Balıkesir International Breakfast Festival brought food lovers together from June 2-5.

With its ‘Balıkesir Breakfast’ created from more than 30 varieties of local products, Balıkesir is saying "count me in too" for gastronomy tourism!

The festival, organized in cooperation with the Balıkesir Governorship, the Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality, the South Marmara Development Agency, the Chamber of Industry, the Chamber of Commerce, the Commodity Exchange, the Balıkesir Association of Cooks and Pastry Chefs, and the Turkish Federation of Cooks and Pastry Chefs, featured delightful cooking shows, panels and talks by famous chefs, tastings of local products, and a barana and folk dance performance.

Mehmet Hilmi Satar, TÜROB Çanakkale Provincial Representative, attended the festival's opening program on behalf of TÜROB-the Association of Turkish Hoteliers.