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In pics: traditional Turkish dessert baklavas
By Xinhua Published: Nov 18, 2025 09:51 AM
A baker shows the just-prepared baklavas, a traditional Turkish dessert, in Ankara, Türkiye, Nov. 14, 2025. Baklava is a sweet Turkish pastry with layers of filled dough, butter and the smell of sweet syrup. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)

A baker shows the just-prepared baklavas, a traditional Turkish dessert, in Ankara, Türkiye, Nov. 14, 2025. Baklava is a sweet Turkish pastry with layers of filled dough, butter and the smell of sweet syrup. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)


 
Bakers show the just-prepared baklavas, a traditional Turkish dessert, in Ankara, Türkiye, Nov. 14, 2025. Baklava is a sweet Turkish pastry with layers of filled dough, butter and the smell of sweet syrup. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)

Bakers show the just-prepared baklavas, a traditional Turkish dessert, in Ankara, Türkiye, Nov. 14, 2025. Baklava is a sweet Turkish pastry with layers of filled dough, butter and the smell of sweet syrup. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)


 
Traditional Turkish dessert baklavas are on display in Ankara, Türkiye, on Nov. 14, 2025. Baklava is a sweet Turkish pastry with layers of filled dough, butter and the smell of sweet syrup. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)

Traditional Turkish dessert baklavas are on display in Ankara, Türkiye, on Nov. 14, 2025. Baklava is a sweet Turkish pastry with layers of filled dough, butter and the smell of sweet syrup. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)


 
Traditional Turkish dessert baklavas are on display in Ankara, Türkiye, on Nov. 14, 2025. Baklava is a sweet Turkish pastry with layers of filled dough, butter and the smell of sweet syrup. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)

Traditional Turkish dessert baklavas are on display in Ankara, Türkiye, on Nov. 14, 2025. Baklava is a sweet Turkish pastry with layers of filled dough, butter and the smell of sweet syrup. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)