Türkiye makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 18 regions, ranked the way we'd visit them; the houses our critics keep returning to; and a short list of restaurants where we'd spend the evening.
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The country, in numbers and adjectives.
The terroirs, by hand.
9 regions worth the trip first — chosen by the Femente desk for the houses we’d open with, the variety of styles within each, and the cooking that grew up around them.
Ege Bolgesi
Aegean Turkey produces wines of rare minerality and restraint—reds with dusty tannins that echo the region's limestone soils, whites that…
Thrace
Thrace's reds carry the heat of its continental summers into the glass—dense, structured wines that demand food and patience, while its…
Denizli
Denizli trades in red wine built for appetite rather than contemplation—dense, warm-skinned Syrah and Cabernet that anchor the table…
Aegean
The Aegean's reds carry the heat and mineral snap of volcanic soil, while its whites split between delicate, salinity-driven whites and…
Marmara
The vineyards around the Marmara Sea catch salt air and continental swings that push red wines toward savory depth rather than fruit…
Central Anatolia
Central Anatolia's continental extremes—scorching summers, freezing winters—force its reds into a taut, mineral-driven style that rejects…
Ankara
Ankara's reds lean toward dark cherry and earth, built on tannin structure that demands patience—wines that gain complexity over years…
Wine of Turkey
Turkish winemakers inherit a grape catalog older than most European regions yet work in relative isolation, crafting wines that taste…
Mediterranean
The Mediterranean's reds run dark and structured while its whites stay lean and mineral—a region defined by the tension between ripeness…
The country’s house grammar.
The 8 styles Türkiye makes most of, ranked by bottle count on Femente. The bar beneath each cell shows that style’s share of türkiye ’s production.
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Languedoc-Roussillon Red — the country’s most numerous bottle.
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The houses that keep showing up.
9 Türkiye estates the prestige critics have agreed on — ordered by the count of 95+ scores across Vinous, Decanter, Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator.
Where to spend the evening.
12 rooms across Türkiye our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
TURK FATIH TUTAK 2.0
Dumplings · Street Food · Ethnic Fusion — Fatih
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Mikla
Fusion · Traditional — Beyoğlu
93
Macakizi Hotel
Grill · Mediterranean — Bodrum
92
MEZRA
Grill · European · Mediterranean — Bodrum
92
Sankai by Nagaya
Middle Eastern — Fatih
92
neolokal
Turkish Style — Beyoğlu
92
Arkestra
Kebab · Grill · Middle Eastern — Beşiktaş
92
Nicole Restaurant
European · Modern — Beyoğlu
92
Pandeli Lokantası
European · Traditional — Fatih
88
İki Sandal Geleneksel Meyhane
Barbecue · Grill · Traditional — Bodrum
88
Agora Pansiyon ve Restoran
Grill · Seafood · Mediterranean — Söke
88
Arka Ristorante & Pizzeria
Pizza · Grill · Mediterranean — Bodrum
88
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