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The announcement of Türkiye’s application to the European Union (EU) to register döner, one of the first flavours that comes to mind when it comes to Turkish cuisine, as a “traditional product name” was published in the EU Official Journal.
In the announcement, it is stated that döner is made of beef, sheep or chicken meat sliced thinly and horizontally and fixed on a skewer, which is rotated vertically around its own axis and cooked over a fire.
In the announcement, it is also expressed that döner spread from Istanbul to various cities of the Ottoman geography since the beginning of the 1800s and that it was cooked and sold in restaurants and inns and that the vertical cooking of döner dates back to 1546 in Takiyüddin manuscripts.
In the announcement, it is highlighted that döner has become a cultural symbol of the migration of Turks to Europe and especially to Germany, which continued intensively from 1962 to 1979 and that the name and production process of döner spread to Germany and other European countries without changing.
It is pointed out in the advertisement that döner has become one of the most popular street foods in Europe and it is noted that the term döner derives from the word ‘dönmek‘ (turn around) and the name of the dish is related to the traditional cooking technique.
With the publication of the announcement in the Official Journal of the EU, the first step of the “Traditional Product Name” registration process of döner by the EU was taken.
Döner will be registered after the expiry of the 3-month objection period and will be the first traditional product name from Türkiye to be registered in the EU…
