10. Uluslararası Adana Lezzet Festivali
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2026 names on stage

Chefs from Turkey and abroad take the Main Flavour Stage on 9–11 October. Session times are on the Programme page.

NT

Nicolai Tram

Chef · Open fire

SS

Sahrap Soysal

Chef & TV Host

MS

Moustafa Seif

Chef · Khufu’s, Cairo

AS

Alejandro Serrano

Chef, Miranda de Ebro

MY

Mehmet Yalçınkaya

Chef

AT

Arda Türkmen

Chef

MD

Murat Deniz Temel

Chef · Alaf

FB

Ferhat Bora

Chef

MD

Melih Demirel

Founding Chef, Taarsa

JB

Jale Balcı

Chef

TU

Türev Uludağ

Chef

AS

Alican Sabunsoy

Chef

OC

Onur Canbulat

Chef, Levan Urla

RR

Ricardo Rodriguez Saavedra

Chinampa culture & sustainable agriculture

KS

Kardelen Soyalp

Chef · Slow Food Chefs’ Alliance

ÇA

Çiğdem Alagök

Chef

Fİ

Fırat İtmeç (Koca Rifo)

General Manager & Chef, USLA Academy

GÇ

Gökhan Çilak

Chef

EB

Enes Bayram

Chef & Content Creator

GŞ

Gaye Şahin

Moderator

MB

Merve Burcu Akbulut

Pastry Chef

KK

Kamer Kıraç

Founder, House of Kamer

AÖ

Aylin Örnek

Fish-processing master

FÇ

Fatma Çıkla

Gastronomy Workshops

Our Guests from Past Years

Guests from Türkiye and around the world who joined the festival table since 2018. 30 international names are in the archive.

From the world to our table

30 guests

Danilo Zanna

🇮🇹 Italy

Chef & TV Host

2019 · 2018

Dario Cecchini

🇮🇹 Italy

Butcher & Chef

2019

Grégory Marchand

🇫🇷 France

Founder & Chef, Frenchie · Michelin

2025

Cristina Bowerman

🇮🇹 Italy

Chef · Michelin

2024

Floriano Pellegrino

🇮🇹 Italy

Founder & Chef, Bros’ · Michelin

2025

Vicky Sevilla

🇪🇸 Spain

Founder & Chef, Arrels · Michelin

2025

Juanlu Fernández

🇪🇸 Spain

Chef · Michelin

2024

Alexandre Dionisio

🇧🇪 Belgium

Chef · 2 Michelin Stars

2018

Joe Barza

🇱🇧 Lebanon

Chef & TV Host

2024

Anissa Helou

🇱🇧 Lebanon

Food Writer & Gastronomy Expert

2019

Iñigo Lavado

🇪🇸 Spain

Founder & Chef, Restaurant Etxuli

2025

Claudio Chinali

🇮🇹 Italy

Director & Executive Chef, Eataly Istanbul

2025

Juan José López

🇪🇸 Spain

Chef

2024 · 2019

Christian Plumail

🇫🇷 France

Chef

2019

Marc Pauquet

🇧🇪 Belgium

Managing Pastry Instructor, Le Cordon Bleu

2023

Erich Ruppen

🇨🇭 Switzerland

Academic Chef · Özyeğin University / Le Cordon Bleu

2021

Sébastien Ripari

🇫🇷 France

Director, French Gastronomy Study Bureau

2018

Altin Prenga

🇦🇱 Albania

Chef

2019

Rafram Chaddad

🇹🇳 Tunisia

Chef

2019

Nihad Mamaledžija

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Chef

2019

Georges Dagher

🇱🇧 Lebanon

Chef

2019

Guido Debono

🇲🇹 Malta

Chef

2019

Nikolay Baratov

🇷🇺 Russia

Russian Culinary Ambassador

2021

Makhach Vagabov

🇷🇺 Russia

Russian Culinary Ambassador

2021

Maximilian J.W. Thamoe

🇳🇱 Netherlands

Chef

2024

Massimo DeRienzo

🇮🇹 Italy

Olive Oil Specialist

2018

Georgios Lorentzos

🇬🇷 Greece

Chef

2021

Stylianos Digas

🇬🇷 Greece

Chef

2021

Eleftherios Koukoutinis

🇬🇷 Greece

Chef

2021

Stavroula Michailidou

🇬🇷 Greece

Chef

2021

Guests from Türkiye

37 guests

Mehmet Yalçınkaya

Chef · MasterChef Judge

2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2021

Somer Sivrioğlu

Chef · MasterChef Judge

2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2021 · 2018

Arda Türkmen

TV Host & Chef

2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2019

Sahrap Soysal

TV Host & Chef

2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2021 · 2019 · 2018

Hazer Amani

TV Host & Chef

2025 · 2023 · 2021 · 2019 · 2018

Refika Birgül

Chef, Author & TV Host

2025

Eyüp Kemal Sevinç

Founder & Chef, EKS Culinary Academy

2025 · 2024 · 2021 · 2019 · 2018

Gökmen Sözen

CEO, Sözen Group · Gastromasa & Gault&Millau Türkiye

2025 · 2024

Vedat Başaran

Chef & Turkish Culinary Historian

2025 · 2024

Ebru Baybara Demir

Social Gastronomy Chef

2021 · 2019

Cüneyt Asan

Butcher & Chef

2024 · 2019

Yunus Emre Akkor

Chef & Author

2019 · 2018

Ömür Akkor

Chef & Author

2024

Osman Sezener

Chef · OD Urla

2024

Türev Uludağ

TV Host & Chef

2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2021 · 2018

Umut Karakuş

Co-founder & Chef, Muutto

2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2021

Rafet İnce

Chef, Author & TV Host

2025 · 2024

Aylin Yazıcıoğlu

Chef & Consultant

2023

Asuman Kerkez

Academic, TV Host & Chef

2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2021

Melih Demirel

Turkish Cuisine Chef

2023 · 2021

Ali Ronay

Chef & Consultant

2023

Yoldaş Sönmez

Executive Chef

2025 · 2023

Ömer Bozyap

Chef

2023

Bedri Aydoğdu

Founder, Bedri Usta Adana Kebab

2025 · 2024

Dilek Yetkiner

Menu Consultant · Aegean & Exchange Cuisine

2025

Süreyya Üzmez

Owner, Trilye Restaurant & Gourmet Writer

2025 · 2024

Ertuğrul Sürgit

3rd-generation Representative, Yalova Balık

2025 · 2024

İbrahim Doğa Çitçi

Chef · Gaziantep Culinary Arts Centre

2024 · 2023 · 2021

Melih Şahinöz

Chef

2024

Soner Kesgin

Chef

2025

Şafak Erten

Chef

2025

İsmet Saz

Chef

2021

Aydın Demir

Chef

2021

Sinem Özler

Chef

2021

Elif Edes

Chef

2021

Burak Zafer Sırmaçekici

Chef

2021

Ferhat Bora

Chef

2021