From Nizip
to Ataşehir.

The same family has run Dürümcü Emmi for 52 years. We started in Nizip, then came Üsküdar and Kadıköy, and now Ataşehir.

Mehmet Cankesen, founder of Dürümcü Emmi

  1. 1974

    It started in Nizip

    Mehmet Cankesen founded Dürümcü Emmi in 1974 in Nizip, a town in Gaziantep. Everyone calls him Emmi. The year is still written above our logo.

  2. 1989

    Istanbul, Üsküdar

    In 1989 we came to Istanbul. Our first stop was Üsküdar.

  3. 1999

    The Kadıköy shop at night: wooden front, Dürümcü Emmi signs and full tables
    The Kadıköy shop: Dürümcü Emmi on the green awnings, the Gypsy Girl of Zeugma in the corner
    Dürümcü Emmi's brick-front shop, the awning reading Est. 1974
    The Kadıköy shop from above: a queue outside, an Emmi Beyran billboard on the wall

    Kadıköy

    In 1999 we opened our shop in Kadıköy. The Gypsy Girl of Zeugma was on the sign. There were stools at the door and a queue outside.

  4. 3rd generation

    The grandchildren in charge

    Today we, Emmi's grandchildren, run Dürümcü Emmi.

  5. 2026

    Dürümcü Emmi sign in Ataşehir

    Ataşehir

    Our shop in Kadıköy closed in 2024 because of urban renewal. On 10 September 2026 we opened our new place on Işıklar Caddesi in Ataşehir.

52 years

We are the third generation at Emmi's hearth. We are aiming for the tenth.

NextMenu
MenuDirections