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Wait until your religion comes into play in this country. I will leave it at that! I have friends that have experienced horror only because of their Christian faith. I just would not be encouraging folks unless they know all the facts. It would be on my conscience, but that is just me. i also don't need to make my income from YT. Good luck!
@@Dan-xx5jql'm British and in all my 27 years living in lstanbul l've never encountered anything like this but that's probably because l don't have any religion to flaunt. I believe that religion is a personal matter which should never be foisted upon others.
Heres something you may find interesting. :) The name of my country has nothing to do with the interesting and delicious bird 'turkey'...... .....but the name of the bird does have a connection with the name of my country, let me explain. :) In the past 40 years 37 countries have changed their name, partially or fully. Obviously one can not change the name of an apple or an orange etc in other languages, but country names are like peoples' individual names, so if you're named John we don't call you Karen. :) Name of my country has always been Türkiye, it's been known as such since around the 1200's. The name it self has a suffix, '-iye', that is Turk-iye, where the -iye suffix means 'land of/belonging to', just like the Latin suffix of '-ia', which exists in such country names like Austr-ia, Austral-ia, Indones-ia etc. Basically, the use of '-iye/-ia' is the same as the the use of '-land' suffix in country names like Ire(Eire)-land, Po(le)-land, Eng(Anglo)-land and so on and so on. Many would remember the country Czechoslovak-ia which changed it's name to Czech Republic and a few years ago changed that to Czechia (that is Czech-ia). The Latin suffix -ia probably originates from Turkish -iye as Turkish been over 10,000 years is much older than Latin which is around 1300 years old. Spelled in different languages in different ways to phonetically resemble (to sound like) 'Türkiye' we got various spellings like; Turq-uía (in Spanish), Turch-ia (in Italian), Turq-uie (in French) Turk-ei (in German) Turk-ey (in English) Mind you this was way before the animal we currently know as turkey was found by the europeans when they explored the north americas. The bird was first sent to europe from north americas in the year 1519, so up until that point there was no bird named turkey.... ...they came across the bird and thought it was a specie of the fowl/chicken they had been buying from the country of Turkiye at the time, so they named the bird 'Turkey Fowl' to define 'Turkish Chicken'... ....just like how a dog breed is known as German Shepherd (because it's from Germany), American Bulldog, British Terrier, Greek Harehound etc etc. In time you don't get to call the harehound simply as Greek or you don't call the terrier Britirsh, or shepherd as simply German, but in time the Turkish Fowl started to be called just 'Turkey' and later 'turkey', and this went on for hundreds of years. Now in modern times, this caused confusion, especially when we have people across the world unable to point to their own country on an atlas. Basically we didn't change the name of our country, we changed the mistake made in the English language. : ) So, there's some tid bit information for you to have a great day, if you read upto this point you have a great night too, ohh just have a wonderfull life. : ) Best wishes. ;)
I once travelled through Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria and ended up in Istanbul. I was so pleased that I added extra days in Istanbul as the place was simply amazing. If I were younger and had the money I would happily live there. The only problem I encountered were the hordes of tourists from the cruise ships! Matt and Julia enjoy your time in Istanbul!
@@Sketchbook9999 Sorry,, I can't remember and I've changed email accounts since then. It was very near the Sultanahmet tram stop. It was a basic 3/4 star smallish hotel with breakfast included. It had a nice roof terrace cafe overlooking the city. Easy walking distance to the major places of interest and easy tram ride over to Taksim area.
I used to live in Istanbul due to my profession and I am a Turk; however, I find Istanbul uncomfortable and very-crowded. The positive side is overall public transportation, subways, trams are very good compared to Ankara. I find Ankara centrum more comfortable, peaceful and cheaper than Istanbul. But a landlocked city after all. If I got a good job with a good and satisfying salary, I can find worthy to live in Istanbul.
@@Sketchbook9999 In Beşiktaş and Taksim, you can find good and safe hotels. Neighbourhood is important, because of refugees and the influx of unsafe people, neighbourhood and hotel safety are important. If you can afford, 4-5 star hotels are good choices depending on the length of your stay.
