Turkey
Falafel Dürüm
Falafel wrap; Middle Eastern influence, growing popularity.
Fajita Dürüm
A plate of Tex-Mex fajitas, rolled tight in Turkish lavaş instead of a flour tortilla: the fajita dürüm keeps the char and swaps only the bread, at the same counter that turns the döner spit.
Fıstıklı Lahmacun
Gaziantep's fıstıklı lahmacun: the thin minced-lamb flatbread with chopped Antep pistachio roasting on top, often brushed with butter, rolled to eat by hand.
Ezme Ekmek
Bread with ezme (spicy tomato-pepper paste/salad).
Etsiz Kokoreç
Take the lamb out of a kokoreç and what is left is the seasoning. The etsiz version sears mushroom in its place and keeps the cumin, oregano, and pul biber, betting the spice was the point.
Et Tantuni
Mersin's beef tantuni: lean meat boiled then kept moist on a water-worked iron pan, two blades clacking, rolled in lavaş with onion, parsley, sumac and a hard squeeze of lemon.
Et Döner
Et means meat, and on a döner sign it means red meat: beef and lamb shaved off the vertical spit into bread. The original cone, dark and fatty, the version the family grew from before chicken arrived.
Ekmek
Turkish white bread; crusty loaf used for most sandwiches.
Edirne Ciğer Dürümü
Edirne-style liver wrap; the city is famous for its fried liver.
Dürüm
General term for wrap; anything wrapped in lavaş (thin flatbread) or yufka.
Dönerli Pide
Döner pide; döner meat as topping.
Döner Tombik
Döner in tombik bread (soft, puffy round bread); the bread is slightly hollowed and stuffed.
Döner Pilav Üstü
Döner over rice; not a sandwich but common serving style, sometimes with bread on side.
Döner Pide
Döner served in pide bread (boat-shaped Turkish flatbread).
Döner Kebab
Vertical spit-roasted meat (traditionally lamb, now also beef or chicken) shaved and served in bread; invented in Ottoman Turkey, now glo...
Döner Kaşarlı
Döner with melted kaşar cheese (Turkish yellow cheese similar to kasseri).
Döner Kaşarlı Dürüm
Döner wrap with melted kaşar cheese.
Döner Karışık
Mixed döner; combination of chicken and beef/lamb döner.
Döner Ekmek
Döner served in ekmek (Turkish bread loaf); sliced bread filled with shaved döner meat, tomatoes, onions, and often sumac.
Döner Ekmek Arası
'Döner between bread'; standard döner sandwich in quarter or half loaf.
Döner Dürüm
Döner wrapped in lavaş (thin flatbread); rolled tight, portable, very popular street food format.