Learn to Cook Fresh, Seasonal Turkish Cuisine

Selda prides herself on her healthy take on traditional Turkish recipes cooked with seasonal ingredients. She also likes trying out non-traditional ingredients like quinoa. She has been experimenting with healthy cooking for several years and is working to open a food studio where she will entertain friends and hold workshops. Don't expect common kebabs and other heavy meat dishes at Selda's - she showcases the real foods that Turks eat on a daily basis, with a healthy twist.

You'll be warmly welcomed into Selda's tastefully decorated apartment in the upscale neighborhood of Ulus. You can't miss the beautiful views of the Bosphorus from the floor to ceiling windows. Join Selda in her modern kitchen for a hands-on lesson of a few of her favorite seasonal recipes. As you cook together she'll tell you about the origins of the dishes she prepares and how she experiments with incorporating non-traditional ingredients to create her signature cooking style.

Your meal might start with a soup (warm in winter or chilled in summer), and then you'll taste dishes like Selda's savory karnıyarık (eggplant stuffed with minced meat and vegetables, on top of pillowy bulgur wheat), zeytinyağlı taze fasulye (green beans cooked in olive oil, a Turkish staple), börek filled with chard (a recipe passed down from her husband's mother), all accompanied by a garden-fresh salad.