Crisis at Somer Sivrioğlu's business! Trustee appointed

31.10.2026 08:10

Anason restaurant, owned by famous chef Somer Sivrioğlu, one of the judges of MasterChef Türkiye, located in Sydney, Australia, has been placed under receivership administration due to a tax debt of approximately 72.4 million TL. Sivrioğlu, stating that the business has been struggling with financial difficulties for five years, said that their applications to restructure their debts had been unsuccessful.

Chef Somer Sivrioğlu's Anason restaurant, which he opened in Sydney, Australia, in 2015, has been placed into administration due to accumulated tax debts.

According to the Daily Telegraph, the restaurant owes the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) 2 million 60 thousand Australian dollars. It was stated that this amount corresponds to approximately 72.4 million Turkish lira.

"WE HAVE BEEN IN SURVIVAL MODE FOR FIVE YEARS"

Somer Sivrioğlu, who made statements after the development, explained that the restaurant had long been struggling with economic difficulties.

Noting that the business had been in "survival mode" for about five years, Sivrioğlu said:

"This is a very successful business, but unfortunately we were unable to pay our rapidly accumulating tax debts during a difficult period."

RESTRUCTURING APPLICATION REJECTED

Emphasizing that the restaurant wanted to continue its operations, the famous chef said they had made attempts to restructure the tax debts.

Stating that their application under small business restructuring was rejected, Sivrioğlu said they then applied for a 30-month repayment plan.

The famous chef said they had been waiting for a response to that application for more than four months.

"OUR ONLY DEBT IS TO THE TAX OFFICE"

Saying that Anason restaurant was continuing its operations normally, Sivrioğlu argued that the business did not owe anything to suppliers, employees, or other creditors.

In his statement about their financial situation, Sivrioğlu said, "Our only debt is to the ATO."

It was stated that the restaurant continued to provide service despite being placed into administration due to its tax debts.