From Soil to Plate (Topraktan Tabağa Kooperatifi)
Initiated in 2018 by chef Ebru Baybara Demir, the Topraktan Tabağa social cooperative has continued to grow and multiply its projects. To revitalize local agriculture, and in response to conventional farming methods that harm small producers, the cooperative promotes environmentally-friendly practices, such as reviving ancient crops like Sorgül wheat, using traditional methods that save water, […]
Ebru Baybara Demur
“I’m a social gastronomy chef. I’m as interested in the taste of the food I prepare as I am in the number of people whose lives are transformed by that meal.” These words from chef Ebru Baybara Demir couldn’t sum up her personality any better. From the founding of her Cercis Murat Konağı restaurant to […]
Gönül Mutfağı (The Heart’s Kitchen)
Created by chefs Türev Uludağ and Ebru Baybara Demir, Gönül Mutfağı is a solidarity initiative aimed at providing hot meals. Initially launched to help victims of the February 6, 2023 earthquake in Turkey, this collective “Kitchen of the Heart” has served 17 million meals thanks to the coordinated effort of over 4,000 volunteers. Far from […]