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Demet Özdemir has shared a short black-and-white video of herself chopping onions, watery eyes and all, and it quickly became a talking point on social media. Viewers pointed to her quick, practiced movements and her focus on the task, and many commenters wrote that the actress looked quite professional in the kitchen. Appearing on camera with her short haircut, Demet Özdemir added one more candid moment to the posts her fans follow closely.

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.'