Sakarya Tatlıcısı. Autumn is quince season in Turkey and that means the appearance – for a limited time only – of one of our favorite desserts, ayva tatlısı (literally meaning “quince dessert,” although “quince in syrup” might be more accurate). (on the left)Like doughnuts, ayva tatlısı can become addictive, and Sakarya Tatlıcısı – in business in the Balık Pazarı for more than 50 years – is a perfect spot to geet a fix. Kabak titlisi (on the right) Locals in the Sakarya region describe Turkish pumpkin desserts as being “Food of Heaven” and they claim that the flat and fertile land produces the best pumpkins in Turkey. Some of their heaviest have been around the 200 lb (400 kg) mark.