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00:00 Intro. Things not to do in Turkey 2023
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I love that the Turkish people are kind to their stray dogs and cats.
Nice video but let me correct a little mistake. Marmaris and Bodrum aren't big cities. They are Muğla's towns. Big cities are İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Konya, Bursa, Antalya, Adana etc.
Yes, you are right. I was thinking of them as "big" in terms of tourism. They are the most well-known among foreigners who come to Turkey for beach holidays ☺️
@@OlgaProGoingPlaces 👍
They are towns of Mugla but also Bodrum became bigger than mugla itself, maybe one day Bodrum will be the 82. province of Turkey :D
Konya is very religious
Brother burak can you suggest me is it ok to travel alone? I am traveling on Eid holidays from Abu Dhabi to Ankara , 1-2 days in Ankara then going to Istanbul 2 days and then return back from Istanbul Can you please suggest me if any other place I can visit
Travelers' Guide from a fellow Turk: 1) In cities with verified water sources(lakes and mountains) there are drinkable tap waters available in most locations you may find, i would recommend drinking bottled water in city centers tho. 2) You can tell people that you're already full if you don't want to eat what they are offering. If you are visiting someone's house though you shouldn't directly refuse the food they are offering cuz they'll get sad. 3) Don't mess around and stay safe; Turkish people often get at least middle school level english education and will understand partially what you're trying to say. They won't want to communicate with you only if speaking is hard for their education level so don't be fooled and speak/act carefully and respectfully around people. We are estimated to have the most stressed and angry population out of the entire Europe so you may guess what happens otherwise. 4) Don't take the taxi cuz they like to scam tourists and even worse. Why? Cuz they are simply assholes. 5)Do your shopping carefully and travel with locals if you wanna buy stuff in local areas. They will know if something isn't right. 6)Don't be afraid of soldiers and policemen, they are in your side against terrorism, theft and everything else. If you break a rule/law by accident you can explain yourself and get out of the trouble stressing that you just don't know how stuff works here respectfully. 6) Wait till the light is green whenever you are crossing the road and never cross the road without attention where there are no lights because Turkish drivers aren't the most distinguished and respectful ones. 7) Never get involved in a road rage bc you'll get smoked. 8) Never get into a fight in Blacksea region. You'll get; a) Shot b)Smoked c)Jumped d)Beaten e)All above 9) Stay clear of the rural areas and ghettos and always remember we have 10+ million refugees mostly from war thorn countries. Be careful at night time where it doesn't feel very secure(bc it probably isn't) 10) There is estimated to be over 10mn stray dogs in our country and mistreating one will get you jumped. Most of these animals are well fed chill but some of them might consider attacking you. You have every right to defend yourself in that scenario so if an unsupervised dog attacks you; - Grab something - Don't swing that thing carelessly and lose it bc that would be dumb - You ain't outrunning a dog - Stand your ground, make eye contact and fight back - Pray to whatever deity you beleive in - Make yourself appear strong and predetor-like so the dog might want to reconsider tasting your meat 🥩 - Shout for help but don't sound too scared (it encourages whatever animal may attacking you) - Slowly retreat to safety eighter inside a building or you may even consider climbing a tree if you have time - Go see a doctor if you survive - Travel with life insurance and write your will before tryna fight off a Kangal dog( 700lbs bite force, 56kmh speed)
thank you
@@h4m2_ no problem bro👍🏽
@@ophion1903 have you got any specific tips for marmaris?
@@h4m2_ i misread that completely. Marmaris is a city built around tourism. There are hundereds of ancient Ionic buildings, kings' tombs litterally carved into hills, Doric sepulchres etc. It has one of the most beautiful seas you can get. Prices will be kinda high and the temperature will be even higher if you're willing to go at the summertime. Spring in my opinion is the best season to go there when it's not crowded nor burning. Other than tourist scams and flies there will be no problem travelling Marmaris.
Love the honest, straight forward info!
If someone invites you inside their home, don’t enter the home with your shoes on. Another recommendation. 😊
Yoksa sikeriz
my general advise to all people in the world: don't disrespect any flag or culture if you visit them (even if you don't visit)
Hello, 1-Yep it is allowed to smoke everywhere outside. 2-Actually, you had bad luck while choosing the restaurant. You are right, turkish families love to have diner with children, but there are still places that are not for children. For me, there are places where i can go with my friends, also there are other places i should go with my family. It is up to you. The place you gone was for families with children i guess. 3- DO NOT USE TAXIS in Turkey. We , as a citizen, are also facing problems with them.
