Finely diced tomato, cucumber, green pepper, red onion, and parsley tossed in extra virgin olive oil and vinegar.
Small$8.00
Large$10.50
Piyaz (White Bean Salad)
$8.00
White beans, tomatoes, red onion, red and green bell pepper, and fresh herbs mixed with olive oil and vinegar.
Yesil Salata (Green Salad)
$8.50
Baby mixed greens, romaine, sliced tomatoes, red onion and cucumber tossed in extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice.
Cold Appetizers
Humus (Hummus)
$7.00
Levantine dip made from cooked, pureed chickpeas, blended with tahini, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and spices.
Cacik
$7.00
Refreshing blend of yogurt and lebne with cucumbers, seasoned with mint and dill.
Tarama (Whipped Caviar)
$7.00
Nutrient-dense red caviar spread whipped with lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil.
Patlcan Salatas (Eggplant Salad)
$8.00
Char-grilled, pureed eggplant, blended with roasted red and green bell peppers, dill, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, garlic and salt.
Babaganus (Babaghannouj)
$8.00
Levantine dish of pureed eggplant blended with tahini, garlic, yogurt, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice and a touch of Chef's special spices. Eggplants are roasted over an open flame before peeling which gives the pulp its smoky taste.
Acili Ezme (Spicy Mashed Vegetables)
$8.00
Blend of hand chopped onions, red & green peppers, pepper paste, parsley, mint, walnuts mixed with a touch of spices, lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil. Excellent dip for kebabs.
Haydari
Fresh lebne yogurt flavored with crushed walnuts, mint, dill, garlic and extra virgin olive oil.
Zeytinyagli Yaprak Dolmasi (Stuffed Grape Leaves)
$8.50
Grape leaves stuffed with onions, dill, mint, parsley, rice, pine nuts, currants, and Chef's special herbs.
Small Cold Appetizer Plate
5 Items$20.00
Large Cold Appetizer Plate
7 Items$28.00
Hot Appetizers
Findik Lahmacun (Mini Lahmajoun) (single piece)
$4.00
Mini version of the flat bread dough topped with ground lamb and chopped garden vegetables.
Mucver (Zucchini Pancakes)
Pan-fried zucchini pancakes with scallions, zucchini, yellow squash, feta cheese, eggs, flour and dill served with yogurt.
2 pieces$8.00
Sigara Boregi (Cheese Pastries)
$7.50
Crispy pastries stuffed with feta cheese and parsley.
Ispanakli Borek (Spinach pie)
$7.50
Pan-fried stuffed filo dough with spinach, feta cheese and onion.
Kalamar
$12.00
Mediterranean dish. Fried squid (calamari), served with tartar sauce and/or hot tomato sauce.
Icli Kofte (Stuffed Bulgur)
$9.00
Traditional Central Anatolian dish made with ground lamb, onion, cracked wheat (bulgur), walnut and fresh herbs.
Arnavut Cigeri (Albanian Style Calf's Liver)
$10.00
Albanian dish. Calf's liver sauté served with onions and seasoned with sumac.
Vegetable Entrees
All vegetable dishes come with white rice (except Spinach which is cooked with rice).
Turlu (Vegetable Casserole)
$16.50
Fresh vegetable medley of eggplant, potato, tomato, green beans, onion, yellow squash, zucchini green & red pepper, garlic and carrots braised in house special sauce.
Spinach
$15.50
Spinach stew with garlic, tomato and yogurt sauce.
Bamya (Baby Okra)
$15.50
Baby okras with green & red pepper and onion, baked in tomato sauce.
Fish Entrees
Turlu (Vegetable Casserole)
$16.50
Fresh vegetable medley of eggplant, potato, tomato, green beans, onion, yellow squash, zucchini green & red pepper, garlic and carrots braised in house special sauce.
Spinach
$15.50
Spinach stew with garlic, tomato and yogurt sauce.
Bamya (Baby Okra)
$15.50
Baby okras with green & red pepper and onion, baked in tomato sauce.
Fish Entrees
Balik Kebabi (Fish Kebab in Vine Leaves)
$19.00
Char-grilled filet of salmon, marinated with a special sauce, seasoned with herbs and lemon juice, wrapped in vine leaves.
