Tamer Özkan

International Chef • Gastronomy Entrepreneur • Founding President, ANFED – Anatolian Chefs Federation

Trained at Le Cordon Bleu Paris, Tamer Özkan has worked as a chef, kitchen manager and gastronomy coordinator for international hotel chains throughout his career, and today brings that long professional experience together with his own gastronomic vision.

Founding chef of Beynel Bitez, listed in the Michelin Guide's Bib Gourmand selection, Özkan places geographically indicated products and women's cooperatives at the centre of his work. By bringing the labour of women producers from across Türkiye together with professional kitchens, he aims to protect Anatolia's gastronomic heritage, keep it alive and introduce it to the world.