Sultan Ahmet restaurant in the Glebe has reopened under new management
The Turkish eatery in the former Clocktower Pub building closed in early July after rent was not paid.
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Sultan Ahmet Turkish Cuisine, a restaurant in the north end of the Glebe where the Clocktower Pub’s flagship location had been, has reopened under new management after being closed for more than a month.
The restaurant, a chain location of a Toronto-based brand that opened in April 2024, closed suddenly in early July after it was in arrears with respect to its rent. In an interview with the Ottawa Citizen in July, Sultan Ahmet’s founder, Ahmet Dogan, described a payment dispute between owners.
An Instagram post published Sunday announced the reopening.
Calls Monday morning to the Glebe restaurant’s former Ottawa-based owner and one of its Toronto locations were not returned.
The eatery is part of a wave of Turkish restaurants that have opened in the last few years in the Ottawa area from Kanata to Orléans. The restaurants have similar menus and usually specialize in hearty, kebab-based meals and flatbreads (called pide) with various toppings.
Among Ottawa’s other recently opened Turkish restaurants are A La Istanbul Turkish Cuisine on Rideau Street, Agha Turkish Restaurant Ottawa on Merivale Road and a second location of Pita Bell Kabab, on Bank Street, south of Walkley Road.
Peter Hum’s reviews of Turkish restaurants in Ottawa:
Tava Turkish Cuisine in Kanata (March 2025)
Turkish Kebab House in Kanata (June 2023)
Sultan Ahmet Turkish Cuisine in the Glebe (November 2024)
Iskender Turkish Kebab House in Gloucester (November 2022)
Turkish Anatolia Restaurant in Orléans (April 2024)
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