Turkish Restaurant where lingering is OK?

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Permalink Reply by Kathryn Rodger on July 20, 2015 at 17:30

I absolutely love Harran, super chilled, never too busy but still a good atmosphere and they never rush you.  The food is delicious especially the sharing platter.

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Permalink Reply by Philip on July 20, 2015 at 20:16

So many to chose from. I always like the atmosphere in Hala,informal,  where they are very happy to keep giving you Turkish tea.....

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Permalink Reply by ThaiDi on July 20, 2015 at 22:14

I'm partial to Diyarbakir (the new, bigger branch). I've never been rushed out - in fact I often struggle to get the waiter's attention to pay once we've lingered over our tea. Their vegetable kebab is delicious.

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Permalink Reply by Norah Borough on July 23, 2015 at 23:44

Thanks all for your suggestions. We ended up in Taksim quite by chance. It was lovely, atmospheric, quiet and the food was really very good indeed. The meze we had to share was packed with great flavoured salads and dips, the Shish was good and came with lots of salad and chillies. All very fresh with a home made feel ( in a good way!) lovely staff, will go again.

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Permalink Reply by Nilgun Canver on July 24, 2015 at 2:08

You can also try Antepliler and Diyarbakir Kitchen. Devran is good too.

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Permalink Reply by Nilgun Canver on July 24, 2015 at 2:11

They all tend to get really busy after 7.30pm.

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Permalink Reply by Ruth Valentine on July 24, 2015 at 8:11

For future reference: Rakkas, down by the railway bridge, is less frantic.  It also has a garden, good for summer evenings.

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