Walking Through the Streets of Sanliurfa, Turkey (near Syria)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2019
- Exploring the city of Sanliurfa (Şanlıurfa in Turkish, also called Urfa) in southern Turkey near the Syria border.
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Walking Through the Streets of Sanliurfa, Turkey (near Syria)
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Love these videos of "normal", non-touristy places.
I am actually from urfa. I was born there but at a young age we did go back to holland. Because i was produced in holland in born in urfa. Its a beautiful place with a lot of history. Its a honour to have you there. Nice bro
Istanbul is like Europe, Urfa is the Middle East, both are Turkey, what an amazing country!
Middle East is a name given by British. Actually Urfa is Mesopotamia.
Patrick W Middle East doesn’t exist, it’s part of Mesopotamia that historical name
That s the point, it is richness of our country... 🇹🇷
@@emreaydogdu643 Urfa is Anatolia
There is a lot to see in urfa, we had a great time there. The museum is one of my favorites i have been to. The amount of history in that region is incredible.
My enjoyment meter went way up on this one! It made me feel like I was right there.
Amazing! Thank you for sharing your travels!
Mr Gabriel thanks for sharing this movie Im form sanliurfa yes Şanlıurfa is oldest city on the word with many historical places Gobeklı tepe, Karahan tepe, Harran, Suayip sehri, Eyyup nebi, Balikli gol and many other historical places population languages are arabic, kurdish, zaza and Turkish, but all of official and government contact with main language is turkish.
Great tour of the town,I appreciate what you do Gabe Thanks
This is amazing. I so love those normal walks in the cities. Thanks ♥
Cool, glad to hear it. :)
Thank you Gabriel! 😊❤🙏 stay safe!
You'll never say "I just wanna go home" 😁👏👏👏
But he's right at home wherever he is!
His home is entire world
i travel between 2 to 5 months during winter and usually i do want to go home at some point.. i don't know how Gabriel does it maybe because he's kinda always been doing it lol.. i love my life home way too much to be constantly gone. wouldn't trade Montreal for any other city.
Certainly Gabriel is an incredible guy. And we all admire him.
@@JeSuisHulk 3 weeks is when I start missing home. I last 5 more weeks because I don't fly it takes me days days of trains to travel.
Very interested to hear about your journey to get to Gobekli Tepe!
Enjoy your travels Gabe, as always I appreciate the content
WOW! a very big city! Nice video Gabriel.. Take care!😊
Hello traveler it’s beautiful I can’t wait for me to start traveling
“That is a busy city “ I can’t wait to see what you going to eat so many different things to try. Excelente video thanks.
Great video Gabe.
Really cool. Thank you very much.
Super impressive videos !! Many thanks!
Cool, glad to hear it.
This was very clear video😍
Love this vlog!!
There are 4 millions Syrian refrugiees in Turkey and they are spreaded all across Turkish cities especially the ones near by the border. Most of those businesses recently owned by Syrians thats why you are seeing a lot of Arabic writings.
not true
@@h.s.3401 Yes true
@mert There always been arabs in urfa since centurys way before turks ! About the half of the urfa population is historically arabic ! So stop talkin billshit !
Hiya Gabriel👐💕😊AMAZING Vlog.I enjoyed this tour.A friend,Gaz Riley from Liverpool,England shared your channel with me.Have a lovely Sunday.Well done with your video👏☀😎
Amazing Turkey video Gabriel well done 😊😊❤️❤️👍👍
Amazing?
Gabe, you loaded this one EARLY! I was the first viewer but had to pause.
It's great to hear the sounds of the city without motor vehicle noise.
Awesome vlog bro ✌️✌️✌️
Enjoying this upload Gabe!!!! Thanks for the hard work GayBriBro
*Nice video. Thanks you for sharing my dear friend. Love from Vietnam!*
Cap tien! 😳
Great Video.. Keep Safe always with your travel... more videos please
Dear Gabriel An almost "otherworldly" experience. You have transported me to the edges of civilization. Well done. I can almost smell the sights. The less touristy areas are so interesting to see. Lots of great food. Thanks for sharing your unique perspective on travel. I'm truly inspired to get out there and see the world. Stay safe.
You can almost see the smells too.
