MEHMET YALÇINKAYA Biography

 Who is Mehmet Yalçınkaya? Who is MasterChef Chef Mehmet, where is he from? How old is he? Is he married? Where is Mehmet chef restaurant? Where is Mehmet chef school? What is the name of the book he wrote? Mehmet chief, why is his hand in his pocket? Wife, children, zodiac sign, height, weight. Biography article containing detailed information about his life. Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and Instagram address.

Who is Mehmet Yalçınkaya?

Mehmet Yalçınkaya is a world-famous chef who represents Turkey in the national and international arena.

He does not tolerate the slightest loss of time, disorder and indiscipline in the kitchen. He has a unique and somewhat irritable nature.

However, this applies only to the kitchen, he is a real Istanbul gentleman in normal life, he loves children and animals very much.

He really is a chef in love with his country.

How old is he?

Mehmet Yalçınkaya was born on January 21, 1974 in Bolu, a city in the land of cooks. Originally, his hometown is the Yenigüney village of Bolu.

He described being a Bolu as a chance. Because the people who first made him love cooking are his surroundings in Bolu. Especially his uncle.

Istanbul has grown up with the stories of restaurants belonging to famous places such as Maksim and Bebek Belediyesi Gazino.

The chef received his first culinary education at the age of 12 with his uncle, and then completed the Human Anatomy and Digestive System Department of the Istanbul Culinary Academy.

It has not been easy to achieve success these days. He has made great sacrifices during his time working abroad.

Because he worked abroad for a long time, he could not see his children and when he returned to his country, he could see that his children were growing up.

Mehmet şef gave the formula of being a good chef in his interview as follows; Education first. Then a good career planning, and finally, you should definitely know a foreign language. You need to learn something everywhere. And then you need to specialize. A good chef should never copy others, be original, be inspired... If these things happen, success is inevitable.

During his career, he has a journey from France to Italy, Qatar to Germany, then a hotel in Kusadasi and finally a return to Istanbul.

His long conducting career in the elite group hotel and wow experience, as well as prepared for the royal family of Qatar menus, Marshall studies carried out in France with Carlos, Germany and Greece with Cruise Group coordinator Hetz cuisines in many parts of the world gastronomy gastronomy and culinary coordinator.

He has been the kitchen chef of many hotels and restaurants in Turkey from Bodrum to Istanbul.

He has been one of the first chefs to apply the “Fusion Kitchen” movement, which is the meeting of different tastes, in Turkey as a result of the studies he has done.

The chef, who has achieved numerous successes in his career, has worked in many organizations around the world outside the borders of Turkey and has received awards.

in 2005, his biography and specialties were published as a Trend Chef in America's famous gourmet magazine Culinary.

in 2007, he developed the personalized service concept, which is a minimalist and boutique work in Banquet services for the first time in Turkey.

in 2008, Berlin-Germany became the third place in the World Cooks Olympiad category A in the World.

he participated in competitions around the world with the Euroturkchefs team, which he founded in 2008.

in 2012, as the Team Director of the Turkish Chefs Federation, he became the World runner-up at the World Chefs Olympiad.

In 2013, an article titled Inno Turkish Cusine about Mehmet Yalçınkaya was published by University of California Faculty Member Pınar Tremblay.

He gave gala dinners of many international organizations, especially the Berlin Film Festival, the Grune Woche ITB Tourism Fair.

Mehmet Yalçınkaya was also elected as the “Best Chef” as a result of the public vote in which 520 thousand people participated.

As we mentioned at the beginning of the article, he is a chef who loves his country. What is your biggest professional claim in an interview? look at how he answered the question. ”I am a man who has set his heart on Turkish gastronomy. World gastronomy goes to the natural and the local. I will work Decisively to ensure that Turkish gastronomy is among the best cuisines in the world. My claim is that I want to give Oscar's gala dinner with our Mesopotamian and Anatolian products. I really want this not to be known for myself, but to be known for our Turkish cuisine. Secondly, I want more provinces and districts in my country to be included in the UNESCO list. Currently, Gaziantep is on the list. This needs continuity. A gastronomy valley project like the Tuscany of that generation, such as Şanlıurfa, Mardin, is one of my biggest dreams. I'd be happy to work here. We need such things.

