Sweet from the start.

The dating app made for Turks. Match by memleket, language and culture; in Türkiye or anywhere in the diaspora.

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the rest takes care of itself.

Real profiles from your city or your memleket. Every card shows you at a glance who you're looking at: city, memleket and what they're after.

Create your profile

Six photos and a few answers that show who you are. Verify with your camera if you like and get a badge: more trust, more matches.

Swipe and match

Filter by city, memleket and what you're after. You decide who you see.

Start the chat

Pick up on a detail from their profile. A genuine first message beats a hundred swipes.

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SUCCESS STORIES

"Our first chat ran way past midnight. Neither of us wanted to sleep."

Emre & Selin, Cologne. A week later they had their first çay together.

Safety first. Then safety again.

Fake profiles ruin the experience. That's why we take safety seriously from day one.

Selfie verification

Camera-verified profiles earn a badge. See the badge, and you know there's a real person on the other side.

Humans, not filters

Moderators review reports quickly and let you know the outcome.

Call without sharing your number

Voice and video calls happen inside the app. Your number is yours to share, or not.

See our full approach to safety →

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A dating app built for Turks and anyone close to the culture

Lokum is a Turkish dating and meeting app. Downloading, matching and chatting are free. Whether you are in London, Berlin or Izmir, a shared background makes the first line easier and the rest is up to the two of you.

Chat opens only when you both like each other

Unlike ordinary dating sites, nobody can message you without a match. Like each other first, then talk. Messages stay inside the app, and so do voice and video calls, so you share your number only if you want to.

Same hometown, easier first message

You pick your hometown from all 81 provinces and match on city, language and interests. Writing to someone from your own region feels different: the first message comes easily.

Frequently asked questions.

What is Lokum?

Lokum is a Turkish dating and meeting app for Turks and anyone who feels close to Turkish culture. You match by hometown, city, language and interests. Free on iOS and Android.

Is Lokum free?

Yes. You can download Lokum, match and chat for free. Lokum Plus unlocks unlimited likes, seeing who liked you, and Passport.

Is it only for Turks abroad?

No. Lokum is for Turks in Türkiye and across the world, Istanbul, Berlin, London, anywhere.

How does hometown matching work?

You pick your hometown from all 81 provinces. Lokum surfaces people from the same or nearby regions; you can filter by it.

Is the app safe?

Profiles with a badge are camera verified, and you can block or report anyone in a tap.

Which languages are supported?

Turkish, English, German, Dutch and French.

We put our heart into this.

Trust us: in a short time we've brought thousands of Turks together, with new people joining every day.

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