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Erdem Özmen Coffee Stories

Erdem Özmen

This week, Erdem Özmen is sharing his coffee story with us; “to prove that there is nothing wrong with being a barista”. Originally becoming a barista as a part-time job, Erdem Özmen left that Turkish cafe knowing “This is it. This is what I want to do.” Erdem Özmen is…
Lauren Horton
October 4, 2021
Congratulations to Nükhet Çubukçular, the second receiver of our #TIPABARISTA project $100 donation! I'M NOT A BARISTA #tipabarista campaign donate $100 to Nükhet ÇubukçularNews

Congratulations to Nükhet Çubukçular, the second receiver of our #TIPABARISTA project $100 donation!

We have elected that Nükhet Çubukçular receives this week's donation because she is an extremely hardworking woman. Beyond this/Moreover, she never ceases to inspire us through her art, charity work, and humility.   Nükhet grew up in Turkey and started working at the age of 14. A lover of skateboarding…
Vasileia Fanarioti
September 8, 2021
Nükhet Çubukçular Coffee Stories

Nükhet Çubukçular

Barista, designer, assistant coffee roaster or what we would simply call, an artist. That’s only a few words that can describe Nükhet Çubukçular! Today’s coffee story is dedicated to her because we want to let her personality inspire you as much as it has inspired us. “For me, coffee is…
Vasileia Fanarioti
May 10, 2021
Aylin Ölcer Coffee Stories

Aylin Ölcer

She fell in love with her city’s coffee scene. In three years, Aylin Ölcer became the German national barista champion.Aylin’s journey into coffee can be described as sweet serendipity. Fresh out of university in 2016 with a business degree, the Bonn native packed her bags and moved to Berlin to…
Zed Wong
February 8, 2021
Şahin Demirbaş Barista StoryCoffee Stories

Şahin Demirbaş

Everyone has a particular object in their lives that holds a lot of meaning for them. For some, it may be something that a loved one gave them, or a special item that commemorates a special day.For Şahin Demirbaş, it was a French press. Şahin Demirbaş is preparing coffee latte…
Paul Wong
December 18, 2020
Orkun Üstel Orkun UstelCoffee Stories

Orkun Üstel

Award winning Turkish barista, Orkun Ustel tells us how he fell into the coffee industry by happy accident. Two-time winner of the Brewers Cup Champion of Turkey and professional barista trainer, Orkun Üstel always loved coffee. He is always experimenting and willing to learn more about coffee. To him, specialist…
Chloe Lovatt
November 27, 2020