Seminar Series of the School of Applied Sciences – Spring 2021 – 5. Seminar

 Dear Students of the School of Applied Sciences,

You are kindly informed to welcome the Head Chef of Yeni Lokanta Istanbul and Yeni London, Mr. Civan Er as the guest speaker of the seminar series.

Date      : Thursday, 22 April 2021

Time      : 14:40-16:30

Place     : Web Seminar

Mr. Civan Er was born in 1978 and raised in Istanbul. After graduating from Istanbul Erkek Lisesi, he studied Economics at Marmara University.  When doing his M.A., in International Relations in London he found his way in the kitchen of the Turkish Restaurant Sofra. Following his childhood passion, he decided to stay in and become a Chef. Having worked there for two and a half years, he went to Leith’s School of Food and Wine to take the Advanced Level Diploma in 2005. Back in Turkey, he worked at Changa and Müzedechanga restaurants in the capacity of the Head Chef between 2006 and 2012. He also held the food column of the local newspaper Hürriyet-Pazar, from 2009 to 2012. He is still working as the restaurateur and the Head Chef of Yeni Lokanta Istanbul and Yeni London that he opened consecutively. Mr. Civan Er is going to make a presentation about “Opening and Running a Restaurant Abroad” in the Seminar course.