4- For musque, yeah you should be wearing appropriate clothes, but i dont think you should cover your hairs. The respect to the mosques is different than what you espect.
5- the red color on the flag comes from the blood of the soldiers. So we took it, it did not give us for free. So, the flag represents the every turkish soldier who were died for our country.
6 - the dogs are the cats are part of us 😊
7 - if you need shop. DO NOT use the shops on the streets. Their workers can tell more prices than the actual just cuz of yo re tourist. You can use mall’s. Their products are real-original and the prices are static.
Lastly, Turkey is a part of the World. You need to see it. For general recommendations, if you can come the normal places like not popular. No one can touch you. You seem like a benefit to our country. And small businesses are the main part of our culture. When you go those places, you all are welcome, you are not lied. I remember a number of memories that the people of Turkey were saving the tourist from any bad situation. If you go the most populer streets like Istiklal, you will be welcome by the people see you like a gold 😂
We go to Turkiye every year and absolutely love the place, always respectful to everyone we meet and cant wait to go back.
Thank you. It is very informative. God bless you both.
We go to Turkey around 3 times a year Love the country and the people Always make us feel welcome Avoid the counterfeit clothes market, very pushy and they don’t take no for an answer
😂😂 saldırgan mı? Irkçı bir pisliksin!
Can say please from which side you book the holiday please
thoroughly enjoyed that olga.very informative.
For Taksi, you can use "BiTaksi" Rejecting food is totally ok. Do not let yourself over-eat. Give an excuse. Say you ate too much earlier.
Aslında o eskide kaldı malesef ikramlar sadece özel zamanlarda verilir yani doğum günü, evlilik teklifi vb şeylerde
I wish taxi drivers could understand this video
Thanks for these honest information ❤️
I'd rather sit with adult smokers outside than inside with a bunch of noisy kids. LOL.
Came back from Turkey 5 days ago. Visited Istanbul, Antalya, pamukkale, Konya, Cappadocia in 7 days. amazing place and what you say is so true. so many place that we missed. wish i could say longer
I’m going to Istanbul in November for 7 days; can’t wait!! 🥰
@@erikaovo Istanbul is the best city I've ever been too.
@@erikaovo have a nice and safe vacation 👍
@@johnzeb9510 thank you :)
Merhaba ben Narin bir Türküm , Konya'ya gitmişsin orda Kelebek Bahçesi adlı kelebek,arı vb canlılar koruma altındadır umarım oraya gitmişsindir
Just discovered you channel and love all the tips you give and the food always makes us hungry 😂😅 Turkish food looks so delicious
Hi Olga, we love all your videos! So much useful information and we think you two are a beautiful couple😊😊 Thank you for the time stamp format, makes it so much easier to reference back if we missed something. We have a questions about #6, the use of face covering and ear plugs. Is that only in the hotels? or is that also a problem in your rented apartment where you live full time?
Thanks! We had noise issues almost everywhere. But if you sleep good you might not need it.
Excellent advice about NO SMOKING. I am with you on that.
Marmaris and bodrum are well known touristic joint. Try Ayvalik and Didim etc . Hidden Gems. Thats were i will be exploring
Thank you! Very interesting!❤
Thank you very much Olga for this important information. I will be traveling to Alanya and Antalya. 🙏
Have a great trip!
thank you for your advices, for me as newcomer to this country will help spending vacation there
Thank you for your nice info to my Beautiful Dream Country. Love watching from Philippines ❤
Thank you for sharing this
Very good advices!!!! Thanks a lot!
DON'T EVER DO NUMBER 9!!! listen i worked at a liquior store at a touristic place when i was young and all tourists tried to bargain over liquior prices because they read that guides online that says "bargain before shopping". But in Turkey at lots of places has fixed prices and you can't cut prices because you are just working there! you do not own the shop. Lots of tourists tried to buy luqiors cheap from me and it was exhausting!.
Sorry you had so much trouble with tourists! These days it’s probably even worse because of inflation and the prices always changing. In a foreign country it’s hard to know what’s what quickly :) But in small shops it can happen that the owner also works in the store and can actually offer a lower price. Although I personally wouldn’t bargain at the liquor store or a grocery. And basically everywhere where the price is on display for every item it’s usually a fixed price.
