Turkish Snacks

Turkish Snacks, Shipped from Istanbul

Turkish snacks are the sweets, crackers, nuts, and dried fruit that people in Turkey reach for between meals. This collection brings together Turkish brands such as Ülker, Eti, Hacı Bekir, Hafız Mustafa, and Kahve Dünyası. Grand Turkish Bazaar is an Istanbul-based store, founded in 2015, that ships these snacks worldwide. Our nuts and dried fruit are freshly packed before shipping.

What Are the Most Popular Turkish Snacks?

The most popular Turkish snacks are supermarket classics: chocolate wafers, pistachio chocolate, snack cakes, and stick crackers. You will find these favorites in this collection:

• Ülker Çikolatalı Gofret: a 36 g (1.27 oz) wafer bar with hazelnut cream and a chocolate coating.
• Nestlé Damak: pistachio chocolate in milk and white versions. The 60 g (2.2 oz) Damak Baklava bar adds crispy baklava pastry.
• Ülker Çokonat: three wafer layers coated in milk chocolate and topped with hazelnut pieces.
• Eti Browni Intense: a 50 g (1.76 oz) chocolate cake with a creamy filling.
• Ülker Albeni and Dido: Albeni layers biscuit, soft caramel, and chocolate, while Dido is a milk chocolate wafer.
• Eti Balık Kraker: small fish-shaped crackers in a 40 g (1.41 oz) pack.
• Ülker Çubuk Kraker and Eti Crax: stick crackers. We carry plain and sesame Ülker sticks, plus Crax in cheese and spicy flavors.

Which Turkish Snack Brands Should You Know?

Turkish snack brands range from Istanbul confectioners of the 1700s and 1800s to large food makers such as Ülker and Eti. The brands in this collection compare as follows:

Nuts and Seeds

Turkish nuts in this collection start with roasted pistachios from Gaziantep. Gaziantep pistachios also come coated with sesame and honey. In Turkey, roasted chestnuts are a winter street food known as kestane kebab. Our premium-size chestnuts (kestane) come from the Bursa region. For a savory crunch, try Tadım extra salted sunflower seeds in a 180 g (6.35 oz) pack, or roasted chickpeas (leblebi).

Dried Fruits

Turkish dried fruits here include natural dried figs from Aydın, sun-dried without additives. Sun-dried apricots come from Malatya, and dried persimmon (Trabzon hurması) comes from the Trabzon region. Black mulberries (karadut) and dates round out the range.

Chocolate, Candy, and Dubai Chocolate

Turkish chocolate favorites such as Ülker Napoliten and Hafız Mustafa dragées fill our chocolate and candy range. For a softer treat, Ülker toffee with gum mastic flavor comes in a 350 g (12.34 oz) pack. Our Dubai chocolate bars pair Antep pistachio cream with crunchy kadayif (kunafa). Choose from Bolci, Ülker, and Dubaco, or try a handmade bar.

Biscuits and Crackers

Turkish biscuits and crackers cover both savory and sweet tastes. On the savory side, try Ülker Çizi cheese crackers or tarhana chips from Kahramanmaraş, made with yogurt, wheat, and thyme. For something sweet, there are Ülker Halley and Eti Puf marshmallow biscuits.

Traditional Turkish Snacks

Traditional Turkish snacks include akide, the hard candy Hacı Bekir has made in Istanbul since 1777. Akide comes in flavors such as cinnamon, rose, and mastic. Roasted corn nuts (kavurga) offer a savory crunch. The Turkish Delight and Pestil Mix Box pairs lokum with pestil, a sun-dried fruit pulp, in a 540 g (19.05 oz) metal box. For more classics, browse Turkish delight.