When we hear the word food, we have a lot of dishes and delicacies running in our mind. Mert Turkmen who has been a hardcore foodie all his life decided to make his career in the culinary industry at a very young age. He has been a renowned restauranter in Dubai. At the age of 15, he began working in the hospitality industry after which he started spending most of his time in the kitchen at his father’s steakhouse in Bebek, Turkey. With time, his interest got developed into his passion and he decided to work in Cipriani in Istanbul. Moreover, he was born in Istanbul in the environment of fashion, travel and glamour which saw his interest getting into the luxury restaurant market.

Throwing light at his career, Mert said, “I had very humble beginnings, but as the years went on, when I started growing in my career, I ended up in the glamorous UAE. First working in Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island, now I am working at one of Dubai’s top restaurants.” After almost working for 5 years at Cipriani, he made a shift in his work and started working at Robertos in DIFC as a lounge manager. While working there, he got another offer from Scalini, Dubai. Mert, however, grabbed that opportunity after which something unexpected happened in his life. When he was working as a restaurant manager at Scalini, the owner of Galliard approached him who wanted to grow his business in Dubai.