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🇹🇷 There are 81 reasons to fall in love with

🇹🇷 There are 81 reasons to fall in love with Turkey and number 43 is Kütahya! On my journey to visit all 81 cities in Turkey I also made it to Kütahya, a province in Western Turkey that is known for its unique porcelain art and its history that dates back to over 3000 BC.

My first stop in #Kütahya was a place that was home to one the first settlers that used to live here: The #Phrygian Valley.

Another place that I visited was the Ulu Camii: It's the the biggest mosque in Kütahya and it took 29 years to complete it. It is quite an impressive building with large columns inside the mosque that were brought from the Ancient City of Aizanoi.

#Aizanoi was the main settlement of the Aizanitisians, who lived under the rule of the ancient Phrygians.

I also tasted #Mercimekli Mantisi which I figured out does not consist of soup :D

There are 81 reasons to fall in love with Turkey a

There are 81 reasons to fall in love with Turkey and number 26 is Eskişehir 🇹🇷

Eskisehir - a city that can not be described by words but
Only felt by heart. It's a place that showed me a side of Turkey that I haven't seen before. With 3 big universities, there are a lot of students and young people around which makes this a very lively and colorful place with lots of entertainment.

Also turkish legends like Nuri Alço and Cuneyt Arkin are true Eskisehir'lis which is proof that it's a really cool city :)

While in #Eskişehir I noticed military planes flying above the city which really freaked me out, but nobody else seemed to be bothered by it. That's when I understood that it might be pretty normal in Eskisehir 😄

The name Eskişehir literally means "Old City" in Turkish and with that being said, there is a lot of history in the province. My journey takes me to a place 65km south and 2500 years back in history...

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My time in Kusadasi is over and I’ve been feelin

My time in Kusadasi is over and I’ve been feeling like a princess the last couple of days! Now it’s time to return to camp life 😄
@villaephesus

Some things are meant to be :)

Some things are meant to be :)

The earth without art is just “eh”

The earth without art is just “eh”

There are 81 reasons to fall in love with Turkey a

There are 81 reasons to fall in love with Turkey and number 11 is Bilecik!

#Bilecik is a place that is made fun of because "it doesn't exist", but actually, we just need to open our history books to understand that Bilecik was very important for the existence of the #ottoman empire and I believe that even today, 800 years later, Bilecik is much more than just a place that doesn't exist.

Osman I. started building the beginning of the Ottoman Empire around #Sögüt in Bilecik, which was a very important location from a military point of view as well because it was at the main road between #Constantinople and #Konya.

When in Bilecik you will come across many #kayi tribe flags, as Osman I. was also the leader of the Kayi tribe which was basically the foundation for the Ottoman Empire.

There is the #Harmankaya Kanyon - a 3km long beautiful but dangerous canyon (it was quite challenging for Limon to get there). All in all, I loved Bilecik and it was definitely a place that surprised me a lot with what I found there!

I am often asked if I feel lonely. My answer is al

I am often asked if I feel lonely. My answer is always that it’s very kind to feel worried somehow, but depending on others would no longer allow me to achieve my goals.

Even though I travel alone, I am not lonely. My life so far has mostly consisted of traveling solo, I like to go to the movies by myself, go out for dinner by myself. One time I went to a James Blunt concert by myself and it was great! (but not living alone that’s depressing).

I've often dreamed of becoming a Videomaker and visiting all 81 cities in Turkey. And that’s what I would now like to experience: this journey.

Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, this has not been possible in recent years. I'm afraid that if it doesn't work out soon, it won't work out any more.