Thanks again for the tips .
Thank you very much. Will be prepared for my trip.
super informative! thanks
Yes when I traveled to turkey it’s a beautiful place I love the food but you’re right because when I was in taxi it costed 500.
Well listed, thanks Olga 🙏
Thank you, Olga. I'm very glad I watched this video, especially for the information on soundproofing. One small note regarding a subtlety of English: We would say that the Turkish flag is "hung" in many places. "Hanged" is used to talk about people put to death by hanging - much different! Your English is wonderful, though, which I greatly appreciate : )
Thanks for the correction 😊
Great advice 👍
Harika bir anlatım tebrik ederim.Türkiye'ye hoşgeldiniz.İyiki varsınız.
You’re so underrated!
Hello, I am Turkish and I would like to share my views on some parts of the video. 2:16 Refusing the offer of food in Turkey, leaving that food on the plate, etc. it's considered disrespectful because we think you don't like that food :) 5:16 You can't do this in metropolises, but there are places where you can do it in small cities, especially in villages. For example, although it is in the same district, you can easily drink water from the tap in some villages of Lüleburgaz, while in the center you can't. but you can still make tea with this water or use it in your meals. I'm Turkish, I've been drinking tea made in this way since I was little, I haven't had any problems with it. Just don't drink directly. 6:20 Turks are perhaps the most nationalistic and patriotic nation. If you disrespect national values even if you criticize you might be beaten.
It was used to too much patriotic Now today . Half of the people of Turkey now are religious zealot and like desert culture. SO as of today Turkiye is a nation culturally deeply POLARIZED.. While western coast of Turkey too liberal..rest of the country and inlands are religiouslly conservative.
Amazing very informative vlog thanks for sharing
🌹❤️🇹🇷TELL THE WORLD THAT TURKEY IS SWEET EVERYONE SHOULD LIKE THESE BEAUTY🌹❤️🇹🇷
Merci beaucoup pour tout vos renseignements sur la Turquie 🇹🇷 ❤😘🇧🇪
Bonjour chéri j’espère que tu vas bien et que tu passes une bonne journée dans ton entourage ? Comme tu vois je me renseigne sur ton monde 🌎 je t’aime 🫶 ♥️ moi ça va je vais allez faire quelques courses pour manger et pharmacie je t’envoie plein d’amour des bisous câlins vas tu un jour m’éclairer ? Je t’attends mon cœur ♥️ peut-être à tantôt ?? Si tu veux ! Isabelle tu m’attires comme un aimant 🧲 y love you ! Kiss my m’y darling 💋💋💋🫶♥️🌎🧲♥️🧲🥰😘😍🙏🍀🇧🇪🇬🇧🇹🇷💝💘🎯
Isabelle ismin çok güzel , KZhead de arama kısmına İzabel yazarsan Türkçe bir şarkı çıkar bu şarkı son zamanlarda Türk geçnlerin hoşuna gider
Wonderful video. I will check the remain uploaded videos of Turkey, cause I'm traveling threr, and this will going to be my first time. Thanks for your tips. 🌹
Very informative video thank you! Your English is very good as well
Thank you! 😃
Very nice video, thanks for the information
I have watched several of your videos and other You Tubers, did not have an idea how big Antalya is. We rented Airbnb thinking it will be close to City Center but it was in Belek and 45 min from City Center which was a big mistake. We are glad we rented a car. Turkey drivers are crazy, I actually saw a fight right in front of us while we were at stop light but I was amazed that some people got out of their cars to break the fight. We did not have a problem with taxi drivers from airport to hotel and back. It only cost us $25 one way with the meter but we gave them 100 TL for tip. We loved Capadoccia and Kas the most. Istanbul was packed with tourists and traffic was really bad. Lines to Mosque and the Top Kami was so long. I could not get a ticket to the train because it was hard to understand and someone said you need to have a card for the machine. We did not have a chance to go to Galata tower. We enjoyed staying at Sultanahmet as everything is walking distance.
