They argue the merits of kebab houses, insisting on those where the meat is finely hand-cut and not machine-ground.

For one thing, it's the fifth in a chain of successful kebab houses, which may be why the owners were experimenting with other concepts.

Witnesses said the bomb was planted in a kebab house in the heart of the city, which is close to the Afghan border.

Maltepe has cinemas, fast-food places, and some good kebab houses.

It's one of many interchangeable kebab houses in town.

Taci's Beyti, a warm, comfortable kebab house, is all about family.

One night, my order of beef tikka was thoroughly dry and burned black on one side, as at so many other kebab houses.

The Turks are also represented through their kebab houses.

The kebab houses here are truly superb.

Long into the night, the images replayed on televisions at kebab houses and grocery stores, in homes and hospitals.