Ciao... Gabriel... Many thanks... Amazing video... Magnific... ❤️
Great video!
Lori Flynn did u like that city!
@@alexturkogfb0641 I really did, it's history is fascinating and I would die to go there. Gabriel really makes you feel like your right there with him experiencing the smells and flavors of everywhere he goes 😊
Lori Flynn I think ya have never been in Turkey before,it is really so nice country but not sure to think same about this city!
That pop up small café at 04:10 was ultra cool
Just a fun fact Şanlı means glorious which was added to the city's name after they didn't accept British and French occupation between 1918 and 1922 and kept attacking their soldiers until they pushed them out of their city!! In fact the statue you were visiting at 7:29 are the 12 leaders of Urfa who refused to accept occupation and organized the resistance, there are several more similar cities in the region like Gazi-antep/Ghazi-antep or Kahraman-maraş/Heroic-maraş as they pushed the invaders alone while in my city Adana we also resisted against French occupation but we couldn't push them out rather they left after they signed agreements with Turkey so no honorary title for us 😒😒
Here is a video map of where they occupied and when they left:
th-cam.com/video/u9vCNFk2TPo/w-d-xo.html
Also there is a sad fact about Şanlıurfa that there are almost 1 million Syrian refugees in the city which is the highest in Turkey so the city's actual population is around 3 million right now, you probably can't realize them but they were everywhere in your video working in shops or walking around such as that 5 people riding a bike were Syrian refugees and at 7:04 you can see a female refugee collecting paper and plastic!! They aren't doing well really as Turkey isn't a rich country which can take care all needs of 3.6 million Syrian refugees so the world should really do more for both finally ending the war in Syria and helping those people...
Really cool.
When travelling is ur ultimate GOAL
I like your videos very nice the Best
Beautiful this video in Sanliurfa ! 👍👍👍👍👍🍺
Nice video👍👍
I always think about safety in that part of the world. The video makes it look like it is safe.
Personally, I'm from Urfa, and it's relatively safe. Obviously not as safe as Istanbul, but it's better than the other side of the border haha. And its def safe if youre not Kurdish lol
Nice looking place with cool people.
Go to Antakya, Hatay. Highly Recommended
was waiting for sanliurfa nice
Thanks!
I'm happy you're there because Urfa has a very big and interesting history which I had read, but I never had the opportunity to see how it really is. Turkish language was written in Arabic-style alphabet until 1928. Please give as more from this spectacular area.
in Urfa, majority people are Kurds and Arabs.... turkish is their 2nd language....
vay, yunan dostum burada ne geziyon:)
actually pretty interesting to see a small non touristy turkish town, thx gabriel
This city is barely Turkish, majority of it's population is Kurdish and Arabic excluding the refugees, the culture there is fundamentally different than Turkish towns.
Seems like a nice place and not too crowded! Seems like alot of people get around on scooters to get to where they need to go! Lots of shops and places to eat! You're very lucky Gabe!
awesome
Nice video brother
Very nice video very close to the life style of people
Nice!
nice
I want a beer after this.
Gabe always seems to enjoy a beer after his adventures!
not in Şanlıurfa go to western Turkey for that :)
@@egemenalpserbest3024 no it's not true. there is beer everywhere. i drank when i went.
Harran is great and you will love the History.
that city has a big population of Syrian refugees hence all those Arabic writings. as for the Arabic letters on the monument the writing is still Turkish but belongs to Ottoman period at least it's dedicated to that period. Ottomans were using Arabic letters, it was Mustafa Ataturk who banned wringing in Arabic and switched the nation's writing to Latin instead.
most of the syrian refugees are there too
Hey Gabriel. Great video. Did you cross the road in the beginning because those guys in the white car stopped ? They probably recognized you from TH-cam and wanted to say hello.
Just got back from a two week holiday in Turkey yesterday evening. This included 7 nights in Goreme but I finished the trip with a day in Kayseri which was a pleasant surprise. I liked the place even though most tourists and locals just raised their eyebrows and asked "why?" when I said I was going there. Kayseri city centre was nice, especially the old castle at night. The people there were also genuinely friendly and welcoming, not just trying to rope me in in order to sell me stuff.
Looking forward to your video on Gobekli tepe .... the birthplace of human civilization ...
