MasterChef

MasterChef increases interest in gastronomy in Turkey, says producer

MasterChef Turkey has awakened the foodie inside people across the country as universities have opened more gastronomy departments and municipalities have started food courses, said the producer of Turkey's most-watched program on Dec. 21.

"Even the 8, 9 or 10-year-old kids are now in the kitchen making pastry and bun," İrem Kanan told state-run Anadolu Agency.

FinMin Citu: IMM Invest website to be live on Tuesday, as of 09:00hrs

The website of the IMM Invest platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will become operational on Tuesday morning, as of 09:00hrs, Public Finance Minister Florin Citu announced on his Facebook page on Monday. He said that the entrepreneurs who want to request state-guaranteed loans can sign up on the website as of Tuesday morning. "The IMM Invest has been rebuilt.

SME investment platform to become operational Tuesday or Wednesday

The IMM Invest platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will become operational early next week, Tuesday or Wednesday, Public Finance Minister Florin Citu said on Sunday. "The platform will be operational early next week, Tuesday or Wednesday, but rather on Tuesday. I will announce tomorrow [Monday] the exact time when it starts. It is ready, it is tested, I have seen it myself.

Greek celebrity chef says, "Australia, you're racist!" (vid)

MasterChef judge George Calombaris, aged 36, told presenter Katie Monty Diamond that he had experienced racism at school. The Australian-born Greek chef said that his brother and two Turkish friends “fought their way through school every day” during their upbringing in Melbourne, where the largest Greek population outside Greece is located.