Purpose & Significance

The conference is intended to bring together the world-renowned chef Hervé This, the father of Molecular Gastronomy, with our students.

General Information

* The “Hospitality Pioneers in Turkey” biennale series organized for the second time this year by the Hotel Management Department at the School of Applied Sciences at Özyeğin University focused on Mehmet Kemal Dedeman, founder of the Dedeman Hotels who have made significant contributions to the development of tourism and hotel management in Turkey.
* The Hospitality Pioneers in Turkey Biennale kicked off with the Mehmet Kemal Dedeman and the Dedeman Hotels & Resorts Exhibition on February 12. Personal effects and photographs of Mehmet Kemal Dedeman, the visionary founder of the Dedeman Hotels who made his entrance into the tourism industry by launching the Dedeman Ankara in 1966, and photographs which depict the transformation of the Dedeman Hotels over the years garnered substantial attention from visitors. The exhibition will be open to visitors at Özyeğin University for two years.