Cool video bro. I'm coming back to Europe soon and might be visiting turkey with my friends for some work stuff with the music scene out there. I'm looking forward to it, I have been to Iran so Turkey will be great to see. So much history there, I believe Rumi's tomb is there. My father always speaks highly of turkey, as well as turkish airlines :)
Zin
DJ Zin your father is right mate 👍
Good video , thanks for sharing , I also take landscape videos in UK , so it's very helpful and interesting , I subscribed to the channel, so I'm looking forward to it. Thank you for the good video
Nice country
YOu gona get the gopro 8 Gabe? Might have some good add ons for you later to come out flip screen and mic options ??
Yeah I'll definitely get it when I get the chance.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Nice, although I'm not sure you need the flip screen as you like to keep your camera as small and discrete as possible it seems :-) Always worth it for you I guess just to get the extra image quality :-)
What fascinating streets. I noticed only one woman alone. The rest walked in pairs or groups. The start of your video only had men walking in the streets. Looks like a super cool place to visit, Gabriel.
Hi Gabriel, Very interesting city I notice you always have to be careful where you walk there's always someone trying to sell you something and all you're being is curious what things are around you.
Hi Gabriel, it looks great there.... and I didn't see one piece of rubbish on the streets either.
We are heading to Egypt next month then back to India (no.3) in the spring.
Happy Trails.
G
Actually, you should visit balıklıgöl in Urfa
Interesting, what is the spiral ziggurat thing at the very end? A spiral staircase? From my research there should be seven turns.
Doing the gobe huh you really r so cool
I want to visit turkey
Pillar 43 from Gobekli Tepe
shows handbags and man-like figures
carries the handbags as if it were a basket or purse.
I have seen them
in meso American carvings also.
so called #handbagofthegods
8:00 those letters don't mean Arabic language
That's arabic alphabet which have been used in old Turkish
Ne alakası var ? Türkler islamiyete geçmeden önce arap alfabesini kullanmıyordu.11.yüzyılda arap alfabesi kullanılmaya başlandı o da türklerin kılıç zoruyla müslüman olup arap alfabesini benimsemesiyle ortaya çıktı.
şanlurfa beaduful city
8:05 - what is name of the melody?
Hi, music is listed in the description below the video.
Come to Alanya Turkey for breath taking place
7:50 the text is written with arabic letters not because the city is close to syria. Its because the arabic caligraphy was used in the ottoman empire which existed until 1913. Later on they switched the official calygraphy into the alphabet. The language is still turkish in arabic letters or in alphabet.
Arabic alphabet was used by Turks until 1928 actually.
Great video as always! Good to see an undiscovered city that's still don't get many tourists.
It is like 1 hour from Syria, did you experience any strange/surreal feeling, or did you still feel 100% the Turkish feeling?
It definitely felt different from other parts of Turkey, more Arabic and Middle Eastern.
He can't have 100% Turkish feeling because that province's culture is Arabic, not Turkish.
And I don't mean the Syrian refugees (who make half of the population) but the original culture.
Gabriel Traveler Thanks for replying, I've never been to Turkey and I really like the way you show the country! Looking forward to your Iran videos!
T A T good to know, I've never been to Turkey but will go there soon!
@@tricksandtrips Thanks. No plans to go to Iran right now but hopefully sometime.
My hometown has Göbeklitepe you must see
nice to see that ppl are walking around without theur fr.... phones in their hans...ok, some do. but %ige wise its alright. here....the opposite almost noone without it.
I want to do this...
Let's remind everyone that the culture in Urfa is NOT Turkish, and literally half of the population there are Syrian refugees. Those Arabic writings is not old Turkish script, they are written in Arabic language.
The city is Kurdish majority
Thanks for the Video Gabriel... I can't see much English written in the shop windows.. Do they speak any English there???... Safe Travels..
Yes, some English is spoken but not as commonly as other places like Greece. It's also more common in Istanbul.
I think what you thought was Arabic on that monument is just an old Turkish script.Turkey used to use the Arabic script but I think Ataturk the founder of New Turkey changed it to Latin.That been said I could see a lot of Arabic signage in the market and businesses and that seems due to the heavy presence of the Syrian refugee in that area.I could hear them in the background Speaking Arabic. The guy that stopped you for a second at the chicken place is difenetely Syrian
Nope it's Arabic.
wow lots of syrians speaking arabic.
