Cappadocia Cooking Class: Learn Traditional Turkish Meals

Roll, stuff and simmer Turkish dishes, then sit down to eat them together.

A hands-on cooking class in Cappadocia where you prepare and cook three traditional Turkish dishes (bazlama, dolma and mantı) with an English-speaking instructor, then eat what you've made as a group. The class runs about two and a half hours and includes private transportation to the kitchen and all cooking equipment and ingredients.

The experience

You arrive at the kitchen and start with the basics: how to chop, measure and handle tools safely. The instructor walks you through each dish step by step. Bazlama is a flatbread you'll cook and eat together; dolma is a stuffed vegetable; mantı is a small pasta-like dumpling. You're not watching a demonstration. You're doing the work yourself, with help when you need it. The hands-on approach means you actually learn the techniques instead of just hearing about them.

After you finish cooking, you sit down as a group and eat everything you've made. This is where the class becomes social and less formal. You get to taste the results of your work and often pick up tips from other people in the kitchen. The whole experience takes about two and a half hours from start to finish.

What’s included

• Private transportation to the kitchen.
• all cooking equipment and ingredients for the three dishes.
• instruction from an English-speaking guide.
• and the meal you cook and eat together at the end.

Options for this experience

2 options

Cooking class (without service)Guide in English · 14:00 and 16:00Lasts 2 hours. Lunch: you cook the meal yourself during the course, then eat it. Includes: a chef.

Cooking class with service includedGuide in English · 14:00 and 16:00Lasts 2 hours. Lunch: you prepare the meal yourself during the course, then eat it. Travel by air-conditioned vehicle, which is also used for hotel pickup and drop-off. Included: a chef, hotel pickup and drop-off. Pickup is included.

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Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 14:00 and 16:00

Book up toStart time

AgesAdult (4 and older) · Infant (under 4)

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 5 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfants must sit on laps

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Is this one for you?Book this class if you want to learn by doing rather than watching, and if you'd like to take home the actual skills to make these dishes at home. The group setting and shared meal afterward make it as much about the social experience as the cooking itself.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Infant (under 4).

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What do I actually cook in the Cappadocia cooking class?

You prepare three traditional Turkish dishes: bazlama (a flatbread), dolma (stuffed vegetables), and mantı (small dumplings). Each one is cooked and eaten together as a group with the instructor's guidance.

Is transportation included in the cooking class?

Yes, private transportation is included, so you don't need to arrange your own way to the kitchen.

Do I eat the food after I cook it?

Yes. Once you finish cooking, you sit down and eat all three dishes you've prepared as part of the class experience.

How long does the cooking class take?

The class runs for about two and a half hours, from the time you arrive through cooking and eating together.

What's included in the cooking class besides the food?

All cooking equipment and ingredients are provided, so you just show up ready to learn and cook.