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Erzurum opens Turkey’s first Ülker gastronomy high school
Erzurum has opened the Ülker Gastronomy Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, the first stop in a planned gastronomy schools project.
The school will offer five years of study, including English preparation, alongside classroom lessons and practical training.
Students will learn about Turkish and world cuisines, food safety, hygiene and kitchen skills, with training in cooking, service and restaurant management.
Turkey’s education minister, Yusuf Tekin, said the schools will record and preserve local food traditions, which he described as poorly documented.
The ministry is also developing a system to list places that prepare and serve each province’s food in line with its culture and traditions.
The school is intended to train skilled workers and support the promotion of regional cuisine and tourism; the ministry plans to expand gastronomy schools, but gave no timetable.
Erzurum opened the Ülker Gastronomy Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, described by Yeni Şafak as the first stop in a gastronomy-schools project.
The school will teach practical and theoretical skills in areas including cooking, food safety and service.
Its five-year programme includes an English preparatory year and instruction in Turkish and world cuisines.
Education Minister Yusuf Tekin said the schools would document Turkey’s food culture and help preserve local culinary traditions.
The school is a boarding school, and teachers will select students with aptitude from nearby provinces and districts.
- Who
- The school was opened in Erzurum. The opening programme included Education Minister Yusuf Tekin and Yıldız Holding Vice Chairman Yahya Ülker.
- What
- The Ülker Gastronomy Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School opened.
- When
- October 27, 2026.
- Where
- Erzurum, Turkey.
- Why
- The school is intended to train students in gastronomy and help document and preserve local food culture.
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The Ülker Gastronomy Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School opened in Erzurum.
Education Minister Yusuf Tekin toured the school’s classrooms and work areas.
- School
- Ülker Gastronomy Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School
- Location
- Erzurum, Turkey
- Programme length
- Five years, including an English preparatory year
- Departments
- Cooking and preparation, service, and business management
- Student selection
- Teachers will select students with aptitude from nearby provinces and districts
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