Gamze Cizreli, Turkey's prominent female restaurateur, was included in the Forbes "50 over 50: Europe, Middle East and Africa 2023" list. G.Jizreli manages 69 restaurants in 12 cities of Turkey and three cities of the United Arab Emirates. Also branches of the enterprises are presented in Saudi Arabia, Germany, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kuwait.
At the dawn of her career, Jizreli was the head of the Our Cafe chain of coffee shops. Taking out a bank loan in 2007, she founded Bigchefs Cafe & Brasserie and currently has over 3,500 employees under her supervision. Gamze Cizreli is also on the boards of directors of the Turkish Business Women's Association and the Turkish Restaurants and Entertainment Association (TURYİD).