Turkish Chefs Own Restaurants Erdogan, Ashanty And Nurmagomedov Get Ronaldo To Open Branches In London

Turkish chef Burak Ozdemir and Cristiano Ronaldo (Instagram @cznburak)

JAKARTA - Turkish restaurant chef and owner Burak Ozdemir, better known by his nickname CZN Burak, has teamed up with Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo for his new restaurant in London.

Ozdemir, who is globally known on social media for his smiling cooking videos and huge portions of food and desserts, made the announcement at a digital entrepreneurship event hosted by the Metropolitan Municipality of Bursa on Monday.

Ozdemir's restaurant, which is under the names CZNBURAK and Hatay Medeniyetler Sofras, is one of the leading Turkish brands in 11 countries.

"In the 11th month of this year, we will open our place in England. open a place in London in partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo," Ozdemir was quoted as saying by the Daily Sabah.

"We're not revealing too much of this, because we should have made a nice surprise at the opening," he continued.

While attending an event for social media influencers hosted by Spain's La Liga in Madrid last September, Ozdemir was reportedly involved in partnership talks with the Portugal and Manchester United stars at club level.

At the time, Ozdemir said he became friends with Ronaldo when the star visited his restaurant in Dubai, and then the football star invited him to England.

After his speech, Ozdemir celebrated his 27th birthday with the audience and Bursa Metropolitan Mayor Alinur Aktaş on stage.

No less well-known names such as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Indonesian celebrity Ashanty and UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov have visited Ozdemir's restaurant.