Why I LOVE Turkey (they said moving to ISTANBUL was CRAZY!)
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
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0:00 Why you have to visit Turkey!
0:42 Nişantaşı & Turkish breakfast in beşiktaş
2:22 Ortaköy Mosque & Bebek
3:15 Our favourite things about Istanbul
5:30 Dinner at Ahali (Turkish food is the best!)
8:06 Morning coffee in Karaköy
9:44 Nina's experience moving to Tukey & living in Istanbul as an expat
10:10 Misconceptions about living in Turkey as a foreigner (being a woman in Turkey, is it conservative?)
12:10 What was the most difficult things about living in Turkey as a foreigner?
12:40 What is the dress code in Turkey? What can you war in Istanbul as a woman? (can you wear short dresses, shorts etc?)
14:00 Fish sandwiches by Galat Bridge
14:35 The Spise Bazaar
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As being a Turkish person, I think that this video is reflecting the whole truth about Turkey without any biased judgements. Besides, your videos are pretty funny! Keep doing what you are doing :)
thank you!
Hi i need reassurance 😂I’ve always wanted to visit there I live in America and hope to visit this yr however I’m nervous i know there are bombings there and kidnappings or is that really NOT in Istanbul more on the outskirts ? While we can’t mask the truth should I be worried ? And does Istanbul get more then 3 earthquakes per year? And do they speak a lot of English there
Thanks
@@ABOVETHECLOUDS007 As a Turk, I would like to help. Sorry for my bad grammar 💙Turkey is a country with fault lines under it. So, of course, earthquakes do happen, although not very often. So I can't give you an assurance like "an earthquake will definitely not happen", sorry😿. Things like bombings and kidnappings are very extraordinary events and no, it's definitely not normal for us. Speaking English is more common among young people. Young people in Turkey speak English better than the elderly. So trying to get help from an elderly person can be difficult. It would be better for you to consult a young person. I hope I was able to help you with your questions. I suggest you come and experience it with your own eyes. Because you can't know any country as much as it is told from the outside.🫶🏻🫶🏻
@G thanks So much I will definitely make it to Istanbul within the next two years, and NO your english is fine ‼️🩷
Love Istanbul! My kahvalti breakfast has to have fresh tomato, cucumber, olives, cheese, honey, yoghurt, fruits, fresh squeezed orange juice, jams and simit bread. Served with lots of hot tea of course!
Do you know what is the most important? It should be as crowded as the top of the table. Spouse, friends, children, family elders.....
Hi, I'm Turkish Subscriber. I'm happy you showed the world, real Turkey. Love your videos. Much love.
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Thank you Kaja for clearing the misconceptions about Turkey and that too in your typical straightforward way. Cheers.
Turkish subscriber here! Thanks for mentioning the biggest misconceptions about Turkey in your video. It's funny because I've been living in the Netherlands for 6 years and a Dutch person also asked me if we were riding camels in Turkey... I mean, come on.. Anyways, enjoy Bodrum and make sure you try "Bitez Dondurma"!
It is pure ignorance to think that Turks are riding camels in a global world in the 21st century. You should stay away from ignorant people who haven't improved themselves! They're everywhere. ;)
Oh my goodness seriously they asked you that? wow! people are ignorant period. Turkey is a Eurasian country, not MENA. And you guys don't ride camels, you drive cars, and use the metros like any other modern city in the world. The only thing is that Anatolia is known for having its history of horses but that's the only animal that's been ridden. The Caucasus countries don't even ride camels and also Lebanon doesn't either. People need to do their research before making assumptions. Camels are ridden in countries like Egypt, Morocco, The gulf states, and Jordan. oof
You should've asked if dutch people only eat cheese in their trailer while being stoned. Need to fight ignorance with ignorance.
What a great video. Never get bored with your good vibe and your explanation everything with details. 12 stars over 5 for you.
