Turkish cuisine ready to challenge the world

Besides our history and cultural heritage, it is the Turkish cuisine that is one of our greatest richness. However, unfortunately, Turkish cuisine is one of the richest in the world, but is not adequately known internationally. 

For instance, this sentence is not frequently used abroad: "Let us eat Turkish food tonight," whereas in big cities around the world, the French, Italian, Spanish as well as Chinese and Japanese cuisines are all popular.  
The Peruvian cuisine that we did not know of until recently has become a global trend with its "ceviche." 

I have always thought that the state should act like a conductor for the promotion of our cuisine that has separate tastes in different regions. I have shared my thought with several top officials including former Culture and Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay because we know that the international promotion of famous cuisines including French and Italian are always supported by their state. 

Despite the lack of required strategy for the promotion of the Turkish cuisine, there has been an interesting activity recently in our gastronomy world. Famous chefs as well as those cities that are known for their tastes are on the lead. 

Chef Mehmet Gürs of one of Istanbul's best restaurants Mikla has been able to make it to the top 100 restaurants of the world three years in a row. Mikla was 96th in 2015; it was 56th in 2016; and this year it is in the 51st place. Gürs is a chef who has created the "New Anatolian Cuisine" using local tastes of Anatolia, working with anthropologists from time to time. 

İzmir University of Economics' Department of Culinary Arts and Management International Coordinator Sırma Güven is a person who has made İzmir be included in "Delice Network Good Food...