Menemen, simit, cheese, honey and tulip glasses of tea on a terrace above the Bosphorus at sunrise

Calorie guide · 41 dishes · halal

Turkish food calories

Adana and iskender, lahmacun and pide, menemen and simit for breakfast, baklava and çay after. Turkish food with calories shown as the honest range they really fall in.

Dishes: 41
An adana kebab with ayran: 466–556 Cal
Pork: 0

The one everyone looks up

Lahmacun

335–395 Cal for 1 piece

Protein17 g
Carbs40 g
Fat15 g

Built from its real ingredients. Where yours lands depends most on the oil or ghee and the size of the portion.

See all 41 Turkish dishes

Turkish food is everywhere, from Istanbul to every high street döner shop, yet most calorie apps list one generic "kebab". This guide lists the Turkish dishes in Thali’s catalog, each built from its real ingredients: the lamb, the butter, the yufka, the syrup.

Every number is a range because one iskender comes with twice the butter of another, and a döner portion depends on the hand at the spit. The range shows where a normal portion lands; the app narrows it when you tell it more.

The full list

Calories in 41 Turkish dishes

Per serving, from Thali’s ingredient recipes. Tap + on any dish to build a plate and see its total.

Curries & mains 1

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Add to plate
Karnıyarık	1 piece	342–418 Cal	19 g	14 g	29 g

Rice & noodles 1

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Add to plate
Pilav	1 plate	273–326 Cal	6 g	52 g	7 g

Breads 6

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Turkish Pide	1 piece	590–685 Cal	31 g	66 g	28 g
Gozleme	1 piece	375–448 Cal	16 g	48 g	19 g
Simit	1 piece	275–310 Cal	8 g	57 g	4 g
Su Boregi	1 piece	353–423 Cal	16 g	34 g	21 g
Poğaça	1 piece	235–286 Cal	7 g	32 g	12 g
Etli Ekmek	1 piece	558–643 Cal	27 g	84 g	17 g

Grills & kebabs 5

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Adana Kebab	1 skewer	367–445 Cal	28 g	4 g	32 g
Iskender Kebab	1 plate	669–800 Cal	39 g	43 g	46 g
Turkish Kofte	1 piece	385–458 Cal	29 g	12 g	29 g
Shish Kebab	1 skewer	300–355 Cal	28 g	2 g	22 g
Mixed Grill Platter	1 plate	560–668 Cal	55 g	4 g	42 g

Wraps & rolls 5

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Chicken Doner	1 wrap	585–697 Cal	41 g	47 g	32 g
Durum	1 wrap	479–556 Cal	22 g	44 g	28 g
Çiğ Köfte Wrap	1 wrap	348–411 Cal	11 g	68 g	9 g
Tantuni	1 wrap	411–489 Cal	26 g	35 g	22 g
Balık Ekmek	1 sandwich	526–593 Cal	34 g	53 g	21 g

Salads 1

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Add to plate
Kisir	a portion	184–225 Cal	3 g	24 g	12 g

Soups 2

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Add to plate
Lentil Soup	1 bowl	216–259 Cal	14 g	33 g	7 g
Ezogelin Soup	1 bowl	191–228 Cal	11 g	32 g	6 g

Snacks & street food 2

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Add to plate
Lahmacun	1 piece	335–395 Cal	17 g	40 g	15 g
Manti	a portion	444–526 Cal	22 g	49 g	23 g

Sides & breakfast 6

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Menemen	a portion	335–409 Cal	20 g	10 g	29 g
Cacik	a portion	123–150 Cal	5 g	9 g	10 g
Sucuklu Yumurta	a portion	446–514 Cal	28 g	3 g	41 g
Turkish Breakfast Plate	1 plate	600–700 Cal	27 g	53 g	38 g
İmam Bayıldı	1 piece	270–331 Cal	3 g	18 g	26 g
Çılbır	1 plate	297–363 Cal	18 g	8 g	26 g

Fast food 1

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Add to plate
Kumpir	1 potato	414–503 Cal	13 g	50 g	24 g

Sweets & desserts 8

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Baklava	1 piece	384–470 Cal	7 g	52 g	23 g
Kunafa	1 slice	466–558 Cal	13 g	59 g	25 g
Sutlac	1 bowl	220–248 Cal	6 g	44 g	5 g
Turkish Delight	1 piece	71–80 Cal	1 g	16 g	1 g
Halva	1 piece	198–223 Cal	5 g	17 g	15 g
Lokma	a portion	343–419 Cal	4 g	61 g	14 g
Kazandibi	1 slice	224–256 Cal	5 g	42 g	6 g
Revani	1 slice	312–367 Cal	7 g	60 g	8 g

Drinks 3

Dish	Serving	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Turkish Coffee	1 cup	20–22 Cal	0 g	6 g	0 g
Turkish Tea	1 glass	24–28 Cal	0 g	7 g	0 g
Ayran	1 glass	99–111 Cal	6 g	9 g	6 g

The honest bit

Why every number is a range

No two pots are the same. One more spoon of oil or ghee, a bigger piece of bread, a heavier hand with the rice, and a dish moves by a hundred calories or more. An app that shows one exact number for home cooking is guessing.

Thali shows the range a normal portion really falls in, built from each dish’s ingredients, and tightens it when you tell it more about your portion.

~120 Calin a single tablespoon of ghee. That’s why the range matters.

Melted ghee pouring from a brass spoon into karahi gravy

FAQ

Turkish food calories, answered.

How many calories are in lahmacun?

A piece of lahmacun has about 335–395 calories in Thali’s recipe, with roughly 17 g protein, 40 g carbs and 15 g fat. Where yours lands in that range depends mostly on the oil or ghee and the size of the portion.

How many calories are in a typical Turkish meal?

It depends on the dishes, but as an example, an adana kebab with ayran comes to about 466–556 calories. Breads, rice and the cooking fat usually make the biggest difference.

What are lower-calorie Turkish foods?

Lighter picks from this list include lentil soup (216–259 Cal for 1 bowl), kisir (184–225 Cal for a portion), cacik (123–150 Cal for a portion), turkish tea (24–28 Cal for 1 glass). Grilled dishes, lentils, soups and vegetables usually come in lower than fried snacks, creamy curries and sweets.

Is there a calorie tracker app for Turkish food?

Yes. Thali is a free halal calorie tracker built for home-style food from South Asia, the Middle East and Asia, with no pork anywhere in its catalog. You type what you ate, like “adana kebab, ayran”, and it shows the calories and macros as an honest range. Every dish on this page is in the app.

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