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Explore Illinois' best Turkish restaurants, from flavorful kebabs to fresh pides, with must-try spots across the state, no matter where your road trip takes you!

(CNN) — Turkey may be famous for its kebabs, but the popular dish is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Turkish cuisine. Covering over 300,000 square miles, the European destination’s rich ...

Turkish cuisine incorporates a huge range of vegetable dishes known as zeytinyagli yemegi — foods cooked in olive oil. The majority are vegetable based and include green beans, artichokes and of ...