CZN Burak
Turkish chef and restaurateur · Turkey · On the map · Chefs · Born 1996 · age 30
The Turkish chef who turned unwavering eye contact and oversized portions into a social media phenomenon - he cooks elaborate dishes while staring directly into the camera, never blinking, never looking down, a gimmick that made him one of the most recognizable food personalities online.
CZN Burak is read about 163 times a day, in 19 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 12 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
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Burak Özdemir was born on 24 March 1996 in Turkey, where his father ran a textile shop called Cinzano in the Laleli district of Istanbul. The shop's name, routinely mispronounced by locals as "CZN," became his nickname and eventually his brand. He trained as a chef and opened restaurants, but it was his method of filming - preparing massive platters of kebabs, kunefe, and Turkish street food while holding an unbroken, intense stare at the lens - that turned him into an internet sensation. The signature look, equal parts unsettling and hypnotic, carried him from local restaurateur to global viral figure.
