Prof. Dr. Hüdayi Ercoşkun: "Yogurt is Turkish and will remain Turkish"

Artvin Çoruh University Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Hüdayi Ercoşkun emphasized that yogurt is one of the cornerstones of not only our tables but also our history, language, and cultural identity, saying, "Yogurt is Turkish, and it will remain Turkish." Yogurt has been known as a Turkish product for centuries. Although some countries try to present it as their own, written sources reveal that yogurt is a Turkish product. Ercoşkun said that the origin of the word yogurt is based on Turkish and it is mentioned in the oldest written Turkish sources. Ercoşkun pointed out that the word "yogurt" is explicitly included in the work "Divanü Lügati't-Türk" written by Kaşgarlı Mahmud in 1072, saying, "This record clearly shows that yogurt has been consumed by the Turkish people for at least a thousand years and its name is also Turkish." Emphasizing that yogurt means thickened and consistency-enhanced, Ercoşkun noted that Turks are the discoverers of ...