Turkish Tea Sets

How to choose a Turkish tea set

How many pieces?

The standard set serves six: six glasses and six saucers, sold as a 12-piece set. That's the format of most of our glass sets, including Paşabahçe Timeless and Selale, Perotti Emirgan and Harmancık, LAV Odin and Alya, and Özlife Mess and Self. For two people, ACAR's Osmanlı 2-person sets come with glasses and saucers only, with spoons, or with spoons and a tray. For hosting, the ACAR Osmanlı 6-person embellished set with tray is our most complete option.

Glass, porcelain or metal-tone?

• Clear glass is the classic: you see the colour of the brew and can judge its strength. Perotti Harmancık is made of borosilicate glass.
• Porcelain cup and saucer sets such as ACAR Octavia (90 ml) and Marlowe suit a more formal table, as does the Paşabahçe Lace porcelain set.
• Gold or silver tone ACAR Elisa and Osmanlı sets come in matching gold-tone and silver-tone versions, and Özlife Mess and Self are finished in gold titanium.

What size glass?

Our sets run from 90 ml porcelain cups up to 200 ml glasses (Perotti Emirgan), with 140 to 170 ml the most common. Smaller glasses are traditional and keep tea hot to the last sip; larger ones suit people who drink their tea light. If your family drinks several glasses in a sitting, go smaller: frequent fresh pours are part of the ritual.

Pairing and care

Brew in a stovetop double teapot and carry glasses on a serving tray so nothing spills on the way to the sitting room. Care varies by set, so check each product page; gold and silver details generally last longest when washed by hand with a soft sponge. Our tea glasses guide covers sizes and styles in more depth.

A boxed 6-person set is also one of the most popular Turkish housewarming and wedding gifts, and we ship them from Toronto across Canada.