At the Frontlines of a Culture War in Turkey | S09E07
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As we sail around the world, every now and then we get see a place that is so beautiful and so historically significant, that I can truly say it’s one of the most important places in the entire world.
Istanbul, in modern day Turkey, has been an important city for thousands of years. As Rome declined, it upheld the torch of civilization while Europe descended into the dark ages and for centuries it was at the center of the Christian world. And yet it’s also been at the core of the Islamic world, when the Ottoman empire ruled over the majority of the Mediterranean. The city stands at the junction of two separate continents and at the epicenter of the clash between two very different worldviews.
And it is in this city that the Hagia Sophia, once the most advanced man made structure on the planet, has been used to praise two different Gods over the millennia. All of it’s beauty, it’s complex history, and it’s symbolism for raw human achievement, are still evident on it’s 1500 year old walls. But today it is at the front lines of a new fight, the culture war between the secularism of the west and the religious conservatism of the middle east. So although we won’t be sailing this week I hope you join us on our road trip across Western Turkey to why I consider the Hagia Sophia to be one of the most important places in the world.
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Those who enter old Istanbul by car take the tires in their hands and leave :)) I have been driving in Istanbul for 35 years and I still think about it when I go to the old part. Finding parking is a miracle.
Probably you should wander the old city like everyone else, unless you have a physical disability or disadvantage. Those places are thousands of years old and not intended for the motor vehicles which emits carbon.
As s Turk, I watched this video as if I was learning new things even I visit these mosques and museums etc. several times. Your narration is impressive.
My husband and I are Americans but we bought a home in Turkiye and love seeing your videos. Istanbul is an amazing city and your video was excellent. We can't wait to get back to our home in Bodrum.
Next time leave the keys with me to take care of the house when you guys are not around 😀
I am an American as well. My wife’s parents live in Istanbul an old historic town called Beykoz. We also have a home in Bodrum. Going back for a month in June -July.
when you came from america can you give me donut and fried chicken
Bodrum is nice but small..why would an american chose such a tiny city?😊@@chalmerelkins8965
As an just retired Turkish American, I am about to buy a house from Bodrum. Istanbul is colorful and very dynamic city, never been boring but a little tiring. Good for visiting once in while.
I follow a huge group of sailing you tubers, at last count 28. I can honestly say that your videos have moved into the number 1 spot. Thank you.
Wow, thank you!
I totally agree! The top main sailing channels have been getting lame, and you’re taking top spot, in my humble opinion.
Completely agree! Could not have said it any better.
agree this is brilliant
I agree also. This is a fantastic TH-cam channel!
Thank you for holding your shots STILL so we can see what you are seeing! Your producing skills are excellent. Thank you!
I have to say I am loving g your time in Turkey immensely. The videos have been amazing. I will say this, your videos do a great job showing and explaining everything. I lived in Turkey for a number of years while stationed there and made numerous trips throughout the country while there. It was a wonderful experience and time for an 18 year old who had never left the United States before then. I even enjoyed driving around while there-at a time when GPS was not around and had to rely on paper maps. I will say this, they really knew how to build structures way back when! Looking forward to next week’s video!
Thanks for the good memory, you almost echoed our tour a few years back. Istanbul is a wonderful, beautiful city.
You do an outstanding job of historical research and analysis! Very in-depth but also easy to follow along with the story line. Well done!👏👏👏😁
Rubbish. That naive person has no knowledge of Turkish socio-cultural structure or politics.
iyiki İstanbul Anadolu yakasında yasıyorum cengelkoy merkez ☺️🤗
Just a correction: city name was not changed to Istanbul (Stanpoli), it was one of the names Greek already used. Ottomans used many names for the city like most popularly Konstantiniyye (literally Constantinople), Dersaadet etc.
I wasnt now that now I must to search it Thanks for info
Thank you for doing these video. So educational/informative. This episode is one of the best yet.
