The most loved Turkish desserts
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Baklava · Künefe · Sütlaç. (Updated Oct 4, 2026.)
Turkish cuisine's best-loved desserts, from syrup-soaked pastries to milk puddings, based on TasteAtlas' 2026 Turkey list and CNN Türk's dessert guide.
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Top 12
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1
Baklava
Thin layers of filo, Antep pistachios and syrup; Gaziantep baklava has EU protection.
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2
Künefe
Melted cheese between shredded kadayıf, with syrup and pistachios; the symbol of Hatay.
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3
Sütlaç
Oven-browned rice pudding.
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4
Kazandibi
Milk pudding with a caramelised bottom, from the Ottoman palace kitchen.
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Tavuk göğsü
Milk pudding made with shredded chicken breast, a unique palace dessert.
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Turkish delight (lokum)
Starch and sugar confection with rose or pistachio.
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Kadayıf
Shredded pastry with pistachios soaked in syrup.
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Şöbiyet
Triangular syrup pastry with clotted cream and pistachio.
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9
Aşure
'Noah's pudding' of wheat, chickpeas, dried fruit and nuts, shared during Muharram.
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10
Revani
Semolina cake soaked in syrup.
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Kabak tatlısı
Pumpkin cooked in sugar, with tahini and walnuts.
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12
Lokma
Syrup-soaked fried dough balls, handed out as charity.
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13
Maraş dondurması
Stretchy ice cream made with salep and mastic.
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14
Sausage with walnuts
Traditional Anatolian dessert in which walnuts are dipped in grape molasses and dried.
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15
Gaziantep katmer
Antep dessert made with thinly rolled dough, cream and pistachios and eaten for breakfast.
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16
Tulumba dessert
A classic of street dessert shops where the dough is fried and dipped in syrup.
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17
quince dessert
Quince cooked with sugar is served with clotted cream and walnuts.
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18
Güllaç
An indispensable dessert of Ramadan, in which starch leaves are soaked in milk and folded with walnuts.
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19
Keshkul
Almond milk dessert is decorated with coconut and pistachios.
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Comments (2)
Güllaç olmadan Ramazan olmaz, listede yok!
Baklava birinci, tartışmaya gerek yok. Antep fıstıklı olacak tabii.