Okan Bayülgen

Artists from Türkiye and around the world took the stage at the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) on the night of Dec. 20 to give a concert that was organized to help the people of Gaza under attack by Israel.

The revenue from the concert will be donated to Gaza through the Turkish Red Crescent.

Veteran theater actor Ferhan Şensoy, who died on Aug. 31 after being hospitalized on July 2 due to internal bleeding, cardiovascular diseases and respiratory failure, was laid to rest yesterday.

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The first ceremony for Şensoy was held at Ses Theater in Beyoğlu.

You must have heard of Nusret, "Salt Bae," the famous high-society butcher who shares videos every day on social media sharpening his knives, slapping, or caressing animal bodies. He shares photographs with raw meat decorated with roses, causing meat-eaters to suffer pangs of conscience.  

One of the co-partners of Turkey's global Nusr-et chain of grill houses, Nusret Gökçe, who has become a social media phenomenon for his meat-cutting and salt-drizzling skills, surprised followers with a new video on April 30.

The 43rd Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards were presented on Nov. 13 at a ceremony held at Istanbul's Zorlu Center PSM, rewarding the best of Turkey's television and music world. 

The award winners were selected with the votes of readers of daily Hürriyet, and the ceremony was broadcast live on Kanal D and CNN Türk.