After 22 years away from the grill, Selim Ceylan returned to his family’s trade in Kemeraltı, serving charcoal-grilled köfte and a seven-piece offal platter inspired by the craft he grew up around.

A family-run esnaf lokantası in İzmir’s Kemeraltı Bazaar known for fish soup, lamb kokoreç, ciğer sarma, tripe with chickpeas, and seasonal olive-oil vegetables from the family garden.

At the Olive Oil Library of Orhanlı, visitors taste oils from across Turkey and beyond while learning how olive cultivation shapes culture, landscape and memory.