Tatar böreği

{{Short description|Turkish foodstuffs}}

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| country = Turkey

| region = Eskişehir, Gaziantep

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| main_ingredient = Dough, yogurt, meat

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Tatar böreği (Tatar börek) is a Turkish food consisting of dough parcels usually cut in the form of a triangle. It is a common food in many inner regions of Turkey in cities like Eskişehir and Gaziantep.

The dumplings are usually covered in yogurt and filled with ground beef, garlic and parsley.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lezzet.com.tr/yemek-tarifleri/hamurisi-tarifleri/borek-tarifleri/tatar-boregi-510297|title=Tatar böreği|website=lezzet.com.tr|access-date=2018-06-14}} In North Cyprus they are traditionally served with grated halloumi cheese and mint.{{Cite book | publisher = Rough Guides | isbn = 978-1-85828-863-5 | last1 = Dubin | first1 = Marc| last2 = Morris | first2 = Damien | title = Cyprus | date = 2002 | page = 42 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=_v7IH8x_dJoC&pg=PA42}}

In June 2018, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that he would like to serve the dish in a series of cafes that he plans to create across Turkey, should he retain the Presidency following the June 2018 Presidential election.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/cumhurbaskani-erdogan-eskisehiri-egitim-baskenti-ilan-ediyoruz-40865564|title=Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan: Eskişehir'i eğitim başkenti ilan ediyoruz|work=Hürriyet|access-date=2018-06-14|language=tr}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.diken.com.tr/asli-aydintasbas-turkiyede-iktidar-lehine-yapilan-sandik-hilelerinin-oylarin-yuzde-1ine-tekabul-ettigi-soyleniyor/|title=Aslı Aydıntaşbaş: Türkiye'de iktidar lehine yapılan sandık hilelerinin, oyların yüzde 1'ine tekabül ettiği söyleniyor - Diken|date=2018-06-14|work=Diken|access-date=2018-06-14|language=en-US}}