Mehmet Gürs

Born Date

Dec 13, 1969

He was born at 13 december 1969

Education

Period: Jan 1, 1990 to Jan 1, 1993

Studied "Hotel, Restaurant and Corporate Management" at Johnson & Wales University from 1990 to 1993

First Job

Jan 1, 1994

He worked as a chef in the USA for about 8 years.

First Restaurant

Jun 1, 1995

He returned to Turkey in the mid-1990s and opened his first restaurant, "Downtown".

Awards

Jan 1, 2001

2001: Best Restaurant / Downtown - TimeOut Istanbul

Awards

Jan 1, 2002

2002: Best Bar / NuTeras - TimeOut Istanbul

Restaurant

Jun 1, 2002

Six years later he opened "Lokanta"

Awards

Jan 1, 2003

2003: Best Chef / Mehmet Gürs - Restaurant - TimeOut Istanbul

Awards

Jan 2, 2003

2003: Özel Başarı / Mehmet Gürs - TimeOut İstanbul

Mikla

Jan 1, 2005

He opened Mikla in 2005.

Awards

Jan 1, 2018

2018: En iyi 44. Restoran /Mikla - The World’s 50 Best Restaurant

Awards

Jan 1, 2019

2019: En iyi 52. Restoran /Mikla - The World’s 50 Best Restaurant

Awards

Jan 1, 2021

2021: En iyi 60. Restoran /Mikla - The World’s 50 Best Restaurant

Awards

Jan 1, 2022

2022: En iyi 86. Restoran /Mikla - The World’s 50 Best Restaurant