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Kronotrop

Kronotrop

Roaster · Since 2012

One of Turkey’s first specialty roasters, now thirty-five branches across the country.

Çağatay Gülabioğlu founded it in Galatasaray in 2012, roasting in-house on a one-kilo Toper Cafemino. Chef Mehmet Gürs became a partner around 2013, and by the time Fresh Cup visited in 2014 the roastery had moved to a converted test kitchen in Atatürk Oto Sanayi with a Loring S15 Falcon, roasting for Gürs's restaurants, Mikla among them. Gülabioğlu has since sold the company.

The branches now reach Ankara, Antalya, Bursa, Gaziantep, Kayseri, Konya, and Sakarya, with more than three hundred staff, and the first UK branch opened at 42 Mortimer Street in Fitzrovia, London, in April 2025. Current single origins include Kenya Gakuyu-ini AB, Rwanda Huye Mountain, Peru Huabal from above 1,800 metres in Cajamarca, and Guatemala Female Growers.​⁠​​​⁠⁠​​⁠​​⁠​​⁠​⁠​​⁠⁠​​​⁠​⁠​⁠​​​⁠​​​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​​⁠​

10 origins+7
On the shelf18 coffees

Coming Up

NOV13Kronotrop Ping Pong Challenge: KaraköyFri 13 Nov
NOV14Kronotrop Ping Pong Challenge: Istanbul FinalSat 14 Nov

Roasting

Roasts in-house · Sourced from Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Rwanda and Vietnam

Equipment

DrippersHario V60

Beans

Own Shops

KadıköyKoşuyolu Bakery4.2(190)·Open · Closes 00:30
BeyoğluCihangir4.3(939)·Open · Closes 23:00
BeyoğluKaraköy3.9(955)·Open · Closes 23:00

In the News

Kronotrop · 4w ago

Kronotrop donates a week of hot chocolate sales to Make-A-Wish Türkiye

Kronotrop · 1 Oct 2026

Kronotrop adds a Peruvian natural to its RARE seriesAdded El Carcamo, a Peruvian natural, to its RARE microlot series.

Barista Magazine · 2 Mar 2026

5 Cool Cafés to Check Out in Kadikoy, IstanbulFive Kadikoy cafés, from Cekirdek to Kronotrop, make up an Istanbul specialty guide.

In Other Cities

London1 more Kronotrop shop on filter

Details

TypeRegional Chain
Founded2012
FounderÇağatay Gülabioğlu
Websitekronotrop.com.tr
Instagram@kronotrop
Facebookfacebook.com/Kronotrop