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Instagram sensation Betül Tunç releases 'Turkuaz Kitchen' cookbook

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published January 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM PST
The cover of "Turkuaz Kitchen" beside author Betül Tunç. (Courtesy of Naomi Lennon)
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The cover of "Turkuaz Kitchen" beside author Betül Tunç. (Courtesy of Naomi Lennon)

Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on Sept. 23, 2025. Find that audio here.

Betül Tunç‘s “Turkuaz Kitchen” baking and cooking videos have amassed more than 10 million followers on Instagram.  Tunç speaks with host Jane Clayson about her journey and her first cookbook.

Book excerpt: ‘Turkuaz Kitchen’

By Betül Tunç

Beef empanadas with salsa verde and salsa roja. (Courtesy of Crown Publishing Group)
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Beef empanadas with salsa verde and salsa roja. (Courtesy of Crown Publishing Group)

Reprinted with permission from “Turkuaz Kitchen: Traditional and Modern Dough Recipes for Sweet and Savory Bakes” by Betül Tunç. Copyright © 2024 by Betül Tunç. Photographs copyright © 2024 by Betül Tunç and Gentl and Hyers. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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