Guys, Kadikoy is a good choice. I did 3 years in Istanbul over in Besiktas, just across on the ferry to the European side. Take the boat over to Bebek for your breakfast, you won't regret it. I had the best Gozleme I ever ate in Kadikoy, so I have good memories. When you are there on the ferry drinking salep and eating a simit, it's truly heaven.
Good input..thanks! I'm not looking for a place to live per se, as I will only be staying in Istanbul for 1 month (so not a long stay).Just want to be in a cool area/neighbourhood, good food options, nice scenery, well connected and not too touristy.🙂 12 years I ago visited Istanbul for only 3 days and stayed in touristy Sultanamet. It was fine, but not the experience or vibe I want this time around. Prefer a more local, authentic vibe
@@mikerubin7318As a 48 year old Istanbulite I strongly recommend “Caddebostan” district if you want to live around a cool vibe with lots of restaurant and pub options.
yea chill and cool. Unfortunately most of people thinks Turkey is a only islamic country and people doesnt drink alcohol there but in reality probably you experience it there are alot of cool bars in Istanbul. Actually Istanbul is one of the most alcohol consumer in the world lol.
I'm going to be moving to Istanbul at the very end of this year! I'm so excited! I hope you enjoy your time there. Looking forward to your videos from Türkiye! ❤
@@xxserenityxxolv9863, maybe she has A partner in Istanbul or she is An expat who goes there for work. If the company applies for A residency for A foreigner its possible and very easy to get one.
Great to see your lovely videos again. Love Istanbul been twice. We had a holiday villa in Datca the happiest times 'ın our lives and loved the Turkish people, most were welcoming and kind. Really miss our holidays in Datça and Fethiye. Wishing you both every blessing and look forward to your video footage,
Good choice, guys! We stayed in Istanbul for about three months, and absolutely loved living there. We especially loved all of the cats. We had this one cat, who we named Marble, who used to show up outside of our apartment door. First the outside door to the main building..then someone, our ACTUAL apartment door. 😂 She was so sweet! She used to make little floor biscuits. We gave her lots of love and treats. We miss her! We will be headed back to Istanbul again for a few weeks in the Fall. Can't wait. Looking forward to seeing your Istanbul adventures.
You guys have made the best choice moving to Istanbul ❤ Let alone Kadikoy. I've never been to Turkey, but my plan is to go explore this beautiful city (Istanbul) with its rich history and culture. I want to experience friendly encounters with the people. I love their language, which has a nice melody (I understand and speak Turkish a little). I assure you, it won't be easy for you guys to move out of that magical city 😍 There, every corner has a story to tell 😊 and the cats ❤❤❤ enjoy and keep safe 😊🙏
What an ideal location for so many reasons. Your joy at finally being "home" in Turkey shines through in this video. I am looking forward to enjoying your upcoming adventures from your new home base. Take care. 🫂❤️🙏🕊
Thrilled to see that you've landed in Istanbul, perhaps my favorite city on the planet! and Kadikoy! Awesome. Our daughter spent a couple years on the Asian side before moving to the European side, and eventually to the suburbs (though still on the Sea of Marmara. Miss it so much, and really hope to return at some time.I don't know about cats everywhere, but I do no that around the Fahti Mosque there's quite a feline community too. I've never experienced the amount of cats we encountered in Cairo, particularly the Hussein District.
How absolutely delightful that you have selected Türkiye as a home base for a few months - IMO, there is no better, more hospitable, colorful, magical country and culture! It captivated my childhood imagination and even now, as a (more "mature" ☺) adult, it continues to do so. I have never been disappointed there, and look forward to seeing more of it and other places through your eyes. ♥
The quality of the fresh produce is one of the things I miss and reminisce the most about Turkiye. I strongly recommend you go to district bazaars (semt pazari) for your grocery shopping and avoid grocery stores and manavs. You will get way better fruits and vegetables at significantly lower prices. Kadikoy has one of the biggest and most famous district bazaars in Istanbul. The bazaar is held on Tuesdays, and it is called Sali Pazari (Tuesday Bazaar). Also, you can find a bazaar almost every day of the week in other districts. For example, bazaars in Acibadem, Goztepe, Kosuyolu, and Kozayatagi districts can be good alternatives for you. Enjoy your stay in Istanbul and Turkiye. All the best.