It is very interesting that realizing the different perspectives of tourist and Turkish people about Türkiye. I was shocked when you said good things about the nature of Istanbul while we are complaining about harsh deforestation and unplanned civilization. As an İstanbul resident, I think this city is one of the bests in the world but unfortunately people failed to protect its historical texture. Thanks for great video❤️
Am sure she just had her breakfast in that moment 😄👋
Yeah well......whatever does not belong to you, you dont really bother with it you know?? I once stole a radio and neglected it till it fell apart...cause i never bought it, i just took it from someone else......dontt worry it is just human nature.
@@dimitriosdesmos4699 Why did you turn a basic criticism into a political issue which came from centuries ago? I remind you, you can not change the past, you must learn to live with that truth. In the past all nations fought, all nations gain or lose lands. Eventually Istanbul is a Turkish land and it will return to good old days if talented people govern it.
@@dimitriosdesmos4699 keep it in mind greece and bizantum are different dont be brainwashed from your elementary school
@@dimitriosdesmos4699 You are spreading your poison and cancerous thoughts everywhere! You lived with us for 400 years and for a very long time this place belongs to the Turks! If you want to go back to the beginning, that would be bad for you, because the Turks had almost all of the old world back then. Do you want to return Greece to its former owner? ;)
thank you for the amazing interview. i really enjoyed it. regards fm istanbul Kadıköy.
Hi Kaja! I'm Turkish and I have been living in Poland for 2 years. I missed Istanbul so much and even I had some concerns when I decided to move back. Thank you for this cute video for reminding me of the beautiful aspects of living in Istanbul!
Thanks for this - I might be moving there this summer : )
Really beautiful and authentic video! I really loved that it was not one of the typical tourist videos I watched about other places :)
Istanbul is a great place, so varied and beautiful.
Thank you for showing us the places u've visited. Istanbul is really crowded but looks cute.
I am well inspired by the way you cover all this, beautiful 😍
Thank you so much!!
One of the best observations i have heard from tourists . Yay u r cool .
Lovely video guys! Enjoyed watching it! I spent like 9 months in Istanbul/Cihangir during the covid time! I also studied my uni in Izmir back in 2008, perhaps you should visit there too xx
Türkiye'ye hoş geldiniz. We are going to Turkey AGAIN in November. You should go to the cat park in Sisli neighborhood past Taksim.
Absolutely amazing video, thanks ;)
Glad you liked it!
I'd love to go to Turkey one day ❤️ I'm currently living in China and making videos here 😊
You definitely should! :)
@@KajaKubicka When we are allowed to travel from here definitely 😊
Beautiful life there!
11:15 the funny thing is you were in Karaköy when she said "they thought I was gonna live in a village." Karaköy means Black village in English.
love to having you. i hope you enjoy turkey
Your friend is so cool moving there when she was 18 not even knowing the language 😮
as a turkish who is living in abroad you girls convinced me to move to Istanbul again 🇹🇷🇹🇷💘💘💘
So happy 🥹❤️
LOVEEEEEEEEEE ISTAMBUL IS VERY FRESH FOOD AND VERY VERY DELICIOUS. I’M LOVE IT MERCADO OF SPACE IN CENTRAL CITY AND SOOO SOO VERY NICE THE HUMMUS AND ICE CREAM WITH SHOWS 😂😍🥰♥️
LOVEEEEEEEEEEE ♥️
Nice video! Greetings from Rotterdam😃
Thank you very much for this sharing my new friend. 🙂
When I saw the title I thought you moved there! 😂
Food is in another level 👍🏼
amazing video, thanks
Glad you liked it!
I absolutely love Turkiye 🇹🇷 ♥. Its a very beautiful and friendly place to visit. So much to do and see. Great food to taste too and i absolutely love the Turkish music 🎶. Great leather clothing shops but never bought any leather clothing yet but great quality leather garments 👌
ПОТРЯСАЮЩАЯ ТУРЦИЯ💔🖤💞💯
Beautiful ❤️
Thank you!
This video popped up in my feed and I was curious. Then I realized that you live in Warsaw too lol. I am Turkish , I have been living in Warsaw for almost 5 years now. It feels weird watching people traveling to where I come from and I am just stuck in Poland cos I still don't have my temporary resident card lol
Istanbul beats warsaw ın any case :) Warsaw is not even same league wıth istanbul. If you have money, this city is paradise, ıf you are poor ıts damn hard to live here :)
Awesome vlog, our favorite part is Kadikoy (Asian side of Istanbul).... Love & respect from Bangladesh
Kaya I love your hair dress at the night time lol a'd your energy honey keep up the good work
Enjoyeded thanks...