There are a lot of people from different cultures living in this country. There are so many different things that cultures have brought to this land. We can create a wonderful synthesis from different cultures and present it to the world. This will be the salvation of Turkish gastronomy. But I was saying 10 years ago that ‘Turkish cuisine will be one of the top 10 cuisines in the world’, but I think we are currently on our way to the top 5.

Mehmet Yalçınkaya, who managed the kitchen of the Wyndham Grand Istanbul Kalamış Marina Hotel, the most prestigious hotel on the Anatolian Side of Istanbul, in the past, has the title of great chef who is not saturated with awards.

Yalçınkaya, who is one of the founders of the Bolu Professional Chefs Association, is currently serving as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

since 2018, he has been setting an example for chef candidates with his knowledge and career in the culinary world as both a jury and a presenter on the TV8 television channel, MasterChef Turkey.

It admires everyone with its unique tastes and unique presentations. He is also a presenter on MasterChef Junior, which is broadcast on Exxen.

Where is Mehmet Chef Restaurant?

The famous chef has a business called MYK Restaurant, which belongs to him.

Address: Yeşilköy Mah. Ataturk Cad. No: 23C Bakırköy - Yeşilköy / ISTANBUL +90 530 109 34 14

Where is Mehmet Chef School?

In addition, Mehmet Yalçınkaya has a school called MYK Gastro Arena. There are trainings on cooking in this school. established by chef Mehmet Yalçınkaya in 2019, MYK Gastro Arena, with its kitchen units equipped with advanced technology, comprehensive curriculum and dynamic team, Mehmet Yalçınkaya said, “Make good food to make people happy!" he started with his motto. MYK Gastro Arena, which has added a new vision to the sector with its YÖK approved culinary education, corporate solutions and workshops in cooperation with Istanbul Gelisim University, is also a life, education and innovation center that also includes MYK Restaurant and MYK Chef Market.

Address: Yeşilköy Mah. Atatürk Cad. No: 23C Bakırköy – Yeşilköy / İSTANBUL +90 530 109 34 14

0536 214 45 86 – 0212 465 30 14 E-mail: info@gastroarena.com.tr

Wife, Children, Height, Weight, Horoscope Book

Mehmet Yalçınkaya is from the sign of Aquarius. he is estimated to be 179 cm tall and weighs 90 kilograms.

He is married. He prefers not to be considered about his wife and his private life. His children are Sude Yalçınkaya, Emre Yalçınkaya and Utkan Yalçınkaya.

The world-famous chef has two books he has written called ’Denizden’‘ and ’Esnaf'.

Mehmet Chief, Why is His Hand in His Pocket?

One of the issues that people who watch MasterChef are curious about is what happened to Mehmet Yalçınkaya's hand. Mehmet Şef has a story based on bitter experience of constantly keeping his left hand in his pocket. Mehmet Yalçınkaya, who lost his fingers in a meat grinder many years ago, lost 3 fingers after an accident.

The successful chef actively uses YouTube, Twitter and Instagram platforms on social media. There is also a fan page opened in his name on Facebook. Facebook August 25, 2022, Twitter account has 60,800 followers, 18,000 followers on the Facebook fan page, blue click Instagram account has 1 million 300 thousand followers. He has 121,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. The total number of views of the videos he has published has exceeded 5 million. YouTube address Mehmet YALÇINKAYA Twitter address chefyalcinkaya Facebook address chefmehmetyalcinkayaofficial Instagram address chefmehmetyalcinkaya

Some Awards Received by Mehmet Yalçınkaya

“Best Chef Award" (as a result of the public vote of over 500 thousand people at the Taste of Turkey Awards organized by TÜRES.)

"Silver Medal" World Chefs Olympiad / Turkish Chefs Federation Turculina Team Captaincy

"Bronze Medal" World Chefs Olympiad / Euroturk Chefs Culinary Team Team Captain, Erfurt - Germany

"A category World Third Place" World Chefs Olympiad - Erfurt - Germany

"Euroturk Chefs Team Merit Diploma" As a Team – Erfurt - Germany