Which Turkish cheese-filled fried pastry is shaped like a cigarette?

The Turkish cheese-filled fried pastry shaped like a cigarette is called sigara böreği.

Sigara böreği is a small börek made by wrapping filling in thin yufka or filo pastry and rolling it into a narrow cylinder. The name literally means “cigarette börek,” describing its distinctive shape. The most familiar version contains salty white cheese, often feta-like Turkish cheese, with parsley sometimes added for freshness.

Unlike larger baked börek, sigara böreği is generally deep-fried, giving the pastry a blistered, crisp exterior while the cheese softens inside. It is commonly served as a snack, appetizer or part of a Turkish breakfast and is often eaten hot.

Börek is a broad family rather than one single recipe. Su böreği uses briefly boiled pastry sheets and is baked; kol böreği is a longer rolled pastry and is usually baked. Sigara böreği is identified by the combination of its slim rolled form and frying method, even though regional or modern versions may use potato, meat or other fillings.