Gokhan Girmez is a jet setter, Dubai influencer, and a massive foodie with many followers and is one of Dubai’s biggest digital powerbrokers.

The fashionable Turk was born and raised in Adana, a major city in southern Turkey. He also has a hint of Arab blood in him, as his father is half Syrian. He has lived all over the world, including in cities like Istanbul, New York, Las Vegas, Slovakia, and London. His current home is the glamorous Dubai where he works as a Corporate Comms Specialist for Q Food and Beverage. He focuses on making Huqqa and the Galliard stand out in the Dubai food scene, while also travelling the world, showing off the latest fashion trends and working on his growing and a glittering Instagram feed.

At his day job, Gokhan does PR, Media planning, strategy and influencer relations. He also has multiple businesses, where he needs to travel the world with projects in New York, London, Turkey and all over Europe.

Gokhan has spent his younger adult years working as a chef all over the world. He has always had a passion for food. “The best part about working in the culinary industry is that I had the chance to travel all the time. I love seeing the world.

But just food wasn’t enough for Gokhan. At a young age, he knew he wanted a career that involved a mix of fashion, business and food too!  Now his dream career came true. Business, travel, fashion and food plus the added bonus of Instagram.

Gokhan isn’t just a pretty face. He has a degree in Public Relations, Tourism Management and of course a degree from the Istanbul Culinary Art Academy. He worked his way up the corporate ladder. He know the meaning of a dollar and turned his career around from a server to a communications specialist before moving to Dubai, to take the role on full-time and handle the day to day as well as long term planning for Huqqa and the Galliard in Dubai. It was a long and hard road, but today he pivots from food to a corporate role as a restauranteur, while also dabbling in nightlife.

Gokhan is currently focusing on the opening of Huqqa’s first venture into London, while also multitasking his other international nightlife projects. “I’ve reached a point in my life, where I am mixing both my passions, business and food. Now that we are expanding our business and branches, it gives me the chance to grow my portfolio of knowledge and corporate skills.”