So unusual to be wisked away to the remarkable city of Istanbul, great camera work and historical research. Loved it!
Very impressive and informative. Enjoyed it immensely. Well done! Your channel is not only fun, but educational and I look forward to your next adventure.
Well done your videos are getting much better with excellent content, and not just sailing. Thanks for this great coverage on Istanbul.
well, one of the coolest episode I've seen anywhere. As usual, so respectful, informative and appreciative of what you're experiencing. Well done you guys!!! loved the matrix move!😊
Great episode! Istanbul is one of my favorite cities. You did such a great job of showing us around and sharing with us the history of this beautiful city. Some of the best food I've ever eaten was in Turkey. ❤
Another great Saturday morning coffee with Atticus. Thanks for the great cultural and historic lesson of Turkey.
Selçuklu, Osmanlı ve Türkiye Avrupa askerlerini denize dökerek tarihi dersi size çokça verdi diye düşünüyorum.
Hi, it is great to see someone from another country acknowledged the importance of Atatürk for Turkey and also current government's actions against his legacy. I hope that you will have a wonderful trip in our country. Videos are great btw and it is really nice to see someone else's opinion about our mondaine life in Turkey.
Ataturk was a British implant
Also, these structures are very strong. There is a large fault line in the sea, 50 km away to the south. It causes earthquakes of magnitude above 7. Once every 250 years.
What a beautiful experience. Con la familia! ❤❤❤🙌🏼. Thank you.
Awesome! That’s the reaction I had when I visited the Blue Mosque. Hagia Sophia, Tokapi Palace, Cisternes, Galata tower, Grand Bazaar were some amazing places. Loved Istanbul. Great job with your historical narration. I’ll be sharing this with my granddaughters since they’ll be visiting this summer. Glad you had a great time. Jordan, I award you the Badge of Courage 🏅 for driving in that city! LOL. Cheers 🍻
Enjoyed this tremendously! Thank you.
Your videos just get better. That was so interesting. Thank you
Fantastic episode..loved the tour
epically done great work❣️thank youz🙌🏼
Thanks so much!You are excellent tour guides ❤
Having traveled a large part of the world myself, I love your first-hand tours and narrations of such beautiful and historic locations. Your channel is what National Geographic, A&E, and the Discovery Channels used to be before they turned into Reality TV.
Brilliant Ep. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thank you so much for the history tour!! I loved it. I'm headed to Poros, Greece this fall because of your adventures. I'm thinking now I'll have to visit Turkey one of these years!! Fascinating to say the least!!
Thank you this was a lovely video to watch this week.
What a Beautiful brief history episode. Fantastic. Enjoying every second of this.
As a Turk, I can say your historical narration was on point. Although some people are not as grateful as they should be towards to Atatürk, it is great to see some people appreciate what he has done for our country. Istanbul is one of the most worth visiting cities in the world for sure. You have to take your time in İstanbul to experience the city. I will be looking forward to your next videos in Turkey. Great video
There’s a reason why a whole bunch of em aren’t grateful to Ataturk. He was a brilliant commander, but also our (European) puppet. I’m happy that we got to remove Islam from the hearts of the Ottomans through him, and instil our secular values. So that naturally makes us lose respect towards you as you couldn’t safeguard your values, and proudly adopted foreigner values. So yea you’ll forever wanna be like us, but you’ll always remain inferior. Just a European perspective
Lan ne Mustafa kemal çok şey yapmış ya . 😂 , reis de çok şey yaptı onuda görün o zaman
Respecting a dictator is the last thing I would do. A person should have self-respect. Ataturk was a dictator.
Not true at all. Secularism and Islam are not in confrontation in Türkiye. Turkish-Ottoman Hanefi school of Islam has never been strict. And Atatürk was not at all against Islam.
@@velierengogebakan3352 Reisiniz bir şey yapmadı. Kendisi ülkeyi yıkmaya çalışan Amerikan yalaması sömürgecilerin en ileri formu işte
What a brilliant video you created. Just amazing. So interesting. Thank you.
