The doner spit at Bursa İskenderoğlu, Şişli Istanbul
İskender plate at Bursa İskenderoğlu — lamb, tomato sauce, butter, yogurt, pide
HoodTip/Restaurant · Şişli · Istanbul
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The king of all Turkish kebab meals. Go here. Get the İskender. That's it.
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/Restaurant · Şişli · Istanbul

Bursa İskenderoğlu

İskender means Alexander in Turkish. The dish was invented in Bursa in the 1860s by a man named İskender Efendi, and it has been made by his family ever since. This is one of those restaurants. The placemat says so. The food confirms it.

Any real Turkish guy will tell you — yes, that's the good stuff.

The move Any real Turkish guy will tell you —…
Website iskender.com.tr
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