People

The GGuide — The People Edit

The people
behind the places.

Chefs, designers, hoteliers, visionaries and founders. The same five questions — always different answers.

In Conversation

The names
worth knowing.

The chefs, designers, founders, hoteliers and visionaries shaping how we eat, stay and travel — in their own words.

Bahtiyar Büyükduman

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Chef · Telezzüz

Bahtiyar Büyükduman

The archaeologist turned chef behind Turkey's first vegan fine-dining table.

Luca Fantin

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Italian chef · Fifteen years in Tokyo

Luca Fantin

Cooking Italian in Tokyo — and what fifteen years in Japan changed.

Nurperi Yiğit

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Chef · Noma, Copenhagen

Nurperi Yiğit

In the kitchen at Noma in Copenhagen — one of the world's most influential restaurants.

Bertan Frayman

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Founder · Rawsters & Jön Chocolate

Bertan Frayman

The founder behind Rawsters and Jön Chocolate.

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Founder · Misk

Hazal Şen

The founder behind Misk.

Semi Delareyna

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Designer · Delareyna Couture

Semi Delareyna

The designer behind Delareyna Couture.

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Designer · Gaios Co

Dilan Sayraç Can

The designer behind Gaios Co.

Natalie Garih Frayman

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Visionary · Smarana Healing

Natalie Garih Frayman

The founder of Smarana Healing.

Cem Partokyan

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Account Director, Worldwide Sales · Four Seasons

Cem Partokyan

From Four Seasons Istanbul to a global role covering 137 hotels in 47 countries.

Şebnem Uyar

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Hotelier · Golden Key & Bördübet

Şebnem Uyar

The owner behind two of Turkey's most loved retreats.

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