I think I say this every time but I absolutely love your videos! This one was so full of history and interesting scenery. I'm seriously thinking I'd like to visit Turkey now. Great job, excellent quality of filming and editing plus the cutest baby on TH-cam 🤗💞
That was cool! Thanks for sharing!😊
Amazing video , thank you 🙌
You guys can not believe how much I appreciate this narration of my country. Everything is so on point and explanatory even I get to learn something new. I don’t even talk about how well you cater this to the whole world. Hope as a family you are happy to spend your winter in Turkey.
I’ve been to Istanbul so many times and I love this city. Now I love to watch your gorgeous videos - many thx.
Such a beautiful episode, country and people thank you both so much !
Thanks for the memories. As is I was in Istanbul in 2022. Narration as always as great. Thanks for doing all the history on this.
What a fascinating episode. Thank you.
I love your travel videos, really enjoyed. Thanks for posting
Incredible, i learned a lot this morning.. still love your videos and adventures thanks for sharing with us all…. 😊
Stunning work of art, you guys did a great job revealing the history. Thank you
Fabulous! Thank you for including such historical and cultural details. Well done. Namaste. 🙏
Amazing stories of history and architecture. I had no idea how beautiful Turkey is. Thanks guys, you rock!❤❤❤
We love the way you tell your story. As always, stay safe out there!
Unbelievable video,🎉. Have traveled northern Europe, but never made it to the Mediterranean you're taking me places and I'll never get to go. From an appreciative old heart
Fascinating..well done, great video.
I love how you guys take the time to study the history of the places you’re at. I for one love history and learning from the past so we don’t repeat it. I love how the architects of the ancient world how they build things last forever
You guys are much more than a sailing channel! You make us part of the experience by having these cultural and historical explanations. I visited Turkey and I'm reliving my trip ❤ Great job!!!
Ice cream's can be a lot if fun😊.
Really enjoyed this video.
WOW I think I enjoyed the tour as much as you guys. Thank you againg for another very interesting video, and history lesson.
Fantastic episode. Thank you. 🐟
The ending was so beautiful it made me cry. I love you guys❤
Absolutely loved this video! I will visit Istanbul one day. It’s on the list now. Great work guys!
Wow! This part of the world I have never contemplated before! Your excellent narration is really expanding my mind!
What a stunning video, I could almost smell the city. My father and his girlfriend visited Turkey 35 years ago and they said it had been the trip of their lives, they particularly liked the Caverns of Cappadocia.
Great video guys. Really enjoyed seeing Turkey
I can honestly say I hardly watch the other sailing YT channels anymore because they have all gone off the deep end for me in some way or another. However you guys are the best. The best editing the best balance of content and the best drone shots. I need to stowaway on Atticus some place where you won’t find me till we are out at sea.
That was awesome. I've visited Istanbul a few times, and that was such a great depiction of its unique features and culture. You're doing a fantastic job of the sailing videos and the destination videos. Keep it up and I hope you're having fun. Look forward to next week when you do the foodie tour.
A incredible, stunning, interesting video . One of your best ever I really enjoyed the history lesson. You guy's are on an incredible journey.
İ was just wandering around in TH-cam for sailing channels, and met this video. Nice work man! For the sake of İstanbul ( i am abroad now, its been long to my hometown İstanbul) subscribed, too.Will be following you, people!❤
I've been trying to watch from the beginning episodes but every once in a while, I catch a new episode. Wow this was a really interesting one!
Really enjoyed the tour. Can’t wait until the food tour next week! 😎🥰😎🥰😎
Such a beautiful and fun video!
I am learning so much from your episodes in Turkey! Thank you! Absolutely incredible place.
It really made me feel emotional to see you guys visit Turkey as a Turk.I love watching your videos and I dream of having a life like this one day, your journey is making me feel like it might be possible !!
