Amir Latif 

KARACHI, Sindh Pakistan

A two-week program to train Pakistani chefs in the preparation of Turkish cuisine ended in the port city of Karachi on Thursday.

The “Turkish Cuisine Training Program” organized by Türkiye’s state-run Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in collaboration with the Pakistan Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management (PITHM) was attended by dozens of young Pakistani chefs and students, said a statement from TIKA.

Turkish chefs taught the participants how to prepare 10 menus and 40 dishes, from lentil soup to yoghurt soup and from Turkish kebabs to desserts.

The program ended with a certification ceremony which was attended by Sindh Culture Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah and the Turkish Consul General in Karachi, Cemal Sangu.

Speaking at the ceremony, Shah hailed TIKA for bringing Turkish flavors to Pakistan through the training program.

He said this would further add to the popularity of Turkish cuisine in Pakistan.

The Turkish Consul General in his remarks said that TIKA has been involved in a number of relief activities across Pakistan, which shows the value of bonding with the South Asian country.

TIKA’s Karachi Coordinator Halil Ibrahim Basaran said that apart from relief activities, the agency is also working to increase cultural interaction between the two countries.

Basaran said TIKA’s cooperation with PITHM will continue, and in the second stage, it will support programs that will promote Pakistani cuisine in Türkiye.

Later, Shah and Sangu presented certificates to 50 participants of the training program.

Turkish cuisine prepared by Pakistani chefs was also presented to the guests who visited the institute’s kitchen, which was also equipped by TIKA.

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Aamir Latif is a Karachi-based senior journalist. He represents Anadolu, a Turkish news agency.

Courtesy: Anadolu Agency (Posted on Aug 11, 2023)

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Amir Latif 

KARACHI, Sindh Pakistan

Top Pakistani government officials and military officers, scholars, and educators gathered at the Turkish Consulate in the port city of Karachi on Sunday to celebrate World Breakfast Day.

The event, traditionally observed in May at Turkish diplomatic missions across the globe, was delayed this year due to the nation’s just-concluded presidential and parliamentary elections.

The gathering featured traditional Turkish cuisine such as su boregi (pastry with feta cheese filling), sucuk yumurta (eggs and sausage), salami, menemen (scrambled eggs with cheese and paneer), simit (sesame bread rings), and pogaca (buns stuffed with cheese and paneer) along with Turkish tea offered to the guests.

Among the attendees were Dr. Azra Pechuhu, health minister for the southern Sindh province (with the capital Karachi), along with Sindh Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput, Pakistan Navy Commander Karachi Rear Adm. Muhammad Saleem, Commissioner of Karachi Muhammad Iqbal Memon, Karachi Police Chief Javed Alam Odho, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation administrator Saif-ur- Rehman, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation Coordinator General Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University Vice Chancellor Zubair Shaikh, and Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) Karachi Coordinator Halil Ibrahim Basaran.

Addressing the gathering, Turkish Consul General Cemal Sangu said that the idea behind the annual event is not only to bring the people of the two brotherly countries together but to introduce Turkish tastes to the locals as well.

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Aamir Latif is a Karachi=based senior journalist. He represents Anadolu, a Turkish news agency.

Courtesy: Anadolu Agency (Posted on June 4, 2023)

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