As a Muslim, I can tell that there is no difference between living in Turkey or in europe as a Muslim. Maybe Europe is much better because no one attacks you just because of your religion. Do not imagine Turkey as an Islamic country. Most Turks are secular and they hate you, especially if you are a foreigner. And Turkey is also a politically dangerous country. It is uncertain when and which event will occur. No one should be surprised if a civil war suddenly breaks out one day, as in Syria. It is a country that is politically very tense, stressful and prone to crisis. There are too many people who hate each other. I don't think it's a good choice Turkey for hijrah.
@@YoungSmirks as a niqabi who visited Turkey, i feel safer when i live in England. most of turks pretend like they are Muslim but nah... sadly, most of them are qaafir. don't go to Turkey muslim brothers and sisters. come to the UK 🙏🏾🤲🏾Alhamdulillah
@@berkerakkaya2279 we will go where we want to go, just as there are thousands of Turks in UK and millions in Germany, UK passport has access to many countries :)
I went to a bank to open an account. They asked if I wanted an interest based account. They said they were not sure I did because avoiding interest was an Arab thing.
Assalamu alaikum akhi, I planning to visit Antalya soon in sha Allah. Accommodation is an hour away from airport, are the taxi drivers at the airport the best way to get to accomodation?
Turkey is a Modern Secular country get this through your heads it’s not a Islamic country Ataturk founded Turkey 50-55% of Turkeys younger population is currently Ateist and this is true facts and this figure is rising by the day
I don't agree with you. As a niqabi who lives in england, i was feeling safer in england when i visited turkey. most of them are not muslim. they were not even fasting in ramadan. they're qaafir... Muslim brothers and sisters should come to the UK 🤲🏾🙏🏾 Alhamdulillah
@@usmaanamin7880 Whether they are muslim or not there is significant prejudgement towards strict muslims almost whereever you go. I was born and raised in Turkey so Im speaking from experience.
Just becuase you are poor and irreligious, doesn't mean you get to tell people who are richer and more religious than you what to do. Your government allows it.
With all due respect, all hijra videos that I have seen are designed for those brothers who are financially capable and well off in the west. I'm yet to come across a single video or an Islamic country that's open to offer opportunities for the average joe like myself who lives in the west with a wife and two children it has an average job in the west and does not own any property as he decided to stay away from usury based loans, but who genuinely want to immigrate solely for the purposes of his religion.
Salaam I'm in the same boat as you, I want to make Hijrah In sha Allah with my family one day but I'm not financially capable at the moment. If there was a Hijrah visa where we could apply and we could get a job and citizenship wouldn't that be fantastic . May Allah make it easy for all of us ameen
That's not true, you can get qualifications which certain countries need such as teaching in the gulf countries and earn 3x what you can in the western countries. You can also have great life in many countries if you can save a decent amount over a period of time.
@@YouMotivationYM start getting some qualifications that will help you find work in the gulf. Hijrah doesn't happen over night. Make a realistic 5-20 year plan. Make dua and Allah will help you
What an amazing podcast with great content. Looking forward to future vids, especially the UAE ones (like Abu Dhabi and Fujairah). I feel like there isnt enough content on these emirates, but a lot for dubai. Abu Dhabi and Fujairah are on the top of my list for sure. جزاك الله خيرا يا اخي
This was as very good discussion and I am a little depressed now because a few years ago I had decided to move to Turkiye and my place of choice was Fethiye. Unfortunately my family circumstances didn’t allow me to make this happen and I am still hoping that one day I will still be able to make my wish come true. Will it be possible to get the contact info of the brother from Antalya because I would very much like to have a chat with him. 🇨🇦
Id rather to live in Europe than Turkey, I was born and raised in Turkey and the situations are unbearable here. Unless your income in dollars and above 3k-4k its not worth it. People are not Islamicly sensitive as some people tries to show as, majority of the Turkish people are quite unaware of being "strict".
I’ve listened to maybe 50 hijrah videos, interviews and podcasts and it’s rare the brother is upfront about what he does for income. It’s strange. I think it’s worth going in depth over since moving to a country is relatively easy, its the earning money part that is difficult.
My outgoings every month living in turkey is around £250 including all my bills and food for family. Things are so cheap I don't need to work fulltime. I work as a video editor and sometimes I don't work for many months because the cost of living is so low. This gives me time to focus on my dawah.
Assalamu Alaikum Brother John! I was also looking for a country to do hijra, but in Turkey the vast majority of the people always seemed so secular, and also almost all those that i encountered didnt really care about religion. I found that Malaysia/Indonesia is to a large extent much more religious and more welcome. What are your thoughts? I found it interesting that you both encountered it to be religious.
@@confusedmuslim6005 and why do you think I'm wrong about Malaysia? I mean if you go to a random mosque in Turkey Vs a random mosque in Malaysia, the one Malaysian will be much more filled
Don't get any advice from these outsiders. They have little to no understanding of what's going on in the country and any matter that profoundly impacts your daily routine there. Turkey is going through a massive socioeconomic crisis (see Kayseri riots just a few weeks ago). Simply moving to a country because the exchange rate favors you will certainly leave you with unpleasant memories. Kindly note that only 15-20% of Turks speak English. Inflation is officially above 70%. Turks are increasingly becoming disgruntled towards migrants. Make sure you do your due diligence thoroughly. There are far better options than Turkey if you wish to settle somewhere as a foreigner.
@@YoungSmirksAlamayacaksın, alırsan da iptal edilecek. Sonsuza kadar tayyibin yaşayacağını mı sanıyorsun? 2010 ve sonrasında verilen tüm vatandaşlıkları iptal edeceğiz, ülkenize geri postalayacağız.
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته It seems that you’ve potentially gotten “shadow banned”. I haven’t found your videos in my recommendations, even though I’ve been subscribing for a long time. This is my first time seeing your video for months… may Allah swt safeguard you and bless you.
Salaams my Brothers. Ok now I'm getting a little mad at ya'all! I'm an American living in the States who is divorced from my "British" x wife and my 2 boys who are still living in London. I'm planning on Hijra back to London (or at least outside of it) to see and be with my youngest who is 12 years young. I can not Stand Michigan or British weather Alhamdulillah. I've lived in a Mediterranean climate for 8 years and only got sick twice. I'm Ill at least twice a month with headaches etc. Now you're making me want to move to Cyprus to be with My Sheikh Maulana Sheikh Adil Ar-Rabani 😂❤ Thanks for making my choices even harder geezers lol✌️no complaints just good choices Suckraan
What I saw of Antalya it was very poor, pubs,bars,clubs, too touristic and not at all islamic, bursa is definitely better. Brother John it maybe helpful to make a podcast on what people can do for work in turkiye and employment opportunities for those who want to move out there. Another question is if you don't speak Turkish how do you shop and live your daily life
insha'Allah il try make some more informative videos. Ideally as westerner try to have some sort of income online. A basic pet time job online in the west will make you more than a full time job in turkey. Not knowing the language buying things is easy, give and pay without speaking as we do in London lol. Think about how many people you actually speak to in UK, for me it wasn't that many.
JazakAllah Kahir bro, very much appreciated, thank you for taking the time to make videos like this available, im sure you dont want everyone to access this but is there a way to have a more personal contact with you as you have achieved what i would like to achieve and it be nice to have contact with a brother on the ground.. @YoungSmirks
Thanks for the tip about the extreme park, I'll take a look there next with my family :D I thought for a long time whether I should move to Bursa or Balikesir. In the end, Balikesir won for the simple reason that I have family here. May Allah bless you thanks for the Video
Just because they don't wear a thobe or shalwa khamis doesn't mean they are not practicing. Attending Salah is a pretty good indication. Of course not all go to Salah but everywhere I have travelled to has this same problem including gulf countries.
@@YoungSmirks brilliant advice. I'm Pakistani origin and nobody attends the mosque when in visit. I think the difference can be even though they they are not religious, they don't have a disdain or dislike for those that practice whereas some secular people can have a disdain for people practicing
Turkey is cool because of its secular Ataturk foundations fused with Turkish culture. I would have thought Afghanistan would have been a better fit for Islamist minded people. Because all islamists go to Turkiye, its just going to turn into another afghanistan/pakistan.
@@billyjesus5442 no, sadly Afghanistan not so safe for Muslims who follow the sunnah. Turkey is great safe place for everyone to practice their beliefs.
Afghanistan is not an islamic country my brother. It is a country sponsored by CIA with Taliban as their stooges. The Pashtuns have been destroying that country for nearly 300 years.
See you in Antalya Turkey 🇹🇷 next time Johnny 🎉
As a Muslim, I can tell that there is no difference between living in Turkey or in europe as a Muslim. Maybe Europe is much better because no one attacks you just because of your religion. Do not imagine Turkey as an Islamic country. Most Turks are secular and they hate you, especially if you are a foreigner.
And Turkey is also a politically dangerous country. It is uncertain when and which event will occur. No one should be surprised if a civil war suddenly breaks out one day, as in Syria. It is a country that is politically very tense, stressful and prone to crisis. There are too many people who hate each other.
I don't think it's a good choice Turkey for hijrah.
where in europe do you live?
@@YoungSmirks Germany
@@numaneskiturk in England where I'm from it can be dangerous for Muslim women to wear hijab and niqab, this isn't the case in turkey
@@YoungSmirks as a niqabi who visited Turkey, i feel safer when i live in England. most of turks pretend like they are Muslim but nah... sadly, most of them are qaafir. don't go to Turkey muslim brothers and sisters. come to the UK 🙏🏾🤲🏾Alhamdulillah
Bir Türk olarak sizleri istemiyoruz İslami da alın defolun
Go to Saudia for living in real islam , not to Turkey
Saudi lol
Nereye gideceklerini sanamı soracaklar
@@Berat-jl9hz aynen öyle bana soracaklar
@@berkerakkaya2279 we will go where we want to go, just as there are thousands of Turks in UK and millions in Germany, UK passport has access to many countries :)
Turks don’t wear the Nikab. That’s an Arab culture covering nothing to do with Islam.
Many turks do actually. You have obviously not travelled much of turkey
I went to a bank to open an account. They asked if I wanted an interest based account. They said they were not sure I did because avoiding interest was an Arab thing.
It has ro to do with Islam (although there's difference of opinion).
Kindly dont speak on matters of religion without knowledge
@@YoungSmirks I'm Turkish and have been there for 44 years of my life. and that's not a Turkish head covering.
@@YoungSmirks those that you see with Niqab are Arabs
Don't come
Cope
🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷 aleyküm selam broo
Don't come to Turkey !!!!!
why not?
@@YoungSmirksçünkü sizden nefret ediyoruz.
@@mateas4071 lol
@@mateas4071onlar sana bayılıyor
@@mateas4071 bizde sizin gibilerden
Assalamu alaikum akhi, I planning to visit Antalya soon in sha Allah. Accommodation is an hour away from airport, are the taxi drivers at the airport the best way to get to accomodation?
Turkey is a Modern Secular country get this through your heads it’s not a Islamic country Ataturk founded Turkey 50-55% of Turkeys younger population is currently Ateist and this is true facts and this figure is rising by the day
He didn't found turkiye, though I think I know what you mean. He made many of the secular changes that you refer too.
Eşşek olarak rüya görüyorsun sanırım öyle bir şey yok
sir sir we are secular my mom blonde hair my sister dont wear hijab we drink alcohol we are european sir sir, gerizekalı PLĞDQWĞQWD
sen atehist olarak kendi adına konuş.
Atta turk was a fool.
I don't agree with you. As a niqabi who lives in england, i was feeling safer in england when i visited turkey. most of them are not muslim. they were not even fasting in ramadan. they're qaafir... Muslim brothers and sisters should come to the UK 🤲🏾🙏🏾 Alhamdulillah
Depends which part of Turkey you go to. It will vary a lot
@@usmaanamin7880 Whether they are muslim or not there is significant prejudgement towards strict muslims almost whereever you go. I was born and raised in Turkey so Im speaking from experience.
Don't risk your iman by calling others kafir especially a whole nation.. fear Allah
@@abidaby5460 She didnt say for the whole nation.
Yes ! England is safer then there. Pls don't come, thanks.
Don't come here
Why
Just becuase you are poor and irreligious, doesn't mean you get to tell people who are richer and more religious than you what to do. Your government allows it.
With all due respect, all hijra videos that I have seen are designed for those brothers who are financially capable and well off in the west. I'm yet to come across a single video or an Islamic country that's open to offer opportunities for the average joe like myself who lives in the west with a wife and two children it has an average job in the west and does not own any property as he decided to stay away from usury based loans, but who genuinely want to immigrate solely for the purposes of his religion.
Salaam I'm in the same boat as you, I want to make Hijrah In sha Allah with my family one day but I'm not financially capable at the moment. If there was a Hijrah visa where we could apply and we could get a job and citizenship wouldn't that be fantastic . May Allah make it easy for all of us ameen
@@YouMotivationYM Ameen brother
That's not true, you can get qualifications which certain countries need such as teaching in the gulf countries and earn 3x what you can in the western countries. You can also have great life in many countries if you can save a decent amount over a period of time.
@@YouMotivationYM start getting some qualifications that will help you find work in the gulf. Hijrah doesn't happen over night. Make a realistic 5-20 year plan. Make dua and Allah will help you
@@kashif4463 no it wouldn't work
Akhi I know you other videos how do you financial maintain yourself whilst in Hijra please advice with business ideas
This host needs to do more listening. He talks and cuts off his guest too much. Its frustrating
@@usmaanmalik1047 you do realise we're both hosts right lol
What an amazing podcast with great content. Looking forward to future vids, especially the UAE ones (like Abu Dhabi and Fujairah). I feel like there isnt enough content on these emirates, but a lot for dubai. Abu Dhabi and Fujairah are on the top of my list for sure.
جزاك الله خيرا يا اخي
Khorfakkan and hatta are the best places in UAE
May Allah reward for your works. May Allah unite us in Jannah
This was as very good discussion and I am a little depressed now because a few years ago I had decided to move to Turkiye and my place of choice was Fethiye. Unfortunately my family circumstances didn’t allow me to make this happen and I am still hoping that one day I will still be able to make my wish come true. Will it be possible to get the contact info of the brother from Antalya because I would very much like to have a chat with him. 🇨🇦
Yes he has a channel called confused?muslim and all his email details are on there
Id rather to live in Europe than Turkey, I was born and raised in Turkey and the situations are unbearable here. Unless your income in dollars and above 3k-4k its not worth it. People are not Islamicly sensitive as some people tries to show as, majority of the Turkish people are quite unaware of being "strict".
Dear brother jhon fontain Allah bless you are doing great work on this planet and we love
We do not want another nation in Turkey. coming. go to the Arabs.
So, what do you both do for jobs? How much money are you spending to live in Turkey?
I’ve listened to maybe 50 hijrah videos, interviews and podcasts and it’s rare the brother is upfront about what he does for income. It’s strange. I think it’s worth going in depth over since moving to a country is relatively easy, its the earning money part that is difficult.
@@IbrahimMuhammad_114 I’ve heard him say in the past he was involved in gold/diamond mines in Africa. Maybe he made money from that.
The Pakistani guy's channel is called Confused?Muslim on TH-cam. He shows houses.
My outgoings every month living in turkey is around £250 including all my bills and food for family. Things are so cheap I don't need to work fulltime. I work as a video editor and sometimes I don't work for many months because the cost of living is so low. This gives me time to focus on my dawah.
Those who don't own property their rent can be an extra £300-700 depending what type of place.
Assalamu Alaikum Brother John! I was also looking for a country to do hijra, but in Turkey the vast majority of the people always seemed so secular, and also almost all those that i encountered didnt really care about religion. I found that Malaysia/Indonesia is to a large extent much more religious and more welcome. What are your thoughts? I found it interesting that you both encountered it to be religious.
Your definitely wrong about Malaysia. Come meet me in Antalya and john in bursa
@@confusedmuslim6005 subhanallah, my impression was that like 90% are quite secular. Would you say I'm that wrong? Will let you know Insha Allah
@@confusedmuslim6005 and why do you think I'm wrong about Malaysia? I mean if you go to a random mosque in Turkey Vs a random mosque in Malaysia, the one Malaysian will be much more filled
@@rooshaa6274 half of Malaysia are Buddhist or Hindu for a start, then you have the Malaysians who don't practice islam etc
@@rooshaa6274 for turkey it depends which city you go to. Some cities more religious
How much is the cost of living in 2024 if you don't own a property?
@@Salahadin123 it's cheap but now difficult to get visas without property
Is it also difficult if you are married to a turkish person?
Is €1300 euros enough for a family of 3?
@@Salahadin123 yes it's enough if you minus the rent £400 is enough
@@Salahadin123 I heard today the visa situation for tourist visa is becoming easier again
Don't get any advice from these outsiders. They have little to no understanding of what's going on in the country and any matter that profoundly impacts your daily routine there. Turkey is going through a massive socioeconomic crisis (see Kayseri riots just a few weeks ago). Simply moving to a country because the exchange rate favors you will certainly leave you with unpleasant memories. Kindly note that only 15-20% of Turks speak English. Inflation is officially above 70%. Turks are increasingly becoming disgruntled towards migrants. Make sure you do your due diligence thoroughly. There are far better options than Turkey if you wish to settle somewhere as a foreigner.
I heard Turkiye doesn't give visas anymore easily and haven't heard of any brother getting citizenship.
Many of our brothers have citizenship, I have 3 years left.
@@YoungSmirks biz bu toprakları kanla kazandık. LEŞ PARAYLA ALDIĞINIZ "VATANDAŞLIKLAR" ELBET BİR GÜN İPTAL EDİCELEK.
@@YoungSmirksAlamayacaksın, alırsan da iptal edilecek. Sonsuza kadar tayyibin yaşayacağını mı sanıyorsun?
2010 ve sonrasında verilen tüm vatandaşlıkları iptal edeceğiz, ülkenize geri postalayacağız.
We do not want another nation in Turkey. coming. go to the Arabs.
MA SHAA ALLAH
Pray for our Palestinian brothers and sisters . Pray for all oppressed Muslims all around the world.
بارك الله فيك
Arabs are not our problem. Let the Arabs help the Arabs.
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
It seems that you’ve potentially gotten “shadow banned”. I haven’t found your videos in my recommendations, even though I’ve been subscribing for a long time. This is my first time seeing your video for months… may Allah swt safeguard you and bless you.
Yes first my John fontain channel now this channel
How can i contact you?
@@Salafiyyah73 mrfontain@hotmail.com
Selamın Aleyküm
Salaams my Brothers. Ok now I'm getting a little mad at ya'all! I'm an American living in the States who is divorced from my "British" x wife and my 2 boys who are still living in London. I'm planning on Hijra back to London (or at least outside of it) to see and be with my youngest who is 12 years young. I can not Stand Michigan or British weather Alhamdulillah. I've lived in a Mediterranean climate for 8 years and only got sick twice. I'm Ill at least twice a month with headaches etc. Now you're making me want to move to Cyprus to be with My Sheikh Maulana Sheikh Adil Ar-Rabani 😂❤ Thanks for making my choices even harder geezers lol✌️no complaints just good choices Suckraan
We do not want another nation in Turkey. coming. go to the Arabs.
What I saw of Antalya it was very poor, pubs,bars,clubs, too touristic and not at all islamic, bursa is definitely better. Brother John it maybe helpful to make a podcast on what people can do for work in turkiye and employment opportunities for those who want to move out there. Another question is if you don't speak Turkish how do you shop and live your daily life
insha'Allah il try make some more informative videos. Ideally as westerner try to have some sort of income online. A basic pet time job online in the west will make you more than a full time job in turkey. Not knowing the language buying things is easy, give and pay without speaking as we do in London lol. Think about how many people you actually speak to in UK, for me it wasn't that many.
JazakAllah Kahir bro, very much appreciated, thank you for taking the time to make videos like this available, im sure you dont want everyone to access this but is there a way to have a more personal contact with you as you have achieved what i would like to achieve and it be nice to have contact with a brother on the ground.. @YoungSmirks
@@dmailk1864 contact me on Instagram or mrfontain@hotmail.com
OK, interNut based job 🤮🤑 will have to do. 🤔 not sure what but will have to investigate Insha'Allah
Ta mait
GELMEYİN, TURİST OLARAK BİLE İSTEMİYORUZ SİZİ
Thanks for the tip about the extreme park, I'll take a look there next with my family :D
I thought for a long time whether I should move to Bursa or Balikesir.
In the end, Balikesir won for the simple reason that I have family here.
May Allah bless you thanks for the Video
cehenneme git mesela
@@cagataykeskin13 biz iyiyiz yerimizde rahat ol, he cok rahatsiz oluyorsan avrupada bulursun seni kucagina ottuturan bi ülke ;)
@@cagataykeskin13 biz iyiyiz yerimizde sen rahat ol, hee cok rahatsiz oluyorum diyorsan seni kucagina otuturan bi avrupa ülkesi olur ;)
Hi John how to contact you, I’ll be visiting Antalya and Bursa soon to view potential properties. Thanks
Instagram
Gelme orevladı gelme hepinizden nefret ediyoruz
Don't come
@@metincankartal8178why?
How much is turkey is actually practicing muslims or religious?
It depends on the city and area within the city, I live in walking distance within 10mins of 20 mosques which are all busy salalh time
Just because they don't wear a thobe or shalwa khamis doesn't mean they are not practicing. Attending Salah is a pretty good indication. Of course not all go to Salah but everywhere I have travelled to has this same problem including gulf countries.
@@YoungSmirks i visited trabzon and rize and loved it, seemed like cities that leaned conservative, but with Antalya i have some doubts.
@@YoungSmirks brilliant advice. I'm Pakistani origin and nobody attends the mosque when in visit. I think the difference can be even though they they are not religious, they don't have a disdain or dislike for those that practice whereas some secular people can have a disdain for people practicing
👍 great talk.
Turkey is cool because of its secular Ataturk foundations fused with Turkish culture. I would have thought Afghanistan would have been a better fit for Islamist minded people. Because all islamists go to Turkiye, its just going to turn into another afghanistan/pakistan.
@@billyjesus5442 no, sadly Afghanistan not so safe for Muslims who follow the sunnah. Turkey is great safe place for everyone to practice their beliefs.
wishfull thinking
Afghanistan is not an islamic country my brother. It is a country sponsored by CIA with Taliban as their stooges. The Pashtuns have been destroying that country for nearly 300 years.
Wa'alaikum As'salaam WarahmatuLLAH Wabarakatuh.
va alaikum assalam varahmatullah
You gonna debate the followers of Christ or are you gonna continue to run away
Tiplere bak .
Hello from Bursa city center... 5-year veteran here.
seni de göndericez merak etme.
@@cagataykeskin13bir hayat bul. beceriksiz.😂
@@usmang5542 Wait and see.
@@usmang5542 Saygisiz!!!!
Selamun aleyküm kardeşim maşallah sana
Severek izliyorum.
We do not want another nation in Turkey. coming. go to the Arabs.