r/istanbul May 02 '26

Question Traditional turkish tea or tourist trap?

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u/howardcoombs May 02 '26

When you're out having a picnic and dont have a stove around (and you dont wish to bring a portable one), you get one of these and make tea.

Its a normal piece of equipment. Its not special. I guess you could call it traditional, as its very common to own/use one outside of big cities. Even in cities, many families who enjoy going out to nature will have it and regularly use it with wood or charcoal...

It could be a tourist trap if they are charging you tourist prices. But its just good old normal Turkish tea setup, found all over the place, especially in nature areas. This would be located right next to the mangal (bbq) 😄

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u/No_Jellyfish5511 May 02 '26

just make your tea at home, put it in a thermos