Mardin Konağı

About Mardin Konağı

Mardin Konağı ("Mardin Mansion") is a restaurant in Birlik, on the southern side of Çankaya near Oran, devoted to the cooking of Mardin and south-eastern Turkey. Its own Instagram account, followed by around 49,000 people, presents it as a place to share Mardin flavours with family and friends. The day starts with a regional serpme (spread) breakfast. A food writer's May 2026 visit described Mardin's dil and örgü cheeses and local charcuterie, pide and lavaş fresh from a stone oven, eggs fried in butter in the pan, walnut spreads, house olives, honeycomb with kaymak, unlimited brewed tea, and dibek or Harput coffee to finish. Later in the day the restaurant serves meze and kebab-house fare, and promotes fixed menus with a spread of cold starters. Evenings are lively. Through 2026 the restaurant's posters advertised weekly live music nights of Turkish folk songs (türkü) and Urfa sıra gecesi, the traditional Şanlıurfa gathering of music and conversation, with a special midweek menu. Alcohol is served. The venue also hosts private events, from engagements and henna nights to birthdays and graduation dinners, with custom menus and room set-ups. Reservations are taken on +90 312 495 47 43 or +90 533 927 06 47. It is worth booking ahead for the music nights.