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Çökertme Kebabı

Çökertme kebabı is a Muğla Province specialty of thin-sliced beef served over fried potatoes, topped with yogurt and tomato-butter sauce.

Read time: 2 min Updated: 1 October 2026
Turkish kebab served with yogurt and tomato sauce

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Çökertme Kebabı

Thin-sliced beef over fried potatoes, yogurt and tomato sauce

Çökertme kebabı is a regional dish from Muğla Province, the region encompassing Marmaris and Bodrum, made from thin-sliced beef served over a bed of fried potatoes and topped with yogurt and tomato sauce. It’s one of the Aegean coast’s more distinctive regional kebab styles.

What is çökertme kebabı?

Unlike skewered kebab styles, çökertme kebabı is built as a layered plate: thin-cut, seasoned beef sits atop a base of fried potato slices, finished with a yogurt sauce and a light tomato-butter sauce poured over the top just before serving. The dish takes its name from Çökertme, a village on the Bodrum Peninsula, though it’s now served across the wider Muğla region including Marmaris. The combination of textures — crisp potato, tender meat, cool yogurt, warm tomato sauce — is what distinguishes it from more straightforward grilled kebab styles found elsewhere in Turkey.

Where do you eat çökertme kebabı near Marmaris?

Traditional Turkish restaurants throughout Marmaris and the wider Muğla region serve it, generally more reliably at restaurants aimed at local and regional diners rather than tourist-only menus.

A Village-Named Regional Specialty

Çökertme kebabı carries its origin village’s name directly, a common pattern in Turkish regional cuisine where a dish becomes strongly associated with — and named after — its specific place of origin.

Frequently Asked Questions

Unlike skewered grilled kebabs, it’s served as a layered plate — thin beef over fried potatoes, topped with yogurt and a tomato-butter sauce — rather than a simple grilled meat preparation.

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