Sali Pazari is the absolute best. Not only for fruit and veg but cheeses, olives, nuts, sweets. Plus all the rest that you can find there from clothes to match the season, used items (got a perfectly good hair drier from there for the damp and cold winter months) and even something to eat while you shop :)
Frankly I'd liked to be of the same opinion, but as a long time resident of Turkey I saw the quality of the fresh produce declining over the years. It is nowadays difficult to find tomatoes with a taste by example.
@@plonss You are absolutely right about tomatoes, especially in big cities. We used to have fantastic heirloom tomatoes all over Turkiye, but we have lost those good seeds in many parts of the country. That is why the taste of the tomatoes have been in a constant decline over the last three decades. Nowadays, what you find in bazaars in big cities is thick-skinned Italian tomatoes, which are only good for tomato paste. However, if you live in a small city/town, you can find really good tomatoes that small farmers and villagers sell. The things I miss the most are peaches from Bursa, apricots from Malatya, figs from Izmir, tangerines from Seferihisar and Hatay, oranges from Finike, seedless grapes, sour cherries, green plums, fresh hazelnuts, green almonds, small green peppers (sivri biber), and all the leafy vegetables. All the best.
You guys look great and very happy... It's nice to see you enjoying your new surroundings. Thanks for sharing your new place and the lovely views outside.
May is by far the best month to be in Istanbul. It is the month of erguvan (Judas tree) blossom. Whole coastline from Besiktas to Rumelikavagi, and from Uskudar to Anadolukavagi will be absolutely gorgeous. Since you are on the Anatolian side, at one point you should spare time to see Kuzguncuk, Cengelkoy, Kanlica, Beykoz, Anadoluhisari, Anadolukavagi and Anadolufeneri districts. All the best.
Merhaba Matt ve Julia, My wife and I have been following your adventures for many years now. If I recall correctly we started with one of your earlier visits to Istanbul. We have been touring Europe for a year now. Next month we will finally go to Türkiye: 5 weeks in Kas, and 5 weeks in Üsküdar, Istanbul. We hope to see you strolling the waterfront! Görüşürüz, Toby ve Joyce
We were in Koş mid-June through July, then Istanbul for all of August. Koş was beautiful, but very hot and very touristy. In Istanbul we stayed in Üsküdar, on the Asian side. Market and bazaar prices were about 1/4 of the prices on the touristy European side. We had a great time: going to market, riding ferries, and occasionally visiting tourist destinations. I believe we are scheduling our next Türkiye visit for sorting 2025: black sea coast and Istanbul.
The reason there are so many construction sites around is that Istanbul is preparing itself for a giant earthquake. Old buildings are being teared down one by one and new, stronger ones are being built in their places. It's a race against time as the earthquake has been expected for the last 10 years and can happen any time now. Especially old neighborhoods like Kadiköy/Moda are full of these older buildings. Be sure to live in a post-2000s building as the building code was revamped and made much more stricter after 2002 (I believe). Newer buildings can normally withstand a 7+ magnitude earthquake whereas buildings made with the older code can be risky.
@atnk68 Türkiye Cumhuriyeti tarihinde hic bir zaman emekli ve memur maaşlarını ödeyememe durumu yasanmadi. Devlet her zaman maaslari ödedi. Politik propaganda palavrasindan öte bir sey degil bu "ödeyemedi" yalani.