OMG! So true ! I couldn't sleep on my holiday to Turkey but mainly cause from the noise from the pool bar level below..
great tips thanks
4:00 I think you explain it a bit of disorganized you could wear like you want but some place could have dress rules you can look for if place has dress code or not 5:22 you could ask owner of house if you are in hotel you could ask some worker if water is drinkable or not (in my house tap water is drinkable)
Again another very informative video ... Thank you, Mrs. Olga 👍
I go many years in Turkiye. .i never seen Dronken people on the Street it,'s a Super HOLIDAY country
Thank you very much ♡
Hey Olga how are you me and my family are going Antalya in a week I have watched your video about renting a car I'm just wondering is it best to book it online or actually get it in Antalya and also is there high deposit on getting a car ? Thanks in advance your videos have been a big help for our trip much love and thanks
we talk more about car rentals in the upcoming video this week
Merhaba, ❤I really appreciate it 🙏 l loved turkey 🇹🇷 since I watched 🇹🇷 series ♥️ I can't wait to go.Tesekkular.mashallah.
Good your channel, good sharing... Please make more videos like The culture, Traditional, life of people,...
Hi there, love ur videos. Needed to know if marmaris, fethiye are good idea to visit in december 2022?
During the winter we travelled to these places in Turkey kzhead.info/channel/PLbukJP9uQAFJKLDha-WCRZw4yWM1au0v2.html
Hello, this is my first time in your channel. Your video is very nice I liked your explanation. I just subscribed to the channel. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽
Thanks and welcome
Turkey is such an amazing county. They have many religions people but they are able to live in peace they belong to Europe with no problem and for EU citizens Turkey is such an amazing exotic destination and it's also safe! I tottaly respect and love Your country Turkey. Bye bye from Czech
Can drink tap water but not in Istanbul, only black sea region and some of cities tap water coming from waterfall, depends of change
What water do you drink? From a shop?
Thanks Olga, Good report and much Appreciated! I know you've mentioned poor sound proofing in apartments, and I was wondering if that is what to always expect, or or if it's possible to find an affordable place to rent that is quiet?
I haven’t stayed in an apartment/hotel here where I couldn’t hear next door neighbours or the street noise, depending on who’s louder 😅 But overall it’s not too big of a problem.
I lived in Istanbul for 9 years and would advise you to choose the top floor of a building, if possible. As Olga said, there is no soundproofing in Turkish buildings, so if you are above your neighbours, at least that helps a bit!
I stayed in Blisstambul hotel in Sisli area and the hotel was very quiet, it's an old building but very clean, great staff, we didn't hear almost anything from neighbors, we were on the 5th floor thou. Hope that helps
@@karenmena9720 Thanks, any input is appreciated. I looked at Blisstambul hotel in Sisli, and it looks like it might be a pretty well constructed building, and I wonder is it's better sound isolated than inexpensive apartments. A bit of noise expected nose I can accept, just not places like I've lived in hat are so noisy you never have a moment of peace.
I really thank you for the tips!!😍😍 I want to go to Turkey someday!! 👍👍
I'm going to turkey in summer ty for doing this video so I know
Hi! Just found your videos and they are very informative and lovely, both of you are nice just keep up the blogging. We are travelling to Marmaris in August with 3 of our children ( 6,8,12). Would like to know which currency would be the best to take with us also, do we change in the UK or in Turkey? Can you recommend some nice activities with children in Marmaris and nearby places? Many thanks , Zsanett 💕
Hi, thanks! Check out this article for tips about traveling to Turkey olgapronkina.com/travel/turkey-essential-travel-guide/
I will going to Istanbul in a month for 10 days i can't wait and thank you for this .
Have a great time in Istanbul!
What to avoid in Istanbul: 1- never take taxi from the street, you will pay even 10 times more!!! Always use ap Bi Taksi - you will pay according to taxmeter , you know you driver , always you can make complaint. 2- avoid fake watches, every seller has same crap from same Chinese factory. They might look good but mechanisms as crap . Seller give you warranty but you have to back to Turkey to fix watch. Is it worth it? 3- avoid Grand Baazar, totally overpriced, in shops around grand baazar you can get much better deals 4- before go to restaurant ask for menu with prices, otherwise you might get very high bill
but we can get gold from grand Bazaar?
