Etliekmek Has Been Cooked in Konya for 800 Years

Necmettin Erbakan University Tourism Faculty Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department faculty member Dr. Yılmaz Seçim stated that the history of Etliekmek dates back to the 1200's and it was first made in Konya. For this reason, Seçim emphasized that Etliekmek belongs to Konya and said: 

‘Etliekmek belongs to Konya. We can explain this in many ways. It was cooked for the first time in the 1200s in Raziye Hatun Han in Kadinhani district of Konya. This is recorded information. In addition, the kitchen is at a very important point in Mevleviyeh. Therefore, it is said that Etliekmek is made slowly. It is registered in Konya's kebab market for the first time in 1923 and has gradually become well known. There are various rumors that it is made with pieces from kebabs or meat from a butcher. Stating that a bakery was opened in 1939, which only made and sells Etliekmek, Seçim said that this bakery is still serving. Etliekmek is neither thick nor thin. It has a standart. Etliekmek is made of sheep meat, 70-80 cm long and 20-25 cm wide in Konya. If this is not offered, it means that it is not Konya Etliekmek. Nowadays, it has several versions. Many local and foreign tourists come to Konya. Restaurants cook very long Etliekmek in order to impress them.’