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Over the past year, I have spent almost half of my time travelling. Being away from home means meeting new people, gaining new perspectives and stepping outside your comfort zone. I think this is something that most of us academics lack. Whenever I meet someone new and they find out …

July, 2025… The Sustainable Food and Drink Industry Association (SÜGİD) is a stakeholder platform established to support the sustainability transformation of the agriculture-based food and beverage industry. By bringing together a wide range of actors, from industrial organizations to academia, public institutions to civil society representatives, the association pioneers the …

Professor Dr. Hüdayi Ercoşkun, a faculty member at the Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts at Artvin Çoruh University, announced that yogurt is a cornerstone not only of our tables but also of our history, language and cultural identity, saying, “Yogurt is Turkish, and it will remain Turkish.” Yogurt has …

Can vocational training become the backbone of industrial transformation? After what I witnessed at Bühler Networking Days, I believe the answer is yes. At the media briefing in Uzwil, education was center stage. What struck me most was how Bühler treats vocational training not just as a corporate duty, but …

Biotechnology can be defined as the technique of utilising living organisms to transform existing raw materials into more useful forms. Biotechnology is used in emerging health fields such as agriculture, food and microbiome research, personalised medicine, and alternative protein sources. Countries around the world have entered into a race to …

Press release… With the arrival of July, rising temperatures brought forest fires, especially in the Aegean and Mediterranean regions. Thousands of acres of forest and agricultural land were unfortunately consumed by flames. It should not be forgotten that forest fires kill not only trees but also thousands of living creatures. …

A drop of Ayvalık olive oil… A slice of Kayseri pastrami, a bite of Ezine cheese… A handful of Antep pistachios… These are not just flavours; they are history, culture, identity and memory. For centuries, these local products, quietly produced on the fertile lands of Anatolia, were seen as merely …

June, 2025… With developing geopolitical developments, the food industry has begun to be regarded as a strategic sector around the world. In particular, food-producing and exporting countries are expected to come to the fore even more in the coming years. At Sesami, Halva and Jam Manufacturers Association (SUTHER), our sector …