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Mehmet Oglu dining room with döner counter

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Döner & İskender, the way it began

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Who we are

The Restaurant

“The spit turns the same way it did in my grandfather's day. Only the city around it has changed.”
— Mehmet Oğlu, 4th generation

Mehmet Oglu began in 1928 as a single charcoal spit beside the Grand Bazaar. Four generations later the recipe is unchanged: lamb and veal hand-stacked each dawn, roasted slowly over oak embers and carved paper-thin to order.

Our İskender is served the Bursa way — over hand-torn pide, drowned in tomato sauce and finished tableside with sizzling brown butter. Nothing arrives pre-cut, nothing arrives lukewarm.

The Restaurant
The Restaurant

Serving İstanbul since

1808

Meet the masters

The Chefs

Mehmet Oğlu
Mehmet OğluMaster Dönerci
Ayşe Kaya
Ayşe KayaHead Chef
Emre Demir
Emre DemirGrill Master
Zeynep Arslan
Zeynep ArslanPastry & Baklava

What we do

The Services

Dine In

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Dine In

Leather booths, brass lanterns and the döner spit in full view — the dining room is built around the fire.

Takeaway & Delivery

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Takeaway & Delivery

Carved to order and sealed in our heritage packaging so it arrives as hot as it left the spit.

Signature Sauces

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Signature Sauces

Acılı ezme, nane-limon, sarımsaklı yoğurt and döner baharatı — the four sachets that travel with every order.

Events & Catering

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Events & Catering

A travelling spit for weddings, corporate dinners and bayram feasts of 30 to 300 guests.

Mehmet Oglu

1928

Premium Turkish döner & grill house. A century of flavours — tradition, craftsmanship, heritage — served on a plate.

Step inside

The Interior

Join us

Reserve a Table

Let's talk

The Contact

Address

Grand Bazaar Avenue 76, Fatih, İstanbul

Opening hours

Mon – Sun · 11:00 – 23:00

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Where to find us

The Location