
Certified Geographical Indications of Van
Officially registered regional delicacies, agricultural specialties, and traditional handicrafts.


Jirkan Rug
Jirkan Kilimi is an official Geographically Indicated value of ours, unique to the Van region and registered by the Turkish Patent and Trade...

Cembeli Dessert
Cembeli Tatlı is a geographically indicated value of ours, unique to the Van region and registered by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Offic...

Van Savatlı Silver Embroidery
Van Savatlı Silver Processing is a value with an official Origin Name and geographical indication, unique to the Van region and registered b...


Van Tava Dinner
Lamb cubes, tail fat, green pepper, tomato and garlic cooked like pomegranate on a copper tray in a stone oven. History: The famous banquet....

Erciş Grape
Purple-black, coarse-grained, sweet and juicy table grape grown in the microclimate of Lake Van. History: The centuries-old heritage of the....


Çatak Walnut
Çatak Walnut is a value with a geographical indication of its official Origin Name, specific to the Van region, registered by the Turkish Pa...

Bakhchisaray Walnut
A thin-shelled, white-filled walnut that grows naturally in a deep valley where the road is blocked by snow for months in winter. History: C...

Van Sengeseri
Van Sengeseri is an official Geographically Indicated value specific to the Van region, registered by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Offic...

Van Fish in Tandoor / Van Pearl Mullet in Tandoor
Van Fish in Tandoor / Van Pearl Mullet in Tandoor is a geographically indicated value of ours, unique to the Van region and registered by th...


Van Keledoshu
Heavy winter meat cooked with roasted lamb meat, dried cottage cheese (kurut), chickpeas, green lentils, white beetroot and butter sauce. Hi...

Van Kurdish Meatballs
Van Kurdish Meatballs is a geographically indicated value of ours, unique to the Van region and registered by the Turkish Patent and Tradema...

Sıhke Melon
Sıhke Melon is a geographically indicated value of ours, unique to the Van region and registered by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office....

Gevaş Beans
Delicious, thin-skinned, quick-cooking beans grown on the shores of Lake Van at the foot of Mount Artos. History: Ancestor seed legumes of t...

Van Herbed Cheese
Yellowish cheese made from the milk of sheep grazing in the highlands in the spring, with more than 25 medicinal endemic highland herbs such...

Erciş Cabbage
Erciş Cabbage is a geographically indicated value of ours, unique to the Van region and registered by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Offic...

Van Breakfast
Rich table culture combining herbed cheese, murtuğa, kavut, tzatziki, Van honey, clotted cream and tandoori lavash. History: The world's ric...

Van Rose Jam
Fragrant jam made with beet sugar and lemon from the petals of the fragrant pink roses in the Van castle foothills and gardens. History: The...

Van Helise Dinner
Van Helise Meal is a geographically indicated value specific to the Van region, registered by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office on 05....

Van Noodle Vaccine
Van Noodle Vaccine is a geographically indicated value of ours, specific to the Van region and registered by the Turkish Patent and Trademar...

Lake Van Pearl Mullet
Van Lake Pearl Mullet is a geographically indicated value of ours, unique to the Van region and registered by the Turkish Patent and Tradema...