A Foodie’s Guide to Malatya
For a food lover, Malatya is one of the most interesting cities in Turkey. It has a true regional identity, built on the apricot that grows on every side of the city and the plain that feeds its people.

For a food lover, Malatya is one of the most interesting cities in Turkey. It has a true regional identity, built on the apricot that grows on every side of the city and the plain that feeds its people.

Malatya’s famous sights, Aslantepe, Battalgazi’s Great Mosque, and the apricot bazaar, draw the few visitors who come this way. But the city keeps its best secrets for those who wander a little further.

Malatya is one of the friendliest cities in Turkey for budget travelers. Prices for food, transport, and accommodation are far below Istanbul and the coast, and the headline sights cost little or nothing.

Malatya is not a city of fancy dining rooms; it is a city of honest, generous tables.

Malatya is a flat, spread-out city, and choosing the right base makes a real difference to your trip.

Malatya is one of eastern Turkey’s most underrated cities, a place where a seven-thousand-year-old palace, a Seljuk mosque, and the world’s most famous apricots sit within a few kilometers of each other.

Two days in Malatya gives you the best of both worlds: the quiet charm of a genuine Anatolian city and a taste of its extraordinary ancient past.

If your mental map of Turkey stops at Istanbul and Cappadocia, Malatya is the surprise waiting further east.
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