Siyaset yaptın nasıl başın göğe erdimi TR ayyibi suclayacana kalın lafalı laftan sözden anlamaz muhalefetin başını çeken parti yöneticisi kuklaya Tayyip bey kaç kere söyledi binalar sorunlu heran deprem olur binlerce insan ölur yeniden yapılsın dedi tayyip bazı gitti şehirlerdeki insanlar karsı xıkti en basit Beykoz semtine kaç senedir söyleniyor inatla karsı cıktılar halada karsı cıkanlar var depremde 50 bin kisi ölünce insanların aklı başına geldi laf olsun torba dolsun diye konuşma anladık Kadıköy mugalwfetin başkenti ama biraz makul olmayı dene sırf Tayyibi sevmiyorum diye kötüleme herkezin suçu var
What an INCREDIBLE video!! I love that you mentioned the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables, that is what is really calling me to Turkey and the tea drinking scene! :) I also love how Istanbul looks filled with vitality and energy thank you for this video!
Hi guys, I am from Istanbul, couple of months ago I watched your videos about Siberia and really enjoyed them. Now I learned that you have moved to Istanbul, I hope you'll have fun here :)
I hope you make some videos of Julia cooking, like you did in the past. It’s fun to get a sense of you both being cozy at home, as well as your travels. ❤
Wowser! Istanbul! I'm so glad that you have chosen it as your base. Turkiye is wonderful and has sooo much to offer, it has absolutely everything! I have relatives in Izmir and have travelled a fair bit so I know that you will love it there 🤩
Thankyou for sharing! I was in Turkey in 1984 backpacking…would love to return someday. The people were so friendly and we felt very safe there. Please make a video of all the beautiful shops around your neighbourhood, I’d love to see as much as you can possibly can. Also, would you please show as much vegetarian cuisine that you can find? Being a non meat eater, I find nearly all vlogs show eating so much meat at every turn. Love listening to your travels…Thankyou ❤️from Perth Western Australia 🇦🇺🦘
Türkiye is a very wide cuisine for vegetarians. Dried beans and rice dish, Mücver, Kapuska, Türlü, Dolma, Cabbage Stuffed, Cauliflower dish. Stuffed artichokes, Menemen(have egg). You can find most of these in many restaurants. : )
As examples are provided above, plant based healthy choices are plenty in Turkish cuisine, which is very rich any aspects really. The pastries go so well with a sip of hot tea. Try in any chances you can get. We love visiting Turkiye, our home country, in summers! Hope you can get back to reminisce your past memories, cheers!
Hi, İstanbul is my hometown and someday if you come to my city happy to show you around. We have a lot of vegeterian meals also but problem is many of them only cooking at home, only some in restaurants. I was student in Perth/WA in 1992-1994 . Back in 1984 is not possible because population quadrupled and city expanded almost its limits. Nothing compares to sleeping/relaxed Perth/WA over here. Take care.
You should learn to cook in Turkey. People mostly eat veggie meals at home in which meat can be added or not. Veggies and fruits are fresh tasty and plenty. For going out you will have options like non meat pizza and turkish pide. You can find a few homemade meal restaurants and stick with them, they will always have non meat meals like bean stews, vegetable stews , lentil soup etc. They are called ev yemekleri if youbwanna search. Also you have plenty of pastries and desserts.
Never forget our time in Istanbul. One day from a rooftop high over the city listening to all the Imam’s singing prayers from many Mosques around the city. Amazing experience. My favorite city in my travels. Lisbon comes in second.
@@MattandJulia Thank you so much, I really appreciate all your uploads and the work you both put into them. Just dont move house again, at least for a while, it must be costing you a fortune lol. 😂
Frankenstein is hilarious! There’s a definite learning curve to knitting/crocheting, but it looks like you’re making progress. The more you do, the easier it will get. Congratulations on your move! Your flat looks amazing!
You both always know where to land on your feet, it looks beautiful there to boot. I think the weather is a lot more what you’re used to, the heat would have melted me in Thailand. Can’t wait to see all the super new videos you’ll make.
Hello and welcome , you are lucky to catch up Erguvan Trees. İt is just two weeks sometimes on March or April. Next will be Magnolia, Plum and Mullbery. We are very lucky every month we have differante gorgeous Trees and flowers.
