The 4th Konya Gastronomy Festival (GastroFest), organized by Konya Metropolitan Municipality to promote the city’s gastronomic heritage at both national and international levels, was held with strong participation.

On the final day of the festival, held at Kalehan Ecdat Garden, Konya Metropolitan Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay visited the event area and met with local vendors and residents.

Expressing his satisfaction with the strong interest in the 4th Konya Gastronomy Festival, Mayor Altay said, “In addition to its thousands of years of civilizational heritage, Konya has a rich culinary culture. We are making our Gastronomy Festival bigger every year to preserve, sustain and promote this unique heritage in Türkiye and around the world. We have once again brought our festival to a close with strong participation. We were delighted to welcome hundreds of thousands of guests from Konya and other cities. I would like to thank all the people of Konya who have always shown tremendous support for our events and stood by us, as well as our guests who came from outside the city. I also extend my gratitude to all our chefs, local vendors and everyone who contributed to the festival.”

Visitors to the festival said they thoroughly enjoyed the event, while local vendors expressed their satisfaction with the strong turnout and thanked Konya Metropolitan Municipality.

RENOWNED CHEFS MEET GASTRONOMY ENTHUSIASTS IN KONYA

One of the highlights of the Konya Gastronomy Festival was the series of events featuring well-known chefs from across Türkiye. Popular and experienced chefs from the culinary world shared their knowledge and expertise with visitors during workshops held as part of the festival.

FESTIVAL TURNS INTO A FEAST OF FLAVORS

The four-day festival turned into a feast of flavors. Konya’s geographically indicated products and local specialties were showcased at 170 stands set up across the festival grounds. Talks, cooking demonstrations and tasting events, workshops, and a variety of other activities also offered gastronomy enthusiasts an enjoyable experience.

CHILDREN ENJOYED A DAY OF FUN

Families and young people showed great interest in the festival, which welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors from Konya and beyond. Children, in particular, enjoyed themselves to the fullest in the play areas set up especially for them, creating memorable moments.