#50 Over 50

2 Turks in 50 women list of Forbes

Gamze Cizreli 2 Turks were among the 50 women, including the founders, business and political leaders, scientists and pioneers from EMEA Region, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Gamze Cizreli and Gülden Türktan were among the names covering the age of 50 and above from Turkey. The world-famous economy publication Forbes has published the “50 Over 50” list. 2 Turks were among the 50 women, including the founders, business and political leaders, scientists and pioneers from EMEA Region, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Forbes mentioned Cizreli as follows: “She is one of Turkey's leading restaurant entrepreneurs, who runs Big Chefs with 69 restaurants in 12 provinces of Turkey, 3 cities in the United Arab Emirates,   in Saudi Arabia, Germany, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kuwait. Cizreli previously managed coffee shop business Cafemiz, a pastry and bakery startup Kuki House, and a Far Eastern cuisine business Quick China. He established BigChefs Cafe & Brasserie in 2007 by  bank loan. Today, more than 3,500 workers work at the enterprise. She has  more than 130 thousand Instagram followers, and she is on the board of member of Kagider, Turkish Women Entrepreneurs Association and Turkish Restaurants and Entertainment Association.” Gülden Türktan Gülden Türktan, who is the second name on the list, is a person whose mission is to support economic growth and gender-based trade for G20 countries. As the founding chair of the G20's women-focused outreach group, W20-Women 20, Türktan regularly speaks about public policy issues and regulations regarding women. She has  also helped create ZEE, that is İstanbul based program for political leader and  an equal opportunity  for women in the workplace.