So I have to do it now, alone, otherwise the trip will only be a dream for me 💛🍋
#noodles4life

There are 81 reasons to fall in love with Turkey a

There are 81 reasons to fall in love with Turkey and number 16 is Bursa 🇹🇷

#Bursa is a place that has to offer EVERYTHING and wow I didn't know that there are so many amazing places in Bursa. I also explored more of the Iskender and food options that the province is famous for and I seriously need to think about cutting off some of the food because it's getting out of control lol 🍽

Bursa is a very historical place and in Ottoman Turkish Bursa means "God's Gift" and to me that makes total sense! What I enjoyed most was going up to Uludag to try out skiing for the first time in my life ⛷or just enjoy a cool breeze with a cup of cay ☕️ Camping in Iznik was very peaceful and i liked the laidback-vibes ☀️🌊 A beautiful beautiful place!

I will donate my YouTube income off this video to

I will donate my YouTube income off this video to an organization that helps with the ongoing fires in Turkey. The video is about What YOU CAN DO to prevent wildfires and not about speculation how these fires started.

Turkey needs international help right now. Let's focus on how we can help now, what each of us can DO and how we can raise awareness about this situation.
#helpturkey

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There are 81 reasons to fall in love with Turkey and number 77 is #Yalova 🇹🇷

Yalova is close to Istanbul which makes it very easy to reach by boat, bus or car. There is a bridge connecting Gebze with the province and driving over this bridge is just beautiful because you can see the Marmara sea 🌊 Osmangazi Bridge is also the longest suspension bridge in Turkey

Yalova is the smallest province in Turkey but just because it’s tiny - it doesnt mean that it won’t surprise you BIG time :) Actually it is one of the touristic cities with a long coast line.

Yalova is a natural paradise with lots of forests and as we all know - Turks love camping! Yalova has one of the best camping spots in Turkey.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk occasionally lived in Yalova in his final years. In one of his speeches he famously said: "Yalova is my city" and today it is possible to visit his mansion in the Termak district or to find out more about his "Moving Villa" in Yalova City.

#81il #yalova

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I went to one of the smallest provinces of Turkey:

I went to one of the smallest provinces of Turkey: Kilis. It is located in the south on the Syrian border. From the outside it seems just like a small place but when you look closer there are big things happening. I went there to find out more about the history of Kilis, the taste of its food and how people live together.

By looking at the map of Turkey you will notice that it does not only share its borders with Syria, but it’s also the longest border with a length of 909km. That’s longer than Germany from south to north.

There has been a war going on in Syria for over 10 years resulting in millions of Syrians to flee their homes and for most of them it was to Turkey.

There is no other country in the world that hosts more refugees than Turkey does and Kilis, right at the border, accepted more Syrian refugees than there are local residents living there.

So how does that work? How does life in such a small province change for the residents? Many things changed, two different cultures had to adopt to each other and started to transition into one.

People share their jobs, houses and social spaces with Syrian refugees, like sport facilities, spaces at the bazaar and educational institutions. and for that Kilis even got nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in the past.

Life is still far from easy for Syrians in Turkey, but Kilis has many human rights and refugee organizations that do their best to integrate Syrians into society, even tho hundreds of thousands still live in camps nearby.

Just a few kilometers from the Syrian border Kilis is for many people not only a new home, but a safe zone and one of the few good examples that Syrians and Turks can live together peacefully and even enrich each other's lives.

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Thinking about all the times I procrastinated and

Thinking about all the times I procrastinated and ooops just procrastinating again

➡️ FULL VIDEO LINK IN BIO 🇹🇷 There are

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🇹🇷 There are 81 reasons to fall in love with Turkey and number 31 is Hatay!

This has been one of my favorite days of my life. I still can’t believe how lucky I am to meet Jale and Yasemin. We met for the first time, and spoke only a few messages on instagram a few days earlier. We decided to go on a road trip together and explore Hatay. We started the day with breakfast in the old city of Antakya, went shopping at the long bazaar and ate a Lebanese dessert called Haytali at Affan Kahvesi.