@Joe Al You're a special kind of racist aren't you 😡
Hüseyin Akmaz it's their home before u came from central Asia
@Hüseyin Akmaz You know you owl nosed boney pricks ought to read some history for a change instead of waving your nationalistic flag in people's faces all the time. That part of Turkey used to belong to Syria until the Ottomans took it. And east Turkey used also belong to Armenia before the Seljuk took it. So I'd be more humble if I was you. This is God's earth.
King of Ebla Maybe don’t come online and start insulting people you’ve never met. Syrian Arabs coming to Turkey never owned Urfa and we have been humble enough by feeding them when their fellow Arab countries refuse to accept them!
Ovet Cola It was never their home. They are Arabs who came from Syria. Their home is in Arab countries.
Gab, being a Canadian for your trip to Iran might be prudent 🤔
I think he means "Harran " , not Iran .
مابتاكل اوسخ مطعم
Hey gabriel i m living turkey in gaziantep .you come gaziantep .we travelling in gaziantep 😊☺️
Oh wow I never thought I'd see you walking in the streets of Urfa. Not sure where you are right now but you gotta visit Antep aka Gaziantep as well. Antep is the capital of Turkish food when it comes to kebaps and baklava. There are millions of Syrian migrants in Turkey, most of the people walking around the city seemed Syrian. It's a very controversial topic in Turkey similar to the Mexican migrants story in the US. In Urfa alone there are nearly half a million Syrian migrants, most of them living in the city.
Kebab is eaten in Urfa!
Well Erdogan created that. Don’t blame the Syrians.
@@TenTenJ nope, Erdoğan did not. Plus the guy is not blaming Syrians.
@@veli1495 Erdogan did not? Are you in a little love being turkish bubble? Or let’s defend anything Muslim bubble? You are blinded by your pride. Erdogan and his turkish lackeys have been one of the most destructive elements in the world since his inauguration. And it is turkey’a future which is most in question. Sorry to tell you the bad news.
@@TenTenJ stop nonsense and talk logically.
How did Erdoğan create the Syrian tragedy that led to millions of Syrian refugees?
And yes there are many Syrian refugees in that city
Scottish islands in the summer? Nice and mild for you 😅
Please visit Gaziantep.
İf you see any arabic written things in Turkey that's mostly because of the syrian refugees. Im near İstanbul and even i sometimes see some arabic signs. it's normal to see kurdish in that region of Turkey but kurdish uses latin alphabet too so you cant probably understand if its kurdish or turkish.
First time here, nice Vlog. 3:46 Why you avoided that white car and rapidly you changed sidewalk and went across the street? Potentially Scam?
No I wasn't avoiding the white car, I think I just decided it looked more interesting on the other side.
I want to go to Turkey once！
Urfanın etrafı dumanlı dağlar ameynn Amman ciğerim yanıyor güzlerim ağlar 😅😅
First walk is always to bazar 😎 30years ago the bazar was awesome 🤗 Also visit Diyarbakir 👍 What is with 🔝Nemrud Dag ? By the way Harran had the first University in the 8th. 400 years before the first european university in Prag 🤓
Eu quero ver mas esta cidade aí mora meu amor mostra mas
WELCOME TO TURKEY KEBAB AND BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY
Been following since about 7 years, I have hesitated to say this but when ever meat/non-veg food is shown i cover my eyes or look away from the Video.
Also curious are Vegetarians able to find veg food in turkey?
Its probably harder to find veg foods in the eastern parts of Turkey but if you search enough you probably can find some in big supermarkets. At western parts it's common, easier tho.
I like the town and city tours you do that are not tourist places. Good to see real culture.
@@fatihke8526 nope arabs
That town is certainly not real Turkish. We are talking about a town half of it is made by Syrian refugees and other half by Kurds/Native Arabs.
@@95bekirable it's still a mix of culture
Urfa is an ancient city origin of most religions as you can guess from Gobeklitepe. Abraham is from this city who is very important for Jews and Muslims. You should search for the story of have him on fire and this fire turn into a pool with fish. I recommeend you to make a video with footages of this pool, called Balikligol