Celebrating World Chaîne Day was, once again, a perfect excuse to gather happy people at an exclusive premise, which this year was the Liberty Lykia hotel. With only a few months left until the 20th Anniversary celebration of the Bailliage of Antalya, the excitement was building.

As preparations are well underway, we could not resist the opportunity to gather on the west side of our long, magnificent coastline: World Chaîne Day in Fethiye.

Liberty Lykia Hotel won the TUI Global Hotel Award 2026 for “Best Hotel - Food & Gastronomy”. A distinction awarded for its culinary excellence based on guest feedback recognizing exceptional food quality and innovative menus.

Our expectations were therefore very high.

Chef Onur Nalcı did not disappoint us. He said “we crafted this menu as a work of art, reimagining Anatolia’s deep culinary memory through bold modern techniques. We approached every ingredient as if interpreting a rare piece of music. Our goal was to touch each element with grace, bringing its purest details to the plate. In this journey of earth, sea, and time, we invite you to an experience both familiar and boundary-pushing. A heritage created by nature and craft alike”.

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Amuse-bouche
Sweetbread brioche toast, Aydın Yamalak olive oil
Quail furikake with purple sesame
Morel mushroom
Chablis Premier Cru 2019
Pascal Bouchard - Burgundy, France

Terrine
Slow-cooked oxtail, veal tongue and cheek
silky eggplant, sour dock, rosehip foam
Likya Atesi 2024
Likya Vineyards - Elmali, Türkiye

Gungormez
Beef gungormez
Antakya salted yogurt, turnip, tahini

Mac & Cheese
Handmade trofie, lobster
Kurut cheese, garden peas
burnt Mullein butter
Khilon Fume Blanc 2024
7 Bilgeler - South Denizli, Türkiye

White grouper
Mandarin coal-grilled white grouper
Tiger’s milk, Asphodel crunch, broad beans

Refresher
Blessed thistle pickle sorbet

Saddle of young goat
Slow-cooked saddle of goat kid
Bekciler yellow potato wafer
pumpkin, vine leaves, wild asparagus
Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2022
Louis Bernard - Rhône Valley, France

Denızlı kale pepper
Chocolate filled pepper
blackberry and black mulberry sorbet
mint oil, burnt milk, lavender ice cream
Symposium 2025
Urla Winery - Urla, Türkiye

Petıts fours
Crunchy halva
rock fig, Assyrian liqueur filled chocolate
mandarin and blood orange gummies
Adana cotton candy

Bailli Nihat Tümkaya raised his glass and reflected, “Today is World Chaîne Day. All around the world thousands of members of our Chaîne family are gathering just as we are, raising their glasses and sharing the same passion. Even though we are in different places, tonight we are connected through our traditions and our friendship. Happy World Chaîne Day! Vive la Chaîne!”

Towards the end of the evening, Bailli Délégué Yves Léon (who is a Member of the Conseil Magistral), Bailli Nihat Tümkaya, and the local Bailliage officers warmly thanked the team at Liberty Lykia.

Nihat mentioned that he is looking forward to our next event in the Fethiye area. An outstanding celebration for our Grand Chapitre in Fethiye, Türkiye, in September 2026.

Do not miss this opportunity! We look forward to welcoming many of you.

Leonie Kılıç
Vice-Chancelier, Bailliage of Antalya