — it’s shared, talked over, and remembered. Guests often say they came for the cooking, but stayed for the stories, the laughter, and the feeling of being part of a home.
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English & Turkish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English & Turkish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
We will eat dinner together after cooking
Coffee and/or Tea
Meeting Points
Departure
Emek Sitesi Paşabahçe Blokları
When you ring the bell, your host will open the apartment door.
Return
Itinerary
This experience takes place in Kübra's home in Uskudar: on the Asian side of Istanbul, away from the tourist trail, in a neighborhood where locals actually live.
Kübra grew up in Gaziantep, one of Turkey's most celebrated food cities, and has been cooking since she was nine years old. She spent seven years working in international settings, cooking for and alongside people from all over the world: which means she knows exactly how to make Turkish culinary tradition accessible, personal, and genuinely interesting to an outside eye.
You'll cook together side by side, preparing traditional dishes rooted in Anatolian home cooking. Kübra guides you through each step, sharing where the recipes c...
