Press & media: coverage, podcast guest spots and videos

Press & media

A selection of press coverage, podcasts I have appeared on and video recordings.

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2022–2025

In print and online

November 2025 7 Mehmet’e Akdeniz yemek kültürü ödülü Tourism Today · in Turkish
7 Mehmet, which I co-wrote with Mehmet Akdağ, was named the book that best reflects Mediterranean food culture at the Gourmand awards announced at the Saudi Feast Food Festival in Riyadh. The piece also recalls the book’s earlier Gourmand wins.
June 2025 Türk gastronomi yayınlarına Gourmand Awards’tan ödül yağmuru Food in Life · in Turkish
A round-up of the Turkish winners at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards ceremony in Cascais, among them Ege’den Miras Sofralar, which I prepared with Simay Bülbül.
July 2024 Tasarımcı gözüyle Ege sofraları Gazete Oksijen · in Turkish
A look at Ege’den Miras Sofralar, prepared with Simay Bülbül, as a memoir, travelogue and cookbook told through family recipes, journeys and tables stretching from Crete to İzmir.
May 2024 Girit’i anlamak, İzmir’i yaşamak Hürriyet Kelebek · in Turkish
How Ege’den Miras Sofralar grew out of family recipes and journeys to Crete and İzmir, and how the book’s proceeds go to a charity founded by Simay Bülbül.
October 2023 Astonishing Antalya Hürriyet Daily News
Aylin Öney Tan uses the London launch of 7 Mehmet to show that Antalya’s cuisine is far richer than people assume, noting the English edition reaching a bookshop in Tokyo.
October 2023 7 Mehmet’in Londra seferi Milliyet · in Turkish
Aylin Öney Tan on the English edition of the award-winning book and the two-night tasting dinner in London, built on its recipes, that introduced Antalya’s cuisine to British food writers.
May 2023 Haftanın Kitapları Habertürk · in Turkish
7 Mehmet: Hikâyeler, Ürünler ve Tarifler among the new books of the week.
May 2023 7 Mehmet dünya şampiyonu Antalya Körfez · in Turkish
The book is named the world’s best restaurant book at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, bringing together the restaurant’s founding story, its produce and its recipes.
December 2022 Türk mutfağı kitabı dünya sahnesinde Sabah · in Turkish
7 Mehmet competes in the restaurant chef category among the Turkish finalists of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.

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July 2025

Yedik İçtik

Hosted by Deniz Alphan and Hülya Ekşigil · Episode 58 · with Nilay Örnek · in Turkish

Food memories from childhood to today: first recipes from our mothers’ tables, flavors we chase on the road, how we shop and the menus we serve our guests. In two parts.

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December 2020

Yolculuğun Hikayesi

Hosted by Mirgün Cabas · Episode 4 · Yiyerek Gezmek, Gezerek Yemek · in Turkish

A conversation about the deep bond between travel and food.

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March 2020

Nasıl Olunur

Hosted by Nilay Örnek · Episode 57 · in Turkish

An interview podcast that follows one guest’s path per episode; this one is mine.

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