@@vivianekeze9511 are you planning to get gold in grand baazar??? Wow. I think there is more better places to get than grand baazar
Your videos are very helpful can you tell me what currency I should bring to antalya euros or lira because most videos I see they charge euro but I know the local currency is lira
I am making a video for next week where I talk about it ☺️
@@OlgaProGoingPlaces perfect thank you because I'm going next month I can't wait 😁
Interesting video
Какая хорошая девушка и как хорошо все обьяснила. Спасибо из Сан Франциско🤍очень интересно было послушать.
Thank you for your complete information,I hope sometime can Visit there with my family,nice to see your channel,greetings from Indonesia 👍🤝🇮🇩🙏💖💜
Hi really informative video, I am travelling to Turkey soon, do you have to wear face mask in antalya area ?? I was told some shopping malls require you to wear a mask ?
No, it's been a long time since the mask requirement was removed. You only have to wear it in places such as hospitals.
@firuze Brilliant thanks for replying 👍🏼
Tky this was a great video 👍🏻 From Sunny Florida 🏝🏖🏝🌞 The Food Looks Good I don't need to shop Florida has good shopping....You're so pretty ❤ take care enjoy the Holidays 🫶🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
My fiancé is a Turkish and his family love cats and that's so lovely
Thank you
I’m Turkish and we might go to turkey this summer. Benim anem, she already went.
Taksi konusunda Türk halkıda tepkili bunun icabına bakmalıyız su konusunda biraz abartılı buldum ama yinede objektif olduğunuz için teşekkür ederim
knk onlar için abartı değil biz artık yaşaya yaşaya bağışıklık kazanmışız ama onların bağışıklığı o kadar kuvvetli değil onların ülkesinde çeşmeden direkt olarak arıtma su akıyor gibi birşey
Merhabalar. Antalyada musluktan su içtim sadece 1 kere ve sadece yarım bardaktı. Dizinteri oldum 10 güne zar zor iyileştim. 4 kilo verdim hastalıktan😀
@@anar_shahverdiyev işte siz yabancıların bünyesi Alışık olmadığı için Biz Türkler musluk suyu kullanıyoruz çünkü. Sürekli içmesekte şimdiye kadar musluk suyundan hasta olan çok nadir
@@anar_shahverdiyev lol as a Turk living in a western country (Aus), whenever I visit Turkey the water never affects me. I think our immunity is naturally better and maybe mine was passed down from my parents 😂
is there any online taxi application like Uber, especially in capadocia?
I'm a nonsmoker, but I'm just going to go with the idea that I'm going to get some 2nd hand smoke there. Surly getting some 2nd hand smoke periodically for a few days won't kill me.
Hi. I’m Taking A Cruise. We Have A Stop At Bodrum Turkey And I Will Have A Few Hours In Bodrum Are there local pharmacies near the port I would like to purchase to face medication ointment … that usually requires a prescription I. The USA THANKS
I had so much fun there. My 3 week vacation turned into 3 months. Way back then, it was 1 US Dollar = 2,200 Turkish Lira.
One thing tap water in turkey is drinkable and completly safe but it tastes a bit rough
Hi, I live in the Türkiye, when I have seen this video title I felt like something might be wrong, so I just came here to fix any incorrect claims, but guess what, nothing is wrong about those warnings lol, all of them true, I just wanna say well done for your correct observations.
I'm going to antalya in December, this has opened my eyes a bit, thankyou for that, I'll look through other videos before I go, im so excited because I've never been to Turkey, but if I'm honest I'm a bit nervous and anxious too
Check out this one Our first December in Antalya, Turkey: Weather, Mountains, Old city and the beach kzhead.info/sun/h86qk51xpXeKh2w/bejne.html
How was your trip to Türkiye? I was curious ?
Daha iyi anlatılamazdı 😂🥰❤❤
You wont die by drinking tap water just some old houses dont have clean pipes to give us clean water we can say it almost became a tradition for us
Good day! I've been binge watching your videos lately because i have a 2.5 week trip to Antalya in less than 2 weeks! Your last video showed me that i will have my hotel room full of fruit from the local market LOL I'm going alone and im most worried about the public transport and having internet where i am
Please go with me dont go alone hahaha
Word of warning regarding Fake Brand name items - it might seem like there is no problem as long as you know it's fake and you pay an appropriate price, BUT BEWARE! When you arrive in some countries, if the customs officers find them, you can be fined for bringing such items into the country - and they will be confiscated. In extreme cases, you could be arrested and prosecuted for it. Be careful.
