Aslıhan Koruyan

Aslıhan Koruyan Sabancı is a Turkish food writer and businessperson known for her books on healthy nutrition and gluten-free Mediterranean cuisine. She entered the public agenda when she won the Miss Turkey competition in 1991 and represented Türkiye at Miss World in the same year, and in the following years, she came to the fore with her business life and food writing. She publishes her books under the name Aslıhan Koruyan Sabancı.

beauty pageants

Born in 1972, Koruyan finished the 1991 Miss Turkey contest in second place after Pınar Özdemir. Defne Samyeli came third in the same competition. With this degree, she participated in Miss World 1991, held in Atlanta, USA, on behalf of Türkiye in the same year; She placed in the top ten in the competition and won the title of Miss Europe as the contestant with the best ranking on the European continent.

Business life and food writing

Koruyan received training in nutrition and applied cuisine. He is one of the founding partners of Sedes Holding and serves as vice chairman of the company's board of directors.

His interest in food dates back to his childhood. Learning that he had a food sensitivity in 2006 led him to develop gluten-free recipes suitable for Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine. The product of this study, "Gluten-Free Gourmet Delicacies - Golden Recommendations for a Strong Immune System", contains 170 tried-and-true recipes prepared with easily available Mediterranean cuisine ingredients.

In the book, the energy, protein, carbohydrate, fat and cholesterol values ​​of each recipe are given separately, and the extent to which they meet the daily needs of an adult is shown in tables. The book consists of five sections: breakfast, main courses, desserts and fruit salads, sherbet and drinks, and practical information.

The work received the "World's Best Health and Nutrition Book" award at the 17th Gourmand World Cookbook Awards held in Paris in 2012. The book was later translated into English under the name "Gluten Free Mediterranean Gourmet Cuisine" and reached international readers. Another book by Koruyan, "Health and Beauty at Home", is based on recipes and suggestions that can be prepared at home with natural ingredients.

Koruyan's works attract attention because they provide a comprehensive resource suitable for local cuisine in this field, at a time when gluten-free nutrition was still little known in Türkiye.