Haha Turkish soap operas are very popular lol. Lot of them are really silly but full of cliffhangers so you get hooked easily 😂😂😂
wow amazing ❤️
Thank you! 😊
ELLEN DEGENERES WAS HERE İN TURKEY BODRUM NOT LONG AGO.. MAYBE LİKE 2-3 WEEKS AGO
Wellcome to Istanbul
Istanbul is not the only city located on two continents... the second one is Çanakkale city also located in Turkey.
When I go back to the UK or US after being in Turkey, I feel like a peasant again
Nice video 10/10
thank you!
İstanbul university is like 600 years old wtf :D also we have dessert famous not desert so no camels.. Greetings World we want little bit more geography :)
Hey ciao am coming to visit your channel again from the messed up vlog you did in my country Albania😆 you: why i love turkey , me : oh yeah interesting you : definitively breakfast me : oh girl 🤣
Great video, where is the best ,safest city to live as a expat American for 2000 usd a month to retire
Luv Turkish lamb kebabs!
I was also in Kocaeli. My Turkish friend invited me to breakfast. What he called breakfast had nothing to do with the breakfast that I know 😅 Olive, cheese, tomato, cucumber, egg and a mixture of butter and honey spread on toasted bread and tea, I think, is one of the brightest ideas in the world 😄
It's quite a new trend and a lot of Turks hate it because it's really wasteful.
It's always been a Turkish thing to eat well at breakfast, but it this thing with 15 different dishes called Serpme Kahvaltı/Sprinkled Breakfast is a trend less than a decade.
Then again, going out for breakfast wasn't really that big a thing before and it can be viewed as a more glamorous version of what we do at home at Sundays
@@subutaynoyan5372 I still remember the first time when I went to one of these "breakfast sessions" in 2016 in Izmir. I was quite shocked at how much food they served for a "breakfast", it was calories for more than a whole day. The preparation alone would've taken me over an hour LOL. I was born in Germany and yes it is very true that it is a turkish thing to eat well at breakfast, we too did that at almost every weekend. But these "outside breafasts" are basically massive overkill.
@@subutaynoyan5372 I get what you guys say, but what we eat regularly as breakfast still more diverse compared what westerners eat.
Istanbul ❤
Your friend is cute
As a Pakistani I fully support love respect and support Turkey and its beautiful people from Pakistan 🙂🇵🇰🇹🇷🤩😍. May Allah SWT bless Turkey and its beautiful people from Pakistan 🙂🇵🇰🇹🇷🤩😍.
Love that you were wearing a shirt with the American flag on it. Especially since I’m from America. Btw, I love your channel!!
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Everybody loves Istanbul 🇨🇳👍
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There is a perception in Western societies that they force women to wear hijab in Turkey. This may be in very closed places, but the women you see in cities dress like that because they want to wear hijab themselves.
what about Marmara Ereğlisi?
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What a great video! Thanks to the author of the channel for this fascinating video! It is interesting to see how people live in other countries! It is very important to know foreign languages on such trips. I would like to recommend to all travelers a practical guide to learning foreign languages by Yuriy Ivantsiv "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages". This book contains a lot of useful tips on how to learn a foreign language for tourists, students, entrepreneurs and anyone who needs a foreign language in life. There are a lot of good tips on how to solve problems with the language from beginner to advanced level of language learning. It turns out that the traveler only needs to know a few dialogues and you can easily travel around the world! You don't have to spend a lot of time to fully learn a foreign language, you just need to learn what you can use when you travel. I wish everyone exciting travels!
Hey friends, If you send a message, why don't you reply to the message?
salam sehat semoga sukses selalu
Nature, in Istanbul. Pah, as a 31 year old Turkishman who lived in Odessa, Ukraine from 2010 to 2020, I can say Istanbul has next to no ''nature'' except for only specific spots.
