Ayşenur Altan
Ayşenur Altan shares Turkish recipes, local food and journeys around Türkiye through Turkish Food Travel, welcoming viewers into her Istanbul kitchen and the places she visits.
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Turkish Food Travel
Turkish Food TravelOverview
- Based in
- Istanbul, Türkiye
- Born
- 1978, Germany
- Before creating
- Dental technician after studying at Istanbul University
- First YouTube upload
- 15 November 2011
- Known as
- Turkish Food Travel and Kekevi
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Germany in 1978 and raised in Istanbul, Ayşenur studied at Istanbul University and worked as a dental technician. After marrying in 1999, she moved to New York, where she kept trying recipes and brought her interests in cooking, photography and websites together.
From blog to video.
She bought the Kekevi domain in 2005. When readers asked to see the recipes demonstrated, she began filming. Her first YouTube upload was on 15 November 2011; she recalls that the first recipe was hamsi tava, pan-fried anchovies.
A wider table.
She began adding English voiceovers to her recipes, then filmed places around Istanbul after viewers asked to see where she went. Combining food and travel became Turkish Food Travel. The synopsis of her Food from the Heart episode identifies a Turkish tea and breakfast video as a turning point in reaching curious viewers.
Cooking and exploring.
Now based in Istanbul, she shares recipes and travels around Türkiye to introduce its food and culture. She also welcomes visitors to home cooking workshops. Her work includes a collaboration with Bitsmedia for Qalbox’s Food from the Heart series.
Creditschronological, newest first
Recipes and video
- 2026Four Ottoman şerbet recipesRecipe creator and presenter
- 2025Homemade tantuniRecipe creator
- 2021Flaky börek with cheeseRecipe creator and presenter
Documentary
- 2023Food from the Heart: Aysenur Altan, TurkeyFeatured as herself
Quotes
I aim to show Turkish culture and cuisine by filming recipe videos and traveling around Turkey.Ayşenur Altan, Turkish Food Travel about page
Her description of why she makes Turkish Food Travel.
Trivia
- She lived in New York for six years and describes both New York and Istanbul as cities she loves.
- Her first recipe video showed pan-fried anchovies, before she began appearing on camera.
- Her potato kunafa is a savory potato-and-cheese creation named for its resemblance to the dessert.
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