With a full stomach we then visited the St. Pierre Church which is one of the oldest churches of the world. There is a very old mountain called Charonion of Hell which is very close and dates back to 200 BC. Harbiye Waterfall is so close to the city that we didn’t want to miss visiting this spot as well. After that we read each other’s futures at Sultan Cafe and brought enough snacks for the trip just before our car broke down :D It magically worked again and drove us all the way to Musa Tree where we taught each other some useful Turkish and German.

The end of the day was spent in Samandag at the beach. We watched the sunset and ate Hatay fish. I will never forget this trip and I am so glad that I went out of my comfort zone to meet these beautiful souls. Memories made together last forever 💛

#hatay #antakya #samandağ

🇹🇷 There are 81 reasons to fall in love with

🇹🇷 There are 81 reasons to fall in love with Turkey an number 38 is Kayseri!

I went to Kayseri without any expectations but what I found left me speechless. What a diverse province full of BEAUTIFUL nature. The food was amazing, unfortunately I can’t eat so much every single day 🤪 but Mantı and Pastırma won my heart.

Crazy to be in the mountains, under waterfalls and skiing in the snow all on the same day.

#kayseri #turkey #turkeytravel #travelcomic

63 Şanlıurfa 🇹🇷 There are 81 reasons to f

63 Şanlıurfa

🇹🇷 There are 81 reasons to fall in love with Turkey and number 63 is Şanlıurfa!

It does not only translate to glorious Urfa but it also truly is glorious because this province has so many stories to tell.

The city is located in south eastern Anatolia and the best time to come here is in spring or autum as this place gets extremely hot during the summer!

Sanliurfa is a place where different religions and cultures come together. Especially when you visit the historical sites you will find a close connection between Christianity and Islamic traditions.

Together with @tulintezel I explored different sides of Şanlıurfa, we tasted Ciğer kebabı, menengic kahvesi, sabut fish, çiğ köfte and so much more!

It was an u forgettable time.

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#Sanliurfa #turkey #urfa

🇹🇷 Turkey has 81 reasons to fall in love wit

🇹🇷 Turkey has 81 reasons to fall in love with Turkey and number 03 is Afyonkarahisar!

Afyon? Afyon means opium? Yes, it means Opium, but don’t worry Afyon does not have a drug problem! Until the 60s there was so much opium produced here that it became part of its name. Now it’s more regulated and I got the chance to try some of the local opium in Afyon, as well as visiting the Phrygian Valley and walking up to the castle of Afyon.

But there is more to Afyon, because that’s just one part of the name. Afyonkarahisar translated means= Opium, Black, fortress.

➡️ 3 facts about the fortress:

There are 570 stairs to climb on 200m, which is very tiring.
The fortress is over 3000 years old, which is quite old.
Going up and visiting the place is free of charge and a good exercise
Don’t forget your water! For me this is the most fascinating place in Afyon because of its history and of course the view over the city

📍 THE LOCATION
Afyon is located in the western countryside of Turkey and if you like snow – they have a lot of that here in January and February :)

you know that Afyon is the Turkish capital of hot springs and thermal spas? It’s a great place to just lie back and relax. That’s why you can find many luxury hotels here and they are quite affordable as well. And talking about comfort – It’s nothing new- Afyon has been a thermal centre for quite some time and they say that the hot springs here can heal skin diseases and several other illnesses. It’s getting hot in here – the waters can reach a temperature up to 85 degrees.

⛰ PHRYGIAN VALLEY
If you go to Afyon, you should definitely check out the Phrygian Valley as well. It is known as the 2nd Cappadocia as it's just as impressive. The rocks there aren't only simple rocks. They are homes that are over 3000 years old. They have several chambers carved inside where people used to settle down. Some of them even have several floors and maybe that was the definition of a skyscraper in the ancient world!

🚌 GETTING THERE
To go to Afyon it takes around 6hours by bus from Istanbul and a ticket is around 90TL.

🍖 FOOD
Try Afyon sucuk, kaymak and also lokum.

#afyon #afyonkarahisar #tureky

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