15 years ago, the city felt breathable nowadays most of it is an ugly mish mash of concrete and seeing woods in Bosphorus area doesn't really change that.
That's like thinking New York is just the Time Square, Manhattan and Queens
Well there's Harlem too
I think you are wrong but it's OK that is 'your' perspective
what she tries to say gently with this video is that, us westerners love turkey because everything there is getting cheaper for us every day.
No, that's not what I'm trying to say
@@KajaKubicka it's true though 🤷♂️
Damnnn As a Turk this hurt..
@@abstract529 Afghan and Syria are also cheap, I think the priority should be there. A country's cheapness is because it can be self-sufficient in production and in many other things. It was a terrible experience for me to buy vegetables and fruits with grains in Europe.
How Poland is now, I hear Ukraine refugees showing with many. Anyways, mayy God bless you and bring peace on earth
Ja ben zelf een Turkse en ben hier in Nederland geboren, helaas valt het mij op dat er veel vooroordelen zijn over Turken en dat is omdat ze geen kennis hebben… jaren lang heb ik vragen gehad waar ik raar van moest kijken.. maar goed nu probeer ik dat soort vragen te vermijden met sommige mensen hier😴
haha you live in the world of maximum 10 second attention span so don't be surprised that those people are pretty much dumb in many spheres of worldly life
Hi dear glad you enjoyed I love turkey right kow the country is squeezed struggling the economy isn't good people are suffering you do know that life is pleasant for tourists but not for the locals they can't afford living well
speak for yourself
Yes, I'm Turkish and I totaly agree with you Natalie. Very hard times we are having lately.. Last year the turkish money was 1 dollar equel to 7 or 8 Turkish Lira and now it is around 18. Plus everthing got too expensive while the salary is not much different than last year. Sad..
I certainly don't like tourist videos, as if they are coming to plunder our country. Unfortunately, people are suffering from a shortage of medicines. Because tourists have bought too much.
Honey, Nisantasi and Bebek are probably some of the best neighborhoods in the world, let alone Istanbul. But you might certainly have a shocker in certain other neighborhoods. So still be mindful and don't go with the "vibe" of every neighborhood :)) that's not a very good idea
you are my god now.
Istanbul not the only city that is located in 2 continents, portsaid in Egypt is half in africa , half in asia
One is country one is a city. Is there an Egyptian city with a metro area that spans two continents? I am curious
@@Sanguine830 portsaid has no metro but it has a ferry to pass through suez canal
@@mados93 I meant the city borders, not the metro. Metro area refers to the urban and other residential low rises around a city.
Please use the word Türkiye
pffff..... dont talk nonsense.
@@sensational4778 ? that's literally what the name was changed to, how is it nonsense?
no
Does Nina speak Turkish?
Why not? When your salary is in Dollars instead of Turkish Lira, living in Turkey can be quite amusing.
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Countrys name is Türkiye.
Oh thats why you find all negative in Greece.And by the way its Konstantinopolis and it was Greek too.
this is too old. I guess this video was shot 2017 :(
Come to india
Visit asian side next time
Τι σημαίνει το όνομα kaja στην τουρκική γλώσσα ; Έχει σχέση με την καταγωγή τής vloger Kaja Kubicka ?
Μήπως είναι ο λόγος πού η κυρία αγαπά την Τουρκία ?
It doesnt mean anything. She probably likes it for the reasons she listed in the video lol
It was China now it's turkey crazy 🤪
many amazing places on this planet what can I do ;)
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Generally, people see Turkey as Arab-Islamic countries, which is a huge mistake because there is an unchangeable law in the Turkish constitution, which is secularism. Especially in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, millions of secular Turkish Muslims live but you know western countries want to see our more "conservative" side.
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Who's this professional everyone is talking about I always see her post on top comment on every RUclips video I watched
I think I am interested how can I get in touch with Mrs Sophia
Hi Kaja! Your video has just come up after correcting a judgmental , uneducated Belarus RUclipsr. I know now why your video came up mentioning " judgmental " So she goes to Dolmabahçe and from Dolmabahçe she says " I don't know how men have 400 wives, in our culture men don't have 400 wives" 😂😂😂😂😂 I had to explained Atatürk didn't have 400 wives but 1. And Atatürk was the one who has given women right to vote and freedom after 1. being New Zealand.
