{"id":3383,"date":"2026-10-15T14:35:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.antepbaklava.de\/gaziantep\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T16:44:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:44:06","slug":"gaziantep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.antepbaklava.de\/en\/gaziantep\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaziantep"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;6&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; back_color=&#8221;color-abkivo&#8221; column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_width_pixel=&#8221;860&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;994399&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;283441&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-abksan&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;600&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-abkpis&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;566273&#8243;]Origin[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;594014&#8243;]Gaziantep: the city <em>of baklava.<\/em>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;508443&#8243;]Where our craft comes from \u2013 one of the oldest cities in the world, home of the pistachio and, for generations, of baklava.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; back_color=&#8221;color-abkivo&#8221; column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_width_pixel=&#8221;860&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;154696&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_left&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;948396&#8243;][vc_separator sep_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; sep_color=&#8221;color-abkgld&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;379581&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; back_color=&#8221;color-abkivo&#8221; column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_width_pixel=&#8221;760&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;951006&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_left&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;650781&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;446888&#8243;]When people in T\u00fcrkiye talk about baklava, they think of Gaziantep. The city in the south-east of the country, close to the Syrian border, is considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. For centuries it lay on important trade routes between Anatolia, Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean \u2013 and its cuisine is still regarded as one of the richest in the country. In T\u00fcrkiye the city is usually just called Antep.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; back_color=&#8221;color-abkivo&#8221; column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_width_pixel=&#8221;1100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;433028&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;top&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_left&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;691776&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;3463&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;976998&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;568832&#8243;]<small>Sketch: the \u201c\u00c7ingene K\u0131z\u0131\u201d mosaic print from our caf\u00e9 \u2013 photographed straight on, in daylight, without reflections. To be used only once the image rights are cleared.<\/small>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_left&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;390270&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-abksan&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;600&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-abkpis&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;145742&#8243;]Zeugma[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h2&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h2&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;399487&#8243;]The girl in the mosaic[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;608701&#8243;]Not far from Gaziantep, on the Euphrates, lay the ancient city of Zeugma, founded around 300 BC. Its villas were decorated with magnificent mosaics. Many were rescued before a reservoir flooded large parts of the city, and they can be seen today in the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;906809&#8243;]The most famous piece shows a girl\u2019s face with large, dark eyes, known in Turkish as \u201c\u00c7ingene K\u0131z\u0131\u201d. It has become the symbol of the city \u2013 and it also hangs in our caf\u00e9 on Kottbusser Damm.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; back_color=&#8221;color-abkivo&#8221; column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_width_pixel=&#8221;760&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;432563&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_left&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;184175&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-abksan&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;600&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-abkpis&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;544909&#8243;]Pistachios[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h2&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h2&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;473610&#8243;]Home of the Antep pistachio[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;536688&#8243;]In T\u00fcrkiye the pistachio is simply called \u201cAntep f\u0131st\u0131\u011f\u0131\u201d \u2013 the pistachio from Antep. Around the city the trees grow on dry, sunny slopes, and the harvest comes in late summer. For baklava, early-harvested pistachios are prized for their especially green, aromatic kernels.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;970775&#8243;]Our pistachios come from the Gaziantep region too. You can see it in the colour \u2013 and taste it.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; back_color=&#8221;color-abkivo&#8221; column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_width_pixel=&#8221;1100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;899408&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;770272&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;1103&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;986787&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;433475&#8243;]<small>Green baklava roll (Ye\u015fil Burma): little dough, lots of pistachio \u2013 hence the bright green colour.<\/small>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; back_color=&#8221;color-abkivo&#8221; column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_width_pixel=&#8221;760&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;800451&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_left&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;906544&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-abksan&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;600&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-abkpis&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;408551&#8243;]Craft[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h2&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h2&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;561720&#8243;]Copper, fire and patience[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;337392&#8243;]Gaziantep is also a city of coppersmiths. Baklava has been baked in round copper trays, called tepsi, for generations. The knowledge passes from master to apprentice \u2013 over years, not weeks. UNESCO recognises it too: since 2015 Gaziantep has been part of its Creative Cities Network for gastronomy.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-abksan&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;600&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-abkpis&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;341547&#8243;]And in Berlin[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h2&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h2&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;249878&#8243;]A piece of Gaziantep on Kottbusser Damm[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;186558&#8243;]Our master Ahmet Tarik Celik and his team come from Antep. In Berlin they bake the way they learned it there: every day, by hand, with pistachios from home.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;6&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; back_color=&#8221;color-abkivo&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;612088&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;495786&#8243;][vc_button button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; button_color=&#8221;color-abkred&#8221; size=&#8221;btn-lg&#8221; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; link=&#8221;url:%2Fen%2Fabout-us%2F|title:Our%20story|&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;709798&#8243;]Our story[\/vc_button][vc_button button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; button_color=&#8221;color-abkwal&#8221; size=&#8221;btn-lg&#8221; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; link=&#8221;url:%2Fen%2Fshop-2%2F|title:Shop%20now|&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;571357&#8243;]Shop now[\/vc_button][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;6&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; back_color=&#8221;color-abkivo&#8221; column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_width_pixel=&#8221;860&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;994399&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3383","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.antepbaklava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.antepbaklava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.antepbaklava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.antepbaklava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.antepbaklava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3383"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/staging.antepbaklava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3495,"href":"https:\/\/staging.antepbaklava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3383\/revisions\/3495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.antepbaklava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}