1. General Principles
Tarifi Kolay is a community platform where users can share their own recipes. To maintain the reliability and quality of the platform, all submitted content is subject to a moderation process before publication.
The rules on this page explain which recipes are accepted, how content must be prepared, and how the moderation process works. Submitting a recipe signifies that you have read and accepted these rules.
2. Basic Acceptance Criteria
In order to be published, a recipe must meet all of the following conditions:
It must be your own. The recipe you submit must be entirely original content belonging to you. Recipes taken from another website, book, or source are not accepted, even if the source is credited.
It must be written in Turkish. All content, including the recipe title, ingredient list, and preparation steps, must be in Turkish.
It must be a food or beverage recipe. Cosmetic, cleaning product, herbal remedy, or other non-food content types are not accepted.
It must not contain alcohol. Recipes featuring alcoholic beverages or alcohol as an ingredient will not be published.
It must not contain misleading or health-hazardous information. Recipes found to contain incorrect measurements, dangerous ingredient combinations, or erroneous cooking methods will be rejected.
3. Recipe Title
The title must describe the recipe clearly and directly.
Acceptable examples:
Baked Lemon Chicken
Lentil Soup (Mercimek Çorbası) — Classic Recipe
Orange Semolina Cake
Not accepted:
Titles containing advertising or brand names ("I used Brand X flour")
Exaggerated or clickbait phrases ("The World's Best Köfte!!!")
Vague titles that do not describe the recipe ("My mom's recipe", "Today's meal")
Titles containing emojis or special characters
4. Ingredient List
Ingredients must be written in free-text format, together with quantity and unit of measurement. Unclear expressions reduce recipe quality.
Acceptable examples:
2 water glasses (about 200 ml / 3/4 cup + 1 tbsp each) of flour
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 teaspoon of salt
200 g (about 7 oz) white cheese (similar to feta)
Not accepted:
Ingredients without measurements ("a little salt", "enough oil")
Required ingredients specifying a brand name ("use Brand X margarine")
Incomplete or vague ingredient lists
If there are alternative or optional ingredients, you may state them clearly ("optional: 1 dessert spoon (about 2 tsp) of cinnamon").
5. Preparation Steps
The preparation section must be written with enough clarity that someone who has never made the recipe before can follow it.
Each step must be listed separately and in logical order.
Critical details such as cooking time, temperature, and consistency must be stated clearly.
The estimated cooking/preparation time and the number of servings (serving size) must be specified.
Not accepted:
Steps described in a single, convoluted paragraph
Vague instructions such as "prepare as you know" or "make it the usual way"
Omitting or leaving out critical steps
6. Photo Guidelines
6.1 Cover (Main) Photo — Required
A cover photo is required for every recipe. This photo must:
Be your own and original. Photos taken from the internet, copied from another site, or generated by artificial intelligence are not accepted.
Be taken with adequate clarity and lighting. Blurry, dark, or heavily filtered images will be rejected.
Accurately represent the recipe. The dish in the photo must be consistent with the final result of the submitted recipe.
Not be low resolution. A minimum of 800×600 pixels is recommended.
6.2 Additional Photos — Optional
Additional photos showing the preparation stages may be included. The same originality and quality rules apply to these as well.
6.3 Prohibited Visual Content
Photos belonging to others (copyright infringement)
Images containing a watermark or logo from another site
Photos of individuals taken without their consent
Inappropriate or offensive visual content
7. Out-of-Scope Content
The following types of content will not be published under any circumstances:
Alcoholic beverages or recipes containing alcohol as an ingredient
Non-food content (cosmetics, cleaning products, medicine, etc.)
Recipes written in a foreign language
Submissions containing recipes or photos belonging to others
Advertising, promotional, or commercially motivated content
Recipes that are clearly harmful or dangerous to health
Content containing insults, discrimination, or inappropriate language
8. Moderation Process
8.1 Review Period
Submitted recipes are reviewed within 48 hours. During busy periods this timeframe may be extended; a notification will be sent in such cases.
8.2 Approval
If the recipe is found to comply with these rules, it will be published and made visible on your profile. A publication notification will be sent by email.
8.3 Rejection
If the recipe is rejected:
The reason for rejection can be viewed in your account.
You may revise the recipe in accordance with the stated reason and resubmit it.
The resubmitted recipe will also go through the moderation process.
8.4 Consecutive Rejections and Restrictions
In the event that the same recipe is rejected 3 times in a row, a 30-day recipe submission restriction will be applied to your account. During this period, your existing recipes will remain published; only the ability to submit new recipes will be temporarily disabled.
Once the restriction period ends, the recipe submission feature will automatically be reactivated.
9. Status of Published Content
Published recipes and comments become part of the Tarifi Kolay platform under the Membership Terms and Terms of Use. Even if you suspend or delete your account, your content may remain on the platform anonymously.
Tarifi Kolay reserves the right to unpublish or edit published recipes without prior notice on the grounds of quality, currency, or compliance.
10. Rule Violations
In the event that content violating these rules is submitted:
The content will be rejected or removed from publication.
For repeated violations, the account may be temporarily suspended.
For serious or intentional violations (such as copyright infringement, fraudulent content, or platform manipulation), the account may be permanently closed.
11. Contact and Appeals
To appeal a moderation decision or to ask questions about these rules:
📧 [email protected] 🌐 tarifikolay.com/iletisim
Appeals will be reviewed; the final decision rests with the Tarifi Kolay moderation team.