About us

Tarifmotoru first came to life during the pandemic as a mother-son project. As we went through difficult times, we started with the idea of making the best use of ingredients at home. While I worked on building the software infrastructure, my mom stepped into the kitchen and began carefully writing recipes.

Our goal isn't to provide fancy recipes that look amazing but require you to dedicate your entire life to making them. Instead, we want to help you cook delicious, balanced meals using the ingredients you already have. That’s why we don’t have thousands of recipes on our site — but each one is thoughtfully created, well-balanced, and designed to reduce waste.

Tarifmotoru aims to be a simple yet powerful source of inspiration in your kitchen, showing what you can create with the ingredients at home. We especially love the "List recipes based on these ingredients" button available on each recipe — it lets you discover what else you can make with the same ingredients in just one click. :)

While there are already sites like SuperCook that help you find recipes based on ingredients, what sets us apart is this: we speak from the heart of Turkish and Greek cuisines. We offer those delicious, healthy, and practical Mediterranean recipes filtered by what you have on hand. So yes, it's a recipe engine — but it’s full of olive oil, tomatoes, garlic, and love!

Our goal has never been to say "the more recipes, the better." We've always prioritized quality over quantity. Every recipe has been carefully crafted to help you make smart use of what’s in your kitchen and bring real flavor to your table. We didn’t copy existing recipes from other food websites — the majority of our content was created from scratch.

Our journey didn’t stop with the website. We took the project one step further with a mobile app called SmarDish. With the app, you can filter recipes by ingredient or category, digitally store the contents of your fridge, and keep your favorite recipes always within reach — a practical tool for everyday cooking.

In the spring of 2025, Hasan Yalçın joined our team for a few months to help give our beloved web app the beautiful visual design it deserved. Thanks to his refined design approach and creative ideas for the user interface, Tarifmotoru now has the fresh and delightful look you see today — filling one of our biggest gaps!

Final note:

For us, Tarifmotoru is not just a recipe archive; it’s also a shared space for those who are anti-waste, creative, and lovers of local cuisine. We hope it makes your life as easy as it has made ours. :)