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1975 — 2026

Saklı Bahçe, from 1975 to today

Fifty-one years at Ladies Beach, under the same pine tree. The garden Hasan Yarmacı opened on 26 June 1975 is now in the hands of his daughter, Pelin Yarmacı.

Founded
1975
26 June · opening licence
Founder
Hasan Yarmacı
The man who made this garden
Generation
Second
Pelin Yarmacı
Today
51st Year
Same garden, same pine
Our Founder

Hasan Yarmacı

The man who made this garden in 1975

In 1975 he did something nobody in Kuşadası had done: he set tables in a garden facing the sea. What he opened is remembered as the area's first cafe-bar restaurant.

That arrangement under the pine — where the tables sit, how the view is framed, the way a guest is welcomed — is still the arrangement he made. Everyone who sits at those tables today sits in the garden he built.

★ The Garden's Story

What happened in fifty-one years

  1. 26 June 1975
    Hasan Yarmacı receives the opening licence for this place at Ladies Beach. The document hangs framed in the restaurant today.
  2. Over the years
    The garden takes the shape it has now — the tables under the pine tree.
  3. Second generation
    Pelin Yarmacı takes over the garden.
  4. 2026
    The fifty-first year. The third generation is growing up in the same garden.
★ From the Archive

The proof is still in the family

The opening licence has been kept for fifty-one years and is on display in the restaurant.

Hasan Yarmacı in the 1970s, the building still under construction behind him
1970s

Hasan Yarmacı under the tree. The building behind him is still going up.

The first building at Ladies Beach — a tiled-roof house with the sea behind it; a print from the period
The Early Years

The first tiled-roof building on the slope, facing the sea. A print of the period, deckled edges and all.

The opening licence dated 26 June 1975, framed and on display in the restaurant
26 June 1975

The opening licence. Hasan Yarmacı's own passport photograph is stamped onto the document.

"In our district, at Seçkin Sitesi, Ladies Beach … upon the application of Hasan Yarmacı … there being no objection to this place opening as a Cafe, the opening licence fee of 640.00 TL having been collected by receipt no. 29608 dated 26.6.1975, this opening licence is hereby issued pursuant to Article 15 of Law no. 1580." Opening Licence · 26.6.1975 · Mayor Mercan Küçükyalçın
Not the Owner of the Garden — Its Resident

"This was not a business to him. It was where he sat"

What he loved most was solving crosswords. In this frame he is doing exactly that — same table, same shade, every day.

The Handover

Pelin sets the table now

Same garden, one generation on

Hasan Yarmacı greeted his guests himself; he knew which dish went to which table. His daughter does the same work today — the plate reaches the table from Pelin's own hand, and she looks after the room herself.

A great deal has changed in the garden in fifty-one years. What has not changed is that a guest is welcomed by someone from this family.

In the Second Generation's Own Words

Your place at this table is always set

Welcome to a family legacy, a journey of flavour and a table hidden in the heart of nature…

I am Pelin Yarmacı. When I welcome you at Seçkin Saklı Bahçe today, I know that I represent not merely a restaurant, but a philosophy of living, a family legacy and a deep respect for this soil.

The place my father Hasan Yarmacı opened in Kuşadası in 1975 is remembered as the area's first cafe-bar restaurant. Over the years it grew into a living space that blended the warm line of Aegean cooking with the calm of the sea and the generosity of nature. Today, as the second generation, I carry this precious legacy into the future with my own eye and with the inspiration I draw from the past.

At Seçkin Saklı Bahçe every plate is prepared simply but with great care. The finest examples of Aegean and Turkish cuisine are served without compromising naturalness or simplicity, in a way that stays in the memory. Because we are not only preparing food here — we are preparing a moment. Every table is an invitation: to conversation, to friendship, to sharing…

Facing the sea, with birdsong and a light breeze, the rhythm of the day slows a little in our green garden. To music that runs from jazz to acoustic, conversations deepen, plates are prepared with love, and moments become precious.

To sit down at a table together here is to share the beauty of life. Your place at this table is always set. Wishing you fine moments and beautiful memories…

— Pelin Yarmacı

Our principle: "Distinction is not hidden in excess, but in simplicity, in balance and in grace."
Family

Three sisters

They grew up in the same garden

Hasan Yarmacı's three daughters — Pelin, Fulin and Selin — grew up in this garden, under the same pine tree. Pelin runs it today; her sisters are part of this table too.

The third generation is growing up with the same view. Those who came here as children with their parents now sit at the same tables with their own children — in this garden, the change of generations is the guests' story as well.

★ Frequently Asked

About the garden

When was Seçkin Saklı Bahçe founded?
The opening licence is dated 26 June 1975. The document is framed and on display in the restaurant. As of 2026 it is in its 51st year.
Who founded Seçkin Saklı Bahçe?
Hasan Yarmacı. He opened it as the area's first cafe-bar restaurant and created the arrangement the garden still follows today.
How many generations has it been in the same family?
The second generation runs it. Pelin Yarmacı, the founder's daughter, looks after the garden; the third generation is growing up here too.
Who runs it today?
Pelin Yarmacı, the founder's daughter.
You Are Invited to the Table

The next table in the story is yours

In a garden of fifty-one years, your place is set — from breakfast to sunset.

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