ISTANBUL: Turkiye has decided to withdraw its application to have doner kebab officially recognized as a “traditional specialty guaranteed” within the European Union, according to a report by Hürriyet Daily News. The decision ends a years-long culinary effort which aimed to “safeguard” one of Turkiye’s most iconic dishes within EU law by standardising it’s preparation under a set of rules. The Istanbul-based International Doner Federation (UDOFED) had originally filed the application to ensure that doner sold across Europe would adhere to authentic “Turkish style”.

The case had alarmed Germany's kebab industry in particular, who make doners very differently.

La Turchia ha ritirato la richiesta che aveva presentato nell’aprile dello scorso anno per garantire al döner kebab il riconoscimento di piatto tradizionale nell’Unione Europea,…

ISTANBUL: Turkiye has decided to withdraw its application to have doner kebab officially recognized as a “traditional specialty guaranteed” within the European Union, according to…