Great videos! You have a wonderful family. As a Turk living in Canada, I love watching your videos when I'm homesick.
Thanks for these fun videos and mentioning Ataturk!
Great episode! What a beautiful country, thank you for sharing it with us!
Thank you for the amazing history lesson and for making it all so real.
Loving your tour of Türkiye. So informative. Weather permitting we’ll be there next week and looking forward to it. Thanks.
(If you ever get to Belgrade, their Orthodox Church is modelled on the Hagia Sophia, gold leaf everywhere).
wow another fantastic viseo...bravo guys
A very nice, easy to watch informative video, i loved how you pinpointed some of the most crutial aspects of İstanbul and Türkiye. I hope you enjoy your visit and have a great time in my country ❤🙋🏻♀️
Wonderful video, thank you for sharing
Another Fantastic Video Jordan and Family… Enjoyed every moment… Sincerely…John and Penny… Ontario, Canada….
You guys rock! I am truly a fan of exploring new places and you have motivated me to go see some of Turkey! The combination of History, culture and the world's famous waterways are fascinating! Thank you for opening my eyes to a new opportunity to wander!
Amazing. Thank you.
Metin was awesome….nice work M.
Very informative video.Lovely video ❤
Having watched your channel from humble beginnings..this video is without doubt your best!!..the narration was superb Jordan..everybody enjoys a great storyline..I dips me lid guys..🇦🇺
I look forward to your videos every week. Just the right amount of Jordan, Desiree, baby and sights/sites/history (not necessarily in that order)
Loved it❤
I look forward to seeing these videos plus historical footage wow
Great video, very interesting!
I loved this video and I am waiting for the other one❤❤❤
thank you for diving deep into the subject . even i learned few stuff about my own countr's hisory thanks to you. love
I so enjoy the history you always share...Thanks
Thank you all so much history.❤
First, I would not call it a cultural war, more like a polarization but show me one culture or nation without it. Following that thought, the motivation for reversing the status of the Hagia Sophia had nothing to do with internal factors, sure it catered to some people but still not the cause. If they really cared so much about it, they would have done it way before, nothing to stop them from it. The real reasons, were tensions with the US / EU and Greece, Greece has systematically closed mosques and Turkish schools in Greece. As relations with both were at the lowest point, the timing and retribution became valid.
about the part you say as if it's the same as other nations is incorrect imo. Countries like US and turkey has extreme polarization that people of religion show actual hate towards non-religious even hate crimes happen often due to this. And also there is non-religious can't stop talking sh*t about religious. It feels like a big polarization and not a usual one, it's even a topic used often you can see on law suggestions and even kids on streets talk about such things at such young ages. I do think there is a mental fight keeps going in there. that's more than usual
Wow!!. I am blown away by your grasp of the history of Turkey/Istanbul and the way you have delivered perfectly to the point. To approach history without getting bogged down in rhetoric is nothing short of admirable. Enjoy your experience in Turkey where there's more than meets the eye if you are bothered to look for it. What a great way to show your little lady in the future, the experience she had and the events she witnessed when she was a baby. Enjoy your stay in Turkey. Greets from a fellow mariner..
Excellent video!
That was one of the best videos, you have shown! Great history and architecture. Very beautiful Mosques! Stay safe from the east coast of Canada 🇨🇦.
Wow! What a great adventure. I have always wanted to see the Hagia Sophia! Desiree you are rocking that hajib! What a nice look around, and the driving! I fell I've experienced a day around town myself! Thank you. PS The whole royal look, looks good on you guys!
Great drone work!
Fantastic episode
So interesting thanks for sharing.
Amazing episode! Can't wait to visit Istambul!
great video!
Amazing thumbnail guys, looking absolutely gorgeous Desiree 😎
Thank you for visiting Blue mosque I got goosebumps I’m from Istanbul but living in Newyork great video thank you❤❤