Karides Güvec (Shrimp Casserole)
$19.50
Jumbo shrimp baked in tomato sauce with garlic, fresh herbs and fresh vegetables. Topped with kashkaval cheese.
Karides Sis Kebap (Shrimp Shish Kebab)
$21.00
Char-grilled jumbo shrimps served with mixed greens.
Daily Special Fish
please ask your server.
Market Price
Bronzini (Mediterranean Striped Bass)
Market Price
Grilled Fillet Salmon
Market Price
Traditional Entrees
Lahmacun (Lahmajoun)
Crispy thin flat dough topped with ground lamb and blended with chopped vegetables. Served with lettuce and onions seasoned with fine chopped parsley and sumac.
2 pcs$13.00
Mant (Steamed Dumplings)
$17.00
Central Asian steamed dumplings filled with ground lamb and herbs, served in a specially prepared tomato sauce and yogurt with a touch of garlic.
Etli Lahana Dolmasi (Stuffed Cabbage)
$17.00
Green cabbage leaves stuffed with ground lamb, rice and fresh herbs, served in tomato sauce with yogurt.
Turkuaz Begendi (House Special)
$18.00
Thinly sliced döner kebap served on smoked eggplant puree blended with kashkaval cheese and herbs.
Etli Bamya (Baby Okra with Lamb)
$18.00
Baby okra stewed with lamb cubes in tomato sauce.
Hunkar Begendi (Sultan's Delight)
A classical Istanbul dish made with a choice of chicken or lamb chunks served on smoked eggplant puree blended with kashkaval cheese and herbs.
With Chicken$18.00
With Lamb$20.00
Grills
All grills are served with rice and a mix of fresh carrots, red and white cabbage, seasoned with lemon juice and vinegar.
Tavuk Adana (Chicken Adana Kebab)
$15.50
Char-grilled, hand chopped chicken patties seasoned with garlic and herbs.
Tavuk Sis Kebap (Chicken Shish Kebab)
$17.00
Char-grilled tender cubes of chicken breast marinated in our Chef's special seasoning.
Doner Kebap
$16.00
Thinly sliced lamb and veal, seasoned with herbs, roasted on a vertical spit.
Cz Bz Köfte (Barbecued Meatballs)
$16.00
Char-grilled lamb patties prepared with onion, parsley and herbs.
Adana Kebap (Skewered Ground Meat)
$18.50
Char-grilled hand-chopped lamb, seasoned with hand chopped red pepper and onion, flavored with special herbs.
Sis Kebap (Shish Kebab)
$22.50
Marinated cubes of lamb on skewers, char-grilled to your taste.
Turkuaz Sis
$19.75
Small cubes of grilled, marinated lamb, served with parsley and onion garnish and rice.
Turkuaz Izgara (Turkuaz Grill)
$29.50
Combination of grilled chicken shish, lamb shish, chicken Adana, barbecued meatballs and döner.
Pirzola (Lamb Chops)
$35.00
Baby lamb chops char-grilled to your taste.
Yogurt Entrees
All the yogurt kebabs are yogurt versions of the grills. They are served on a bed of toasted cubes of Turkish bread, fresh tomato sauce and yogurt sauce.
iskender Kebap
$18.50
Layers of doner kebab, toasted bread, yogurt, and fresh tomato sauce.
Home baked Turkish bread and rice will be served together with the food.
Coban Salatasi (Shepherd Salad)
$5.95
Finely diced tomato, cucumber, green pepper, chopped onion and parsley, tossed in evoo and vinegar.
Piyaz (White Bean Salad)
$5.95
Boiled white beans, tomato, parsley, sliced onion and lettuce mixed in olive oil and vinegar.
Humus (Hummus)
$5.50
Pureed chickpeas, tahini sauce, garlic, freshly squeezed lemon juice and evoo.
Babaganus (Babaghannouj)
$5.75
Pureed smoked eggplant, tahini, garlic, yogurt, freshly squeezed lemon juice and evoo.
Patlican Salatasi (Eggplant Salad)
$5.75
Char-grilled eggplant puree, red and green bell pepper, dill, fresh lemon juice and evoo.
Soslu Patlican (Eggplant with Sauce)
$5.75
Small cubes of fried eggplant in fresh tomato & garlic sauce.
