A Foodie’s Guide to Diyarbakir
Diyarbakir is the kind of city food lovers dream about: a place where the cooking is ancient, the ingredients are local, and the standards are exacting.

Diyarbakir is the kind of city food lovers dream about: a place where the cooking is ancient, the ingredients are local, and the standards are exacting.

Every visitor to Diyarbakir sees the walls, walks the Hevsel Gardens, and stands before Ulu Cami.

Diyarbakir is one of the best-value destinations in Turkey, and a traveler with a tight budget can do very well here.

Diyarbakir is one of the great food cities of Turkey, and eating well here needs no guidebook star ratings.

Diyarbakir is a city of two halves for travelers. Inside the black basalt walls lies Sur, the historic old city, atmospheric and full of monuments.

Diyarbakir is one of Turkey’s most underrated cities, a place where six thousand years of history sit within walking distance of each other.

Two days in Diyarbakir sounds short for a city with six thousand years of history, but the old city is compact enough that a well-planned 48 hours covers the essentials without feeling rushed.

Most first-time visitors to Turkey never make it to Diyarbakir, and that is exactly the point.
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