We are the World Turkish Cuisine and Chefs Academy on Earth. Our Chancellor Tolgahan Gulyiyen is an American Turkish chef who has been working in the industry since very young age like his father.
Zeki Gulyiyen was a celebrity chef who was known as Master of the chefs in Turkey. Chef Zeki Gulyiyen was the founder of ZG Restaurants and he has served as a private chef for 22nd Turkish Prime Minister Tansu Ciller. Former Prime Minister Tansu Ciller was the first woman elected Prime Minister of Turkey.
Chef Tolgahan Gulyiyen moved to United States after he lost his chef and father tragically.
He has worked for Cırağan Palace Hotel Kempinski İstanbul, Caprice Palace Thermal Hotel in Aydin-Turkey. He came to United States for the first time in 2008 and worked as a cook for Marriott Hotels in Orlando, Florida while he was still studying at University. He finished Gastronomy and Culinary arts as the top student and got first place in all sections of Aydin Adnan Menderes University.
He was sent to Greece to work for Magic Life Hotels by University after his success. He has attended international competitions and took prizes behalf of tourism hotel high school and University while he was a student.
After he came back from Greece, he started to work as a chef for North Shield restaurant in Ankara. He got a job offer from Northern Cyprus and he went there for couple months. This was the time when he got his another job offer from Hilton Hotels in United States. He then resigned from the job in Cyprus and moved to the United States.
After Marriott Hotels in 2008, he has worked for Hilton Hotels in 2010 in the United States.
He also worked for many restaurants as a chef and consept consultant over 15 years. He has desinged restaurants and menus over 10 years in the United States.
Chancellor Tolgahan Gulyiyen has worked for Jose Andres's thinkfoodgroup at Zaytinya over 3 years. He also attanded to work in Minibar to explore avangart cuisine with his own request.
He has worked as chef for the 41 year old Kazan Restaurant that is the oldest restaurant in D.C. area. Mr. Tolgahan Gulyiyen worked as chef for many Greek restaurants.
Chef Tolgahan Gulyiyen has cooked for former first lady Michael Obama and for U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. He has cooked for many Turkish-American politicans as well.
Chancellor Tolgahan Gulyiyen contunies his career in Washington D.C. as chef and as academist of Turkish cuisine.