Ship it home! They make mail carrier services for a reason
You just need to cut of the tags. Then there is no chance that they know if you imported them or not
@@pantherapixels No, that isn't sufficient. If you are wearing a fake designer watch or carrying a fake designer handbag for example, as you enter a country with strong copywrite laws, you can be stopped and prosecuted for illegally importing fake goods. The top designer brands have such stringent manufacturing details that it will be easy for a trained person to identify them as fake. You end up with the items being siezed and a large fine at best and at worst it could be a court case with the potential of a prison sentence. The tougher penalties are going to be where there is evidence that you're doing it to sell them on ~ so, if you get caught coming into the UK wearing a fake Rolex on your wrist, but nothing else fake in your luggage, they might just confiscate and destroy the watch and give you a fine; but if they find 20 fake Rolex watches in your suitcase, it's likely to be arrest and a court case. Just don't do it eh.
Of course, the capitalist western countries would be heartbroken if they knew you bought a high quality, good fitting polo shirt from Turkey for £8 which costs a disturbingly extortionate £75 in the UK.
@@Rocketed12W statement. Gotta love copyright.
nice video
I'm currently in Turkey for a short visit and I totally identify with everything you said, I mean every single thing. Thanks for this video, I hope I watched it before coming here in order to be aware of the taxi driver's gimmicks. I realized I got better taxi services only when I went to a taxi "station" or ordered one via my hotel. I tried the local bus "domush" and was confronted by the driver to pay twice under the pretext that I hadn't paid but I stood my ground. He asked me to step down from the bus and I refused, when I got to my destination I dropped and he rained down insults on me but I don't understand Turkish language 😅. Just to add: when using the Istanbul card (I am in Istanbul), for the metrobus be careful to make sure no one is in front of you, if not you will swipe your card and someone passes and you'll have to pay double, my friend and I were victims ☹️. Turkey is a nice place though
Ahahah I'm sorry to hear that, they're freeloaders. First time hear this incident btw.
i am from turkey i live in istanbul what you mentioned before getting on the metro happened to me too sorry hahahah 😅😁😁
It is "dolmuş" 😊
Omg i never heard of the metrobus one lol. Sorry but its just funny.
ı am sorry for dolmuş driver bro
Em Atenas na Grécia, os taxista, a maioria, são desleais também 😒🤨🤔🙄😖
Then don't go there 🙄
Thomas, i was already an idiot, that's why i made the comment😒🤡😡
Taxi drivers are single-handedly damaging the reputation of Turkiye 😭😭 Its a shame that Uber isnt allowed in Turkiye.
Tap water in western region of Türkiye is not healthy but in the east called Mesopotamia is much more healthy because of Dicle and Fırat river as well as underground waters.
Then what do you suggest people drink? Like bottle water?
The second one is so true.
Why in turkey there is blue taxis too
Is it best to use Turkey Iira currency … if I plan to purchase anything while in Turkey Thanks
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I lived in Istanbul for 9 years, as well as in 16 different countries, and travelled in 53. I think all these rules are common sense. Of course you tell a taxi driver to use the meter, of course you don’t refuse food that is offered to you, of course you dress appropriately in any religious location, including churches, temples etc, and of course you don’t disrespect a country’s flag! My only different opinion here is that tap water in Istanbul is perfectly drinkable! I always drank it and never got sick! I would like to add that you must check menu prices in restaurants carefully and when you get the bill, make sure you’re not being overcharged. If you are, just say ‘There’s been a mistake’ and refuse to pay any more than what it says on the menu. Never sit down in a place where you can’t see a menu with prices!
What city is this footage pls
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tap water is healty but taste is the problem. for example sometimes ı go to mountain to drink from spring.
1:40 you can call a taxi from uber too and its price is set between a small range so you wont get scammed
Uber didn’t work so good for us in Istanbul unfortunately, didn’t even come during rush hours. but also in other cities (like Antalya) there is no Uber or bitaxi
Hi Olga, Love your vids. Ive got a question regarding your residency permit: how did you go about taking one? Thanks
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You can actually drink the tap water in Turkey. It's just not what people are used to. It's normally even cleaner than the bottled water.
When did you travel im due to travel there on thr 26th march no idea what sort of dress code to wear
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I love the Turkish flag