Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nusret Gökçe (Salt Bae) wears a tuxedo with a gold chain and sunglasses with a thumb up - Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Nusret ...

The Turkish chef - whose A-list clientele includes the likes of David Beckham and Leonardo DiCaprio - began legal proceedings against a food company who were applying to trademark the word 'SALT' for ...

Keep reading to find out more about how Gökçe went from growing up in a poor village in Turkey, to a viral phenomenon, to becoming one of the most controversial figures in the restaurant industry.