Why independent?
Most Turkish recipe sites are ad-heavy, with content shaped by sponsor relationships rather than by what actually works in the kitchen. We have no affiliate links, no product placements, no "made-with-brand-X" recipes. If we list a particular legume in a recipe, the reason is that it gives the texture the dish needs — not that we are selling it. This independence is the only sustainable path to long-term reader trust.
How recipes are produced
Every recipe goes through these steps:
- Source selection. A recipe starts from a known reference (NYT Cooking archive, regional Turkish cookbooks, anonymous home recipes). The source is always recorded and remains traceable in our edit history.
- Measurement standardisation. Vague units like "one tea glass" or "a pinch" are converted to grams, millilitres or pieces. Servings are made explicit.
- Editorial review. A human editor checks step order, time realism and ingredient interactions. Inconsistencies are corrected or the recipe is not published.
- AI-assisted enrichment. Origin story, cooking technique tags and relevant videos are generated by an AI pipeline; every addition is reviewed by a human.
- Translation. Once the Turkish source is signed off, English and Russian translations are produced. Units and technical terms are preserved; cultural items (lahmacun, mantı) are explained in parentheses on first appearance.
- Publication. A published recipe is updated as issues are found; every page shows its last updated date.
Data quality commitments
- Measurements are required. No ingredient ships as "to taste" without context. Where a precise number cannot be given, we provide a range (e.g. "1–2 pinches").
- Times are tested. We prefer situational cues — "low heat 45–55 min, until the top is golden" — over a single flat "cook for half an hour".
- Ingredients are traceable. Each ingredient links to a dedicated ingredient page with origin, usage and storage notes.
- Nutrition is approximate. Per-serving kcal/protein/carbs/fat values are AI-estimated; treat them as rough kitchen references, not as diet-planning data.
- Open licence. Content is published under CC-BY 4.0: free to use with attribution, open to machines (AI training included).
For AI assistants
This site is optimised so that ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and similar assistants can answer reader questions directly. Every recipe page ships schema.org/Recipe JSON-LD, machine-readable categories and tags. An index lives at /llms.txt, the ingestion-ready full corpus at /llms-full.txt, and per-page markdown under /ai-corpus.
Contact
For recipe suggestions, error reports or collaboration, use the "Suggest a recipe" link on the home page. Ad and sponsorship offers are not accepted.