Tarama (Whipped Caviar)
$5.25
Red caviar spread, whipped with fresh lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil.
Acili Ezme (Spicy Mashed Vegetables)
$5.75
A mixture of hot and spicy finely chopped vegetables.
Cacik (Tzacik)
$4.95
A refreshing blend of yogurt, cucumber and garlic, seasoned with dill.
Zeytinyagli Yaprak Dolmasi (Stuffed Grape Leaves)
$5.25
Grape leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts, currants and herbs.
Sicak Mezeler/Hot Appetizers
Home baked Turkish bread and rice will be served together with the food.
Sigara Boregi (Cheese Pastries)
$4.50
Cigar-shaped crispy pastries with feta cheese inside.
Ispanakli Borek (Spinach Pie)
$4.75
Cigar-shaped crispy pastries with feta cheese inside.
Mucver (Zucchini Pancakes)
$5.25
Pan-fried zucchini pancakes served with light garlic yogurt sauce.
Ana Yemekler/Main Entrees
Home baked Turkish bread and rice will be served together with the food.
Sebze Yemekleri/Vegetable Dishes
Turlu (Vegetable Casserole)
$11.50
Eggplant, potato, green beans, green peas, zucchini, yellow squash and carrots cooked in a special pot.
Bamya (Baby Okra)
$10.50
Baby okra baked with fresh tomato and carrots & comes with rice.
Ispanak (Spinach)
$11.50
Spinach stew with garlic tomato and yogurt sauce.
Geleneksel Yemekler/Traditional Turkish Dishes
Etli Lahana Dolmasi (Stuffed Cabbage)
$11.95
Green Cabbage leaves with ground beef and lamb, rice and herbs. Served with a special tomato sauce and yogurt.
Etli Bamya (Baby Okra with Lamb)
$12.50
Pieces of lamb baked with baby okra in fresh tomato sauce, served with rice.
Izgaralar/Grills
Ciz Biz Kofte (Barbecued Meatballs)
$11.50
Char-grilled meatballs.
Adana Kebap (Skewered Ground Meat)
$11.50
Adana Kebap (Skewered Ground Meat).
Sis Kebap (Lamb Shish Kebab)
$12.50
Marinated cubes of lamb on skewer, char grilled to your taste.
Tavuk Sis Kebap (Chicken Shish Kebab)
$10.50
Char-grilled tender cubes of chicken breast marinated with our Chef's special seasoning.
Baliklar/Fishes
Balik Kebap (Fish Kebab in Vine Leaves)
$13.25
Char-grilled fillet of Salmon wrapped in fresh herbs and vine leaves.
Appetizers
Cheese pastries are served French style (one per guest) and the rest are served family style. Home baked Turkish Bread and rice will be served together with the food.
Coban Salatasi (Shepherd Salad)
Finely diced tomato, cucumber, green pepper, chopped onion and parsley, tossed in evoo and vinegar.
Humus (Hummus)
Pureed chickpeas, tahini sauce, garlic, freshly squeezed lemon juice and evoo.
Babaganus (Babaghannouj)
Pureed smoked eggplant, tahini, garlic, yogurt, freshly squeezed lemon juice and evoo.
Sigara Boregi (Cheese Pastries)
Cigar-shaped crispy pastries with feta cheese inside.
Main Entrees
Home baked Turkish Bread and rice will be served together with the food. choice of one:
Turlu (Vegetable Casserole)
Eggplant, potato, green beans, green peas, zucchini, yellow squash and carrots cooked in a special pot.
Doner Kebab
Thinly Sliced lamb, veal and beef cooked on a vertical spit; available after 6pm.
Ciz Biz Kofte (Barbecued Meatballs)
Char-grilled meatballs.
Tavuk Sis Kebap (Chicken Shish Kebab)
Char-grilled tender cubes of chicken breast marinated with our Chef's special seasoning.
Nestled on the Upper West Side, Turkuaz is a fusion between authentic Turkish cuisine and Mediterranean flavors, served in an ethnic ambiance. Turkuaz opened in the fall of 2000 with a vision of creating Upper West Side's finest authentic Turkish cuisine experience. Ever since, our unique decor and friendly servers have hosted many pleasant evenings, lunches and brunches.