{"id":536,"date":"2022-03-22T13:28:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T13:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mykdenizdenbodrum.com\/?page_id=536"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:14:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T15:14:53","slug":"sefler","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mykdenizdenbodrum.com\/en\/sefler\/","title":{"rendered":"Chefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"536\" class=\"elementor elementor-536\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7796ae2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched aux-appear-watch-animation aux-fade-in elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7796ae2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-size-default\">CHEFS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8731d24 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"8731d24\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-084d35b\" data-id=\"084d35b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0299cdf\" data-id=\"0299cdf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5f0bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c5f0bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mehmet Yalcinkaya<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48f431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a48f431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\"><p><em>Born in Bolu in 1974, Yal\u00e7\u0131nkaya began his career at a young age, receiving his first culinary training from his uncle at the age of 12. He worked as an executive chef in top-tier hotels and restaurants in T\u00fcrkiye. He also served as a gastronomy and kitchen coordinator on cruise ships in Germany and Qatar.<\/em><\/p><ul><li>In 2005, his biography and specialties were published in the famous American gourmet magazine \"CULINARY\" as a Trending Chef.<\/li><li>In 2007, it was the first in T\u00fcrkiye to develop a personalized service concept, a minimalist and boutique approach to banquet services.<\/li><li>In 2008, he founded a team called EUROTURK CHEFS CULINARY TEAM.<\/li><li>Mehmet Yal\u00e7\u0131nkaya is one of the first to implement the Fusion Cuisine trend in T\u00fcrkiye.<\/li><li>In 2010, she conducted gastronomy workshops under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Turkey. She has participated in many international organizations such as the Berlin Film Festival, Grune Woche, and the ITB Tourism Fair.<\/li><li>She currently serves as a judge on MasterChef T\u00fcrkiye and writes a column for a newspaper.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a50bdde elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a50bdde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cd8429\" data-id=\"4cd8429\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a862704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a862704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\"><p><br \/>Throughout his career, he has received numerous national and international awards. Some of these awards include:<\/p><ul><li>\"Best Chef Award\" (based on public voting by over 500,000 people at the T\u00fcrkiye Taste Awards organized by T\u00dcRES.)<\/li><li>\"Silver Medal\" World Culinary Olympics \/ Captaincy of the Turculina Team, Turkish Culinary Federation<\/li><li>\"Bronze Medal\" World Culinary Olympics \/ Euroturk Chefs Culinary Team Captaincy, Erfurt \u2013 Germany<\/li><li>\"World Third Place in Category A\" World Culinary Olympics \u2013 Erfurt \u2013 Germany<\/li><li>\u201cEuroturk Chefs Team Merit Diploma\u201d Team Award \u2013 Erfurt \u2013 Germany<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f694985 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f694985\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-888e877\" data-id=\"888e877\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f212a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f212a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mithat Yal\u00e7\u0131nkaya<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9fce49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9fce49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\"><div class=\"\"><p><em>She began her career in 1994 at the Bodrum Petunya Hotel and worked at various other hotels for the next few years.<\/em><\/p><p><em>In 2002, he served as Executive Chef at Elite World Prestige Hotel. He was also part of the opening teams for all other Elite World Hotels and most recently worked as the Kitchen Coordinator for Elite World Hotels. He was involved in the opening of MYK Restaurant, of which he is a partner, and he continues to manage it.<\/em><\/p><p>He has won various awards in international competitions.<\/p><p>He continues his work on modern Turkish cuisine and his own culinary interpretations. His work has also been featured on national television channels in T\u00fcrkiye. He is a member of the Turkish Chefs Federation and WACS-World Chefs Federation. He continues to give talks at various universities and conduct workshops at MYK Gastro Arena.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-931135a\" data-id=\"931135a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d26763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d26763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mykdenizdenbodrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/074A7214-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4728\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mykdenizdenbodrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/074A7214-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mykdenizdenbodrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/074A7214-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mykdenizdenbodrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/074A7214-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mykdenizdenbodrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/074A7214-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u015eEFLER Mehmet Yal\u00e7\u0131nkaya 1974 y\u0131l\u0131nda Bolu\u2019da d\u00fcnyaya geldi. Mesle\u011fe k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck ya\u015flarda ba\u015flayan Yal\u00e7\u0131nkaya, 12 ya\u015f\u0131nda ilk \u015feflik e\u011fitimini amcas\u0131ndan ald\u0131. T\u00fcrkiye\u2019de \u00fcst d\u00fczey otel ve restoranlarda executive chef olarak \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Almanya ve Katar\u2019da cruise gemisinde gastronomi ve mutfak koordinat\u00f6rl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc yapt\u0131. 2005 y\u0131l\u0131nda Amerika\u2019n\u0131n \u00fcnl\u00fc gurme dergisi \u201cCULINARY\u201d de Trend Chef olarak biyografisi ve spesiyalleri yay\u0131nland\u0131&#8230;.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-536","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mykdenizdenbodrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mykdenizdenbodrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mykdenizdenbodrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mykdenizdenbodrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mykdenizdenbodrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536"}],"version-history":[{"count":76,"href":"https:\/\/mykdenizdenbodrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4731,"href":"https:\/\/mykdenizdenbodrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/536\/revisions\/4731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mykdenizdenbodrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}