One of the most successful chefs of social gastronomy: Who is Ebru Baybara?

She became the first and only Turkish chef to be among the top 10 chefs in the world for two years in the Basque Culinary World Prize in the field of gastronomy. She opened Cercis Murat Mansion in Mardin with 21 women. During this period, she won many national and international awards with her projects. She represented Turkey at the World Gastronomy Tourism Forum organized by the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). She represents Turkey in the field of social gastronomy with the presentations of the projects she has implemented at the Food on the Edge Summit held in Ireland.

Ebru Baybara is a Turkish social entrepreneur and chef. She has involved in many projects targeting women and biodiversity. Baybara has involved in social projects targeting the employment of women and biodiversity. She is the founder of the Soil to Plate Agricultural Development Cooperative and initiated an agriculture project, Biodegradable Waste Management Project from Soil to Soil.

Social entrepreneur and chef Ebru Baybara is married and the mother of three children. Chef Ebru Baybara, born in 1976, was born in Mardin. After completing her undergraduate education at Marmara University Tourism Guidance Department, she settled in Mardin in 1999. Baybara, who set out to introduce tourism to Mardin, opened the city's first tourist business, Cercis Murat Mansion, with 21 women. Baybara, which supports women's participation in employment, has won many awards with the projects it has carried out.

Baybara believes in the philosophy that "the taste of the food put on the table comes from the soil it draws its strength from and the lives it benefits." Breaking new ground with measurable results in the field of social gastronomy, Baybara is also among the founders of the Soil to Plate Agricultural Development Cooperative.

Ebru Baybara most recently implemented the Biodegradable Waste Project, which started in Diyarbakır and has spread to many provinces of the country with the slogan "We Improve Life". “Soil to Soil Biodegradable Waste Management Project” is a regenerative agriculture project that includes improving the soil, supporting farmers, and contributing to healthy food production by converting and using biodegradable food waste consisting of vegetables and fruits that appear in the marketplaces into compost. Within the scope of the project, usable foods collected in marketplaces are brought to Soup Kitchens, inspected under the supervision of a food engineer, and used in a 2-stage production as "Canned and Packaged Products" and "Hot Food Production".

Ebru Baybara is the only Turkish chef who is the subject of the documentary "12 Zero Waste Chefs of the World" broadcast on HBO Max.