You both made a great choice to live in Turkey. I absolutely love Turkey as well and have visited Istanbul before. I know what you mean when you say it feels like home, that’s exactly the feeling I got when I was there. Hopefully one day I can move to Istanbul as well. Wishing you both an enjoyable stay in Turkey 🙌🏼
Omg I am so happy for you!!! I spent a lot of time in Istanbul and it was February this year last time I visited Istanbul and I know the streets of Kadikoy so well. Have a lovely time there!!! 🥰🌸🥰🌸🥰
@@MattandJulia Please feed the owner of that flat. He sleeps outside on his window so you guys can have privacy. The least you could do is feed him! 😻🤗
I'm so happy for you plural. You are glowing! Also, I am interested in Turkey soooo... it's a win-win situation. I loved this video, loved what you showed us of the city, and loved your apartment. It all really warms my heart, guy and gal. 🥳🥳🥳
WOOHOO!!! Congrats on the new place it looks amazing! The "fairy lights" suggestion still applies to indoor decor btw. Can you guys talk about your experience with moving from Thailand to Turkey? Meaning, how difficult would you rate it? Glad to see you guys enjoying your homebase! Thanks for posting.
Hello welcome to Türkiye, I hope you enjoy your stay here. I'd like to complaing something about the video if you will. I've had to watch 3 advertisement videos except for your sponsor part till the 9.20 minute of the video which is not so pleasing. I don't know how that works but I wanted to let you guys know ❤
Hoşgeldiniz Matt and Julia!! I hope you will have lovely time in Türkiye. I live in Türkiye since I was born but I have been living in Istanbul about 7 years. Istanbul is really good decision to live. I know there are economic and political crisis. However, every country has its own problems nowadays. I don't hesitate to claim that local people are very welcoming. Most of the people are warm-blooded and we are eager to help and meet foreigners who are decided to live with us. (Actually you are not foreigners anymore.) Welcome and enjoy in this beautiful city 😊
Lovely I'm so pleased you've found a new place to settle. Even if you travel a lot home is still such important place. I'm looking forward to hopefully seeing more vlogs when you've settled 😊 x
I also love everything about Turkey!-- the people, fresh food, culture. How did you find your apt? Could you share the rental price of the flat? Was it hard to find? I hope you will share more mundane details about your apt, and living in Istanbul. Will you be going to Antalya in the south at any time? Many blessings in your new home. ❤
Dear Matt and Julia, I came across your videos by chance and found them very cute. As an Istanbulite, I welcome you. I hope it will be a nice trip. Greetings and love.❤ Hoşgeldiniz !🙂
I was expecting a lot more information on the cost of living and how you went about finding an apartment. Talking about cats, football, and weather was a big waste of time. It also would have been beneficial to talk about what foods are commonly eaten and their cost to eat out.
How exciting! That’s a great flat and I can just feel your excitement! I’ve finally gotten back to traveling outside the US. Italy for the first time and loving it.Good luck, you two! ❤
Very cool, looking forward to seeing all that's to come. Just talking about visiting Turkey today, hoping to get some good info, on my list to travel to. ❤❤
Welcome to Turkey, I have born and raised in Istanbul. After we had a baby, we have moved to Bergama, Izmir. I just wanted to say if you travel and visit İzmir, Bergama or Ayvalık and maybe some greek islands, you might pass from here Bergama. And, of course you could stay in our home for couple of days. Not that, Bergama is nice with ancient city of Pergamon. Good like to live in Istanbul. Cheers.
as a born and grown up istanbuller, i subscribed your channel. looking forward to watch your lifetime experiences in istanbul. Hope you will enjoy in this amazing city!
I'm going to be in Istanbul Friday! I would very much appreciate meeting y'all! I'm American and lived in Russia for a couple of years teaching English. I also have a place in my heart for Kazakhstan. I truly enjoy your content. It would be a real pleasure to meet you!
Great vlog, totally understand the food situation you described in Thailand. When I last was in Colombo, felt the same about having the confidence and know how to cook local produce. Good luck in Turkey, looking forward to seeing your onward travels and voyages.
No surprise you’ve chosen Istanbul as it’s only a direct flight away from home 😉🇷🇺🇬🇧 I spent a month there last year with the gf while working remotely - it’s quite the place!