Some Ottoman Sultans had 400 women in Harem in Topkapi but that was like private Tavern, Strip Show, Br..tel in 14th century. Some English Kings had to kill their wife to marry to the other one in 14th century but that doesn't mean English culture. Probably some rich Belarus men go to br...el had s... with 400 all different women.
Thank you for not being ignorant. All the best.
You love istanbul but you did not like Athens!So pitty you are a young person and you do propaganda!You like Turkey mess but you do not like Athens mess!Turkish food is very similar to Greek food!
Travel to Sweden instead, climate are fantastic, no superheat that kills you, good water, winds are superb if not blowing from east cause Putin farts all the time and puuhh.
Are you aware that 100 years ago these people perpetrated a final genocide on the remaining Greek and Armenian Christians of Anatolia. Are you aware that the sheer unbridled violence faced by the non Muslim populations that the Colonial powers saw no other solution than to recommend that 1.5 million Greeks have to leave these lands which they had lived in since time immemorial and the Turks had only lived in for 500 years. Are you aware that in 1955 the last remaining 50000 Greeks were attacked in their homes and businesses by a fanatical mob of Islamic zealots who proceeded to kill, injure and rape indiscriminantly and now only 2000 Greeks live in a City their ancestors established in 200 BC. Are you aware that Turkey illegally invaded Cyprus in 1974 and this occupation has never been accepted by any member of the UN in 48 years. Are you aware that most of the population of Turkey are actually the descendants of Greek and Armenian people's of the 1400's who were forcefully converted to Islam by threat of death or economic discrimination. Are you aware that the Government derives it's power from a backward Islamic subculture and is guilty of oppression of media and academic non conformists. Are you aware that all those progressive European looking and acting people you think you are safe around stood back and allowed and now ignore the atrocities that have gone into building this country and nation you call Turkey today?
Things change, get over it. You say it is the original people who were christian before and islamic now. Well, most of europe was paganic, then became Christian around 2000 years ago. Cultures change over time..
@@kocahmet1 this was not an example of cultural change. This was not a situation where the pagan people where presented with a “one God” model of peace and love but rather a relentless militarily invasion under the flag of a new religion concocted by a soldier who lied about speaking to God directly. This was specifically inflicted on a people who had developed into land of peace… who’s main directive was loving their neighbor… who would have opened their lands and hearts to these population movements without realizing the sinister nature of these new people. We’re the specific genocides of the Assyrians, Armenians and Greeks in Turkey in the 20th Century Cultural Change too. Was the final extermination and need for 1.5 million Greeks to have to leave everything behind Cultural Change too? Get over it? What does that mean? You mean that if your grandmother had to run from her homeland at the age of 6 and she spent her whole life in black clothes to lament the death of her parents, siblings, cousins. Is that what I have to get? You have so little understanding of how stupid you are is absolutely astonishing…. The next time you have a thought, try and remember that you have no intelligence what so ever and then maybe you will avoid that mistake again. And when cultural change comes to your home in the form of a direct order from a military power remember me and your advice to get over it..things change.
Cope harder
Yea, we know that some of us come to Greek backgrounds, for example, Ekrem Imamoglu and Tunç Soyer they are Greek, and please take them away
@@jigensword7178 yes …. Take them away …. In the new world … the enlightened world of Christianity … you can’t just kill anyone you don’t like or don’t agree with, anymore … you have to say “take them away” …. You have twisted and changed your deceptive messages to adapt to a new world. You don’t want anything that might break don’t your false world …. Your open air prison. You ban and kill anything that contradicts you false culture.
Kadin abd nayragi ile turkiyede hür gezoyor mkk
Ama bi musluman zor geziyor..
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Eyi bakin ...
Hic bir cahapali karsi çıkmıyor..
Ama bir musluman gelse idi..
Aman Allahım nasil bi irkcilik yapılıyor du simdi ..
Maybe cause you're a masochist?!! 😁