CELEBRITIES

In the 1970s, almost everyone in Turkey could hum 'Param Yok Pulum Yok' (roughly 'I Haven't a Penny to My Name'). The twin sisters who sang it, Meral and Zuhal, are back in the conversation decades later. According to Turkish daily Sabah, the pair left the stage long ago and now lead a quiet life in Istanbul.

Ajda Pekkan, the Turkish pop legend known as 'Süperstar', is still on stage at 80. Speaking at an event recently, she talked about motherhood and explained why she kept her distance from the idea of adopting a child. Her words, reported by the Turkish daily Sabah, show the worry behind a decision she has been asked about for years.

Turkish audiences know him as Orhan from the hit series Yalı Çapkını, and pop fans have been singing his songs for more than two decades. Yet a small detail about Emre Altuğ, reported by the Turkish daily Sabah, has surprised even his longtime followers: the name on his ID is not quite the one on his album covers.

A video of Turkish content creator Sibil Çetinkaya trying to boil chicken in London, with her mother talking her through it on the phone, is being talked about again. This time the reason is comedian Yasemin Sakallıoğlu, who posted a video imitating Sibil Çetinkaya's moments in the kitchen. The original clip is best remembered for one line Sibil Çetinkaya said while handling the raw chicken: 'What I'm doing feels so animalistic.'

Murat Divitçioğlu, the actor viewers remember as Gökhan in the hit Turkish series Kardeşlerim, has left the busy pace of Istanbul behind and settled with his family in Bayramiç, a district of Çanakkale at the foot of the Kazdağları mountains. Just as interesting as the move is the job he has taken on between shoots. The actor spoke openly about why he made the change and what his days away from the city look like.