Metal cutting turning insert and a turning tool

A turning tool comprising:

• a tool body;
• and
• at least one cutting insert detachably mounted in an insert seat of the tool body, the at least one cutting insert including an insert body having an upper side defining an upper extension plane, a lower side defining a lower extension plane parallel with the upper extension plane, wherein a center axis extends perpendicularly through the upper extension plane and the lower extension plane;
• a clearance surface extending around a periphery of the insert body connecting the upper side and the lower side;
• an upper cutting edge formed between the clearance surface and the upper side, said upper cutting edge extending around the upper side and forming at least a primary edge portion and a secondary edge portion connected by a nose edge portion such that the secondary edge portion is formed at an angle towards the primary edge portion;
• and a chip former formed on the upper side, said chip former including a nose bottom surface formed behind the nose edge portion along a bisector extending between the primary edge portion and the secondary edge portion, said nose bottom surface having a lowest point lower than the level of the nose edge portion, and a primary main bottom surface extending along the primary edge portion, said primary main bottom surface having a lowest point lower than the level of the primary edge portion, wherein the chip former further includes a continuous primary elevated bottom surface formed between the nose bottom surface and the primary main bottom surface, said primary elevated bottom surface extending along the primary edge portion said primary elevated bottom surface having a lowest point lower than the level of the primary edge portion but higher than the lowest point of each of the nose bottom surface and the primary main bottom surface.