Gastromasa 2025: 10 Years of Stories Are Being Written in Istanbul

As the world's second-largest gastronomy conference, Gastromasa Istanbul International Gastronomy Conference & Fair, which continues to serve as an important bridge between Turkey and world gastronomy, will open its doors for the 10th time at the Haliç Congress Center in Istanbul on November 6-7, 2025, under the theme "Stories of 10 Years". Launched in 2015 by Sözen Group CEO Gökmen Sözen and celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the event will offer gastronomy professionals a unique experience with inspiring speeches, thematic panels, workshops, and a large exhibition area over two days.

In a press release, Gökmen Sözen, CEO of Sözen Group and Founder of Gastromasa , emphasized that Gastromasa's 10th anniversary is not just a success story of an event, but of a vision. He stated that they embarked on this journey in 2015 with the aim of showcasing Turkey's gastronomic potential to the world, and that today Gastromasa is recognized as the world's second-largest gastronomy conference. He attributed this success to the collaborative efforts of chefs, NGOs, producers, sponsors, and media representatives.

Giant Names of the World Gastronomy Scene on the Same Stage! 

This year, more than 60 world-renowned chefs, hundreds of speakers, investors, and brands from five continents will gather in Istanbul.

Gault&Millau award winner and three Michelin starred Emmanuel Renaut, three Michelin starred Julien Royer, Gault&Millau hat winner and three Michelin starred Marco Müller, three Michelin starred Disfrutar’s Founding Partner Oriol Castro, who won the title of ‘Best Restaurant in the World’ on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 list, three Michelin starred Ángel León, two Michelin starred Andoni Luis Aduriz, three Michelin starred Ana Roš, Michelin starred Albert Adrià, three Michelin starred Simon Rogan, Antonio Bachour, twice named the World’s Best Pastry Chef by The Best Chef Awards, two Michelin starred Diego Guerrero, Chef Virgilio Martínez of Central, who was named the World’s Best Restaurant in 2023 by “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants”, Gault&Millau hat winner and three Michelin starred Christian Le Squer, two Michelin starred Jorge Vallejo, two Michelin starred Rasmus Munk, three Michelin starred Torres The Brothers are world-renowned chefs, pastry chefs, sommeliers and chefs such as Maido's Chef Mitsuharu Tsumura, which was chosen as the World's Best Restaurant by The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025; Jeremy Chan with two Michelin stars; René Frank with two Michelin stars and a Gault&Millau hat; Elena Arzak with three Michelin stars and was chosen as the World's Best Female Chef in 2012 by The World's 50 Best Restaurants; Paco Torreblanca, who was chosen as the 'World's Best Pastry Chef' twice by the International Academy of Gastronomy; Philippe Bernachon, the third generation representative of the legendary Bernachon family; Mohamed Benabdallah, who was chosen as the 'World's Best Sommelier' by The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025; Giorgio Bargiani, the creative mixologist of The Connaught Bar; Maksut Aşkar with a Michelin star and a Gault&Millau hat; and Fatih Tutak with two Michelin stars and a Gault&Millau Turkey hat. Mixologists, important investors and professionals of the tourism and hospitality industry, opinion leaders, national and international brands will come together for the 10th time at Gastromasa.

Global Collaborations and International Promotion

This year, Gastromasa continues to carry its vision of becoming Türkiye's leading gastronomy brand to international platforms. Following the London event, Gastromasa will also be present in new destinations like Dubai, and continues to be a pioneering brand positioning Turkish gastronomy on the global stage.

Gastromasa, which has preserved the memory of Turkish gastronomy since 2015, inspiring new generations of chefs, and establishing a strong network in the international gastronomy world, continues its 10th year on the axis of inspiration, creativity, and global dialogue. This year, the stories that bring the cultural richness of Turkish cuisine to the world will be rewritten in the heart of Istanbul.

Source: HORECA TREND and Gastromasa