Turkish Cooks Federation

Gastronomy tourism festival kicks off in western Turkey

The 3rd Gastro-Afyon Tourism and Flavor Festival to showcase regional delicacies kicked off in Turkey's western Afyonkarahisar province on Oct. 15. 

Afyonkarahisar has been home to many civilizations and has a huge potential for gastronomy tourism, which enabled it to enter UNESCO's Creative Cities Network in 2019.

Chocolate festival in Istanbul

The Chocolate Show Turkey will be held for the first time between March 24 and 26 with a variety of booths certain to please those with a sweet tooth.

Chocolate bars, handmade boutique chocolates cakes, varieties of ice cream and chocolate sculptures prepared by experts will be offered to visitors of the fair, which will be held at the Harbiye Military Museum's AFP Halls.