The first name to join the main cast of MasterChef! 'There were two paths in my life'

NEWS CENTER - The excitement has begun at MasterChef Turkey, where Somer Sivrioğlu, Danilo Zanna, and Mehmet Yalçınkaya serve as judges. With the auditions over, the battle for the main cast of MasterChef 2025 has begun. Fourteen ambitious contestants fought hard to be selected for the main cast.

THE DISH OF THE FIRST ROUND: VEIL PILAF

The candidates who successfully passed the two elimination rounds first competed to make Duvaklı pilaf, a dish from the Diyarbakır region.

After 40 minutes, nine contestants qualified for the second round. Hilal and Bilal were the most successful in the first round. In the second round, the chefs challenged the nine contestants to create a creative dish using red berries. At the end of the 45-minute period, the chefs tasted the contestants' dishes.

THE FIRST NAME WAS FURKAN

At the end of the night, Furkan was the first to make it onto the main roster of MasterChef by creating the most successful dish. Furkan said, "I'm so happy. Normally, I had two paths in my life. One was to stay in Dubai and continue my life, and the other was to come to MasterChef. I'm so glad I chose this place. I feel like I belong right now. It was my dream to be the first to make it onto the main roster, and I'm so happy I made it happen."