Nusret Gokce

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Nusret Gökçe in 2018

Nusret Gökçe (also known as Salt Bae ; * 1983 in Erzurum , Turkey ) is a Kurdish-Turkish butcher , cook and restaurateur of the Nusr-Et restaurant chain .

He became an Internet phenomenon with worldwide attention with a video distributed on Instagram that shows him carving and salting a steak.

Life

Gökçe was born in 1983 in Paşalı , a village in the Şenkaya district of the Erzurum province , to Kurdish parents. His father was a miner . His family's financial situation forced him to drop out of school in the sixth grade and begin training as a butcher in Bostancı , Istanbul Province .

In 2007 he traveled to Latin and North America for three years , including Argentina and the United States , where he worked as a cook in restaurants without pay. After returning to Turkey, he and a partner opened the first Nusr-Et restaurant in Istanbul in 2010 . The Turkish Doğuş Holding , a conglomerate, joined the company in 2012. The D.ream gastro division was followed by openings in Istanbul, Ankara , Doha , Dubai , Abu Dhabi , Miami and New York .

"Ottoman Steak" video

Gökçe became known worldwide with the video Ottoman Steak , which he published on Twitter in January 2017 . It was distributed on Instagram and viewed millions of times. In the video he demonstrates the carving and salting of a steak with special movements, whereupon Salt Bae became his nickname .

In Instagram appearance of the restaurant Nusr-Et invites Gökçe publicity photos and videos that show him among other things, doing as celebrities entertained. He used his fame to open restaurants in the USA.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.ensonhaber.com/rudaw-nusretin-ailesiyle-roportaj-yapti.html
  2. ↑ http://www.rudaw.net/turkish/lifestyle/11062017
  3. ↑ Nusret Gökçe'den memleket ziyareti. Retrieved January 15, 2020 (Turkish).
  4. ↑ a b c Nusret Gökçe kimdir? Hürriyet , December 6, 2018, accessed January 14, 2019 (Turkish).
  5. ↑ Rima Abdelkader: Meet 'Salt Bae,' the Turkish Chef Whose Signature Move Made Him an Internet Sensation. NBC News , February 5, 2017, accessed January 14, 2019 .
  6. ^ Carlos Frias: 'Salt Bae' caught posing as Fidel Castro - and he just opened a Miami restaurant. The Miami Herald , December 3, 2017, accessed December 30, 2018 .
  7. ↑ a b #SaltBae: The sexy butcher is back. Münchner Merkur , January 26, 2018, accessed on January 4, 2019 .
  8. ↑ "Bae" is a nickname in US colloquial language, see Word of the Year 2014 - Shortlist. Oxford Dictionaries, accessed January 15, 2019 .
  9. ^ Gaby Del Valle: Why is Marco Rubio tweeting about Salt Bae? vox.com, September 20, 2018, accessed October 3, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Gökçe, Nusret
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Salt Bae (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Kurdish-Turkish butcher, cook and restaurateur
DATE OF BIRTH 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Erzurum , Turkey