TURKUAZ Press Release

TURKUAZ
AUTHENTIC TURKISH CUISINE & BAKLAVA HOUSE
Jl. Gunawarman No. 32
Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta 12110
Authentic Turkish Cuisine & Baklava House
P - 021 7279 5846 / 021 7279 5853
E - turkuazrst@gmail.com
W - turkuazrst.com
T - @turkuazID
TURKUAZ - AUTHENTIC TURKISH CUISINE & BAKLAVA HOUSE
TURKISH JEWEL IN THE HEART OF JAKARTA
With the rise in popularity of Turkish cuisine, Turkuaz is designed to
be one of the leading restaurants in offering of a truly memorable
authentic dining experience. Opened in July 2011, the essence of
true enjoyment of the dining experience is influenced by the food,
service and ambience which are found in this restaurant.
ENTRANCE AREA
Turkuaz – Authentic Turkish Kitchen, named after Mediterranean
oceanic blue colour, opens for lunch and dinner, offers authentic
Turkish cuisine, lead by Proprietor and Head Chef Sezai Zorlu, a
visionary and innovative Turkish chef. Outstanding dedication and an
endure love of Ottoman cuisines are the understatement excellence
that Chef Sezai Zorlu demonstrated during his 20 years culinary
experience. Chef Sezai Zorlu is excited to continue to share his cuisine
in his new restaurant, knowledge, skills and undoubted expertise
with everyone in Jakarta.
Situated on Jalan Gunawarman No. 32, Kebayoran Baru, Turkuaz is a restaurant with modern elegant
Turkish décor that is suitable for bothformal and casual dining experience. A combination of the colours
– blue Turkuaz and grey – along with a colourful and stunning Turkish chandelier give the restaurant
being like an art gallery, while watching your bread freshly baked in the wood
oven. ”The richness and depth of our culture and customs are reflected in
the atmosphere in our restaurants and our aromatic food that is cooked with
passion from age-old recipes of Ottoman Empire handed down through
generations” explained Chef Sezai Zorlu.
Menus at Turkuaz include the vast culinary influences of the Ottoman times,
prepared with Ingredients are specially imported from Turkey and Middle
East and are chosen with the utmost care, to ensure that the healthiest,
freshest and finest produce are used in the preparation of enticing cuisine
served with a stylish presentation.
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LAMB SHANK WITH BURGUL
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After 2,5 years winning Jakarta’s heart with authentic
flavours, Turkuaz expanded it wings by opening
Turkuaz - Authentic Baklava House at the same place of
the existing restaurant, Jalan Gunawarman No. 32
Kebayoran Baru, and brought in the youngest Baklava
Master, Tufan Goztepe, from South East of Turkey who
is the hearty creator of the sweet delicacy in Baklava
House.
The new space can be described as the first and only Baklava House in
Asia that brings back to life the traditional desserts from Ottoman
Empire era menus. All Baklavas are homemade from scatch using the
finest ingredients available where fillo pastry as main the ingredients
are hand made as thin as 1,5mm, means 50% thinner if what machine
made that will create more crisps in the result.
“Turkuaz Baklava House offers a worthy authentic Turkish desserts
during the Ottoman Empire time, my goal has been to create a
concious moment of indulgence for our guests,” explained Chef Sezai
Zorlu.
MIXED BAKLAVA
TULIP PRIVATE ROOM
Tulip Private Room is beautifully designed to complement the restaurant
which accommodates up to 8 people comfortably or even a friendly 10,
the perfect place for family get-together, business meetings or dinner
parties.
TULIP PRIVATE ROOM
This turquoise color dining room is elegantly decorated with charming
blue chandelier that suit perfectly with the dark brown wooden ceiling
and tulip ornaments on one wall. The Mediterranean window
overlooking the colorful chandelier of the restaurant adds to the whole
experience as if you are in a Mediterranean dining room.
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CHEF SEZAI ZORLU
Chef Sezai Zorlu has a long and distinguished journey in culinary world,
also known as the ambassador of Turkish cuisine in Indonesia since
1999. Coming from a small town called Iskenderun, South East of
Turkey and surrounded by fine food his entire life made his love to food
grown stronger since early age from his mother and grandmother.
CHEF SEZAI ZORLU
The love for food he earned allowed him to learn cooking in every
aspects and decided cooking as profession. For Chef Sezai Zorlu, food
is about life, “We have a say in Turkey, the way that pass to your heart
will pass through your stomach, so you cannout live and love without
good food” he said. He is eager to introduce the authentic Turkish
cuisine from the Ottoman times where he is also specialising in.
Chef Sezai Zorlu wants guests to feel comfortable at Turkuaz as if they dine at home, “At Turkuaz you can
expect home cooking, everything is cooked fresh, everyhting is original” he added. His philosphy about
his food in Turkuaz is, “At my restaurant, guests wait for my food, my food doesn’t wait for my guests
because everything is freshly cooked so process cannot be disturteb by heating or reheating, all must be
from the fire to the table without waiting period.
Great passion and love of food has always been expressed by Chef Sezai Zorlu and wants to share his
hometown cooking with everyone at Turkuaz and ensure guests gets memorable and pleasant dining
experience.
OUTSIDE CATERING SERVICES
Turkuaz Outside Catering Services offers a truly memorable dining
and catering experience with fresh cooking at the convenience of
your own venue for special occasions. Ingredients are brought in
with utmost care to ensure the healthiest, freshest and finest
produce are used and grilled to perfection in front of guests to
create delightful dishes.
Delectable authentic Turkish kitchen, freshly prepared food,
personalized service is Turkuaz all about.
FRESH GRILLED KEBABS
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Opening hours:
- Sundays to Thursdays : 11.30am – 10.00pm (last order)
- Fridays and Saturdays : 11.30am – 11.30pm (last order)
- Eve of Public Holidays : 11.30am – 11.30pm (last order)
Please call 021 7279 5846 or 021 7279 5853 for reservations.
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FOR MORE PRESS ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT:
Yanti Zorlu
Proprietor
Turkuaz – Authentic Turkish Cuisine & Baklava House
Jl. Gunawarman No. 32
Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta 12110
Phone – 087 889 102 169
Email – yanti@turkuazrst.com
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