Totally not about your new home or this video but the Great British baking show that popped up on my Netflix, features Julia baking. How fun. I’ve watched that episode years ago and just now realized it’s you Julia.
Welcome home! (or should we say, Hoş geldiniz 😉) 🇹🇷
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Wait until your religion comes into play in this country. I will leave it at that! I have friends that have experienced horror only because of their Christian faith. I just would not be encouraging folks unless they know all the facts. It would be on my conscience, but that is just me. i also don't need to make my income from YT. Good luck!
@@Dan-xx5jq Onzin
@@Dan-xx5jql'm British and in all my 27 years living in lstanbul l've never encountered anything like this but that's probably because l don't have any religion to flaunt. I believe that
religion is a personal matter which should never be foisted upon others.
Heres something you may find interesting. :)
The name of my country has nothing to do with the interesting and delicious bird 'turkey'......
.....but the name of the bird does have a connection with the name of my country, let me explain. :)
In the past 40 years 37 countries have changed their name, partially or fully.
Obviously one can not change the name of an apple or an orange etc in other languages,
but country names are like peoples' individual names, so if you're named John we don't call you Karen. :)
Name of my country has always been Türkiye, it's been known as such since around the 1200's.
The name it self has a suffix, '-iye', that is Turk-iye, where the -iye suffix means 'land of/belonging to',
just like the Latin suffix of '-ia', which exists in such country names like
Austr-ia, Austral-ia, Indones-ia etc.
Basically, the use of '-iye/-ia' is the same as the the use of '-land' suffix in country names like
Ire(Eire)-land, Po(le)-land, Eng(Anglo)-land and so on and so on.
Many would remember the country Czechoslovak-ia which changed it's name to Czech Republic and a few years ago changed that to Czechia (that is Czech-ia).
The Latin suffix -ia probably originates from Turkish -iye as Turkish been over 10,000 years is much older than Latin which is around 1300 years old.
Spelled in different languages in different ways to phonetically resemble (to sound like) 'Türkiye'
we got various spellings like;
Turq-uía (in Spanish),
Turch-ia (in Italian),
Turq-uie (in French)
Turk-ei (in German)
Turk-ey (in English)
Mind you this was way before the animal we currently know as turkey was found by the europeans when they explored the north americas. The bird was first sent to europe from north americas in the year 1519, so up until that point there was no bird named turkey....
...they came across the bird and thought it was a specie of the fowl/chicken they had been buying from the country of Turkiye at the time, so they named the bird 'Turkey Fowl' to define 'Turkish Chicken'...
....just like how a dog breed is known as German Shepherd (because it's from Germany), American Bulldog, British Terrier, Greek Harehound etc etc.
In time you don't get to call the harehound simply as Greek or you don't call the terrier Britirsh, or shepherd as simply German,
but in time the Turkish Fowl started to be called just 'Turkey' and later 'turkey', and this went on for hundreds of years.
Now in modern times, this caused confusion, especially when we have people across the world unable to point to their own country on an atlas.
Basically we didn't change the name of our country, we changed the mistake made in the English language. : )
So, there's some tid bit information for you to have a great day, if you read upto this point you have a great night too, ohh just have a wonderfull life. : )
Best wishes. ;)
That's great 👍🏻
I once travelled through Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria and ended up in Istanbul. I was so pleased that I added extra days in Istanbul as the place was simply amazing. If I were younger and had the money I would happily live there. The only problem I encountered were the hordes of tourists from the cruise ships! Matt and Julia enjoy your time in Istanbul!
Which hotel did you stay at please?
@@Sketchbook9999 Sorry,, I can't remember and I've changed email accounts since then. It was very near the Sultanahmet tram stop. It was a basic 3/4 star smallish hotel with breakfast included. It had a nice roof terrace cafe overlooking the city. Easy walking distance to the major places of interest and easy tram ride over to Taksim area.
Living in Istanbul is tiring. There is too much traffic and it’s overcrowded.
I used to live in Istanbul due to my profession and I am a Turk; however, I find Istanbul uncomfortable and very-crowded. The positive side is overall public transportation, subways, trams are very good compared to Ankara. I find Ankara centrum more comfortable, peaceful and cheaper than Istanbul. But a landlocked city after all. If I got a good job with a good and satisfying salary, I can find worthy to live in Istanbul.
@@Sketchbook9999 In Beşiktaş and Taksim, you can find good and safe hotels. Neighbourhood is important, because of refugees and the influx of unsafe people, neighbourhood and hotel safety are important. If you can afford, 4-5 star hotels are good choices depending on the length of your stay.
Guys, Kadikoy is a good choice. I did 3 years in Istanbul over in Besiktas, just across on the ferry to the European side. Take the boat over to Bebek for your breakfast, you won't regret it. I had the best Gozleme I ever ate in Kadikoy, so I have good memories. When you are there on the ferry drinking salep and eating a simit, it's truly heaven.
Is Besakitas a good place/area to stay for a month? Not too touristy or over priced? Thanks Mike
Good input..thanks! I'm not looking for a place to live per se, as I will only be staying in Istanbul for 1 month (so not a long stay).Just want to be in a cool area/neighbourhood, good food options, nice scenery, well connected and not too touristy.🙂 12 years I ago visited Istanbul for only 3 days and stayed in touristy Sultanamet. It was fine, but not the experience or vibe I want this time around. Prefer a more local, authentic vibe
@@mikerubin7318 besiktas is a really good choice for staying. it is safe and very good place
@@mikerubin7318as a local, i suggest you Bebek on European side or kadıköy/moda on Anatolian side. Beşiktaş is also cool.
@@mikerubin7318As a 48 year old Istanbulite I strongly recommend “Caddebostan” district if you want to live around a cool vibe with lots of restaurant and pub options.
Welcome guys! Turkiye has been home for me for 9 years! Looking forward to your watching your stay!
Visited Istanbul for the first time last fall and couldn’t stop going back to Kadikoy. One of our favorite neighborhoods in the world
yea chill and cool. Unfortunately most of people thinks Turkey is a only islamic country and people doesnt drink alcohol there but in reality probably you experience it there are alot of cool bars in Istanbul. Actually Istanbul is one of the most alcohol consumer in the world lol.
@@Psikotrexexalcohol isn’t cool. Why you see drinking culture as a thing to flaunt is a mystery to me. Silly.
he gazes at her with such love so sweet
They are such lovely adventurous people ! ❤️❤️❤️
I'm going to be moving to Istanbul at the very end of this year! I'm so excited! I hope you enjoy your time there. Looking forward to your videos from Türkiye! ❤
You never get bored in İstanbul. Too many activities all year long.
How did you manage to get residence permits when the government stopped giving it?😊
@@xxserenityxxolv9863, maybe she has A partner in Istanbul or she is An expat who goes there for work. If the company applies for A residency for A foreigner its possible and very easy to get one.
Too many refugees and illegal immigrants, you hardly see any Turkish speaking people on the street anymore
@@makaveli8175 dont lie... Well, if thats A problem for you, DONT COME and go on holiday somewhere else.
Great to see your lovely videos again. Love Istanbul been twice. We had a holiday villa in Datca the happiest times 'ın our lives and loved the Turkish people, most were welcoming and kind. Really miss our holidays in Datça and Fethiye. Wishing you both every blessing and look forward to your video footage,
Good choice, guys! We stayed in Istanbul for about three months, and absolutely loved living there. We especially loved all of the cats.
We had this one cat, who we named Marble, who used to show up outside of our apartment door. First the outside door to the main building..then someone, our ACTUAL apartment door. 😂
She was so sweet! She used to make little floor biscuits. We gave her lots of love and treats. We miss her!
We will be headed back to Istanbul again for a few weeks in the Fall. Can't wait.
Looking forward to seeing your Istanbul adventures.
You guys have made the best choice moving to Istanbul ❤ Let alone Kadikoy. I've never been to Turkey, but my plan is to go explore this beautiful city (Istanbul) with its rich history and culture. I want to experience friendly encounters with the people. I love their language, which has a nice melody (I understand and speak Turkish a little). I assure you, it won't be easy for you guys to move out of that magical city 😍 There, every corner has a story to tell 😊 and the cats ❤❤❤ enjoy and keep safe 😊🙏
Türkiye den sevgiler ❤
Istanbul is a wonderful city great fresh food and friendly people. Enjoy your new base.
What an ideal location for so many reasons. Your joy at finally being "home" in Turkey shines through in this video. I am looking forward to enjoying your upcoming adventures from your new home base. Take care. 🫂❤️🙏🕊
Thrilled to see that you've landed in Istanbul, perhaps my favorite city on the planet! and Kadikoy! Awesome. Our daughter spent a couple years on the Asian side before moving to the European side, and eventually to the suburbs (though still on the Sea of Marmara. Miss it so much, and really hope to return at some time.I don't know about cats everywhere, but I do no that around the Fahti Mosque there's quite a feline community too. I've never experienced the amount of cats we encountered in Cairo, particularly the Hussein District.
How absolutely delightful that you have selected Türkiye as a home base for a few months - IMO, there is no better, more hospitable, colorful, magical country and culture! It captivated my childhood imagination and even now, as a (more "mature" ☺) adult, it continues to do so. I have never been disappointed there, and look forward to seeing more of it and other places through your eyes. ♥
The quality of the fresh produce is one of the things I miss and reminisce the most about Turkiye. I strongly recommend you go to district bazaars (semt pazari) for your grocery shopping and avoid grocery stores and manavs. You will get way better fruits and vegetables at significantly lower prices. Kadikoy has one of the biggest and most famous district bazaars in Istanbul. The bazaar is held on Tuesdays, and it is called Sali Pazari (Tuesday Bazaar). Also, you can find a bazaar almost every day of the week in other districts. For example, bazaars in Acibadem, Goztepe, Kosuyolu, and Kozayatagi districts can be good alternatives for you. Enjoy your stay in Istanbul and Turkiye. All the best.
Sali Pazari is the absolute best. Not only for fruit and veg but cheeses, olives, nuts, sweets. Plus all the rest that you can find there from clothes to match the season, used items (got a perfectly good hair drier from there for the damp and cold winter months) and even something to eat while you shop :)
Frankly I'd liked to be of the same opinion, but as a long time resident of Turkey I saw the quality of the fresh produce declining over the years. It is nowadays difficult to find tomatoes with a taste by example.
@@plonss You are absolutely right about tomatoes, especially in big cities. We used to have fantastic heirloom tomatoes all over Turkiye, but we have lost those good seeds in many parts of the country. That is why the taste of the tomatoes have been in a constant decline over the last three decades. Nowadays, what you find in bazaars in big cities is thick-skinned Italian tomatoes, which are only good for tomato paste. However, if you live in a small city/town, you can find really good tomatoes that small farmers and villagers sell. The things I miss the most are peaches from Bursa, apricots from Malatya, figs from Izmir, tangerines from Seferihisar and Hatay, oranges from Finike, seedless grapes, sour cherries, green plums, fresh hazelnuts, green almonds, small green peppers (sivri biber), and all the leafy vegetables. All the best.
You guys look great and very happy... It's nice to see you enjoying your new surroundings. Thanks for sharing your new place and the lovely views outside.
You both look happy and content. I can’t wait to hear more about Turkey.
May is by far the best month to be in Istanbul. It is the month of erguvan (Judas tree) blossom. Whole coastline from Besiktas to Rumelikavagi, and from Uskudar to Anadolukavagi will be absolutely gorgeous. Since you are on the Anatolian side, at one point you should spare time to see Kuzguncuk, Cengelkoy, Kanlica, Beykoz, Anadoluhisari, Anadolukavagi and Anadolufeneri districts. All the best.
They should also visit Princes' Islands as well. It's a beautiful day trip over by ferry boat.
Thank you so much for putting in nice words about turkey and Istanbul. You both are nice and very polite people. Thanks
Merhaba Matt ve Julia,
My wife and I have been following your adventures for many years now. If I recall correctly we started with one of your earlier visits to Istanbul.
We have been touring Europe for a year now. Next month we will finally