Cooking Alaturka ★ 4.5
Cooking Alaturka in Sultanahmet, the longest-running English-language cooking school in Istanbul, doing a four-hour class plus the meal at the kitchen.
Hands-on cooking classes in Istanbul that teach you something you will actually make again at home.
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Cookistan Istanbul Cooking Classes ★ 4.4
Cookistan in Kurtuluş, two-sister-run since 2012 doing a market tour plus a six-dish hands-on Turkish home-cooking class one metro stop from Taksim.
Turkish Flavours Cooking Class ★ 4.3
Turkish Flavours runs private and group cooking classes in a Beşiktaş home kitchen, taught by a born-and-bred Istanbulite with a market run in the same.
Les Arts Turcs Cooking Class ★ 4.0
Les Arts Turcs runs a Turkish-and-Ottoman cooking class on the third floor of an Incili Çavuş Sokak townhouse, group Mondays and Fridays at 15:00 and private.
Le Cordon Bleu Istanbul ★ 4.1
Le Cordon Bleu Istanbul on the Özyeğin University campus, the French school's Istanbul outpost running short Turkish-cuisine workshops alongside its full.
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Istanbul: Wine and Paint Workshop with Turkish Fabrics
Sip local wine and paint with Turkish fabrics in a cozy Istanbul home. A relaxing, hands-on workshop blending art, culture, and conversation.
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3 hours
Cooking Class with Local Chef on the Asian Side of Istanbul
This experience takes place in one of Kadıköy’s rare garden homes. You’ll cook side-by-side with a professional chef, learning recipes that have been passed down throu...
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1.5 hours
Istanbul: Cooking Class Ottoman Cuisine with Michelin Chef
Cook at least three traditional Turkish dishes with a Michelin-starred chef, discovering lesser-known Ottoman recipes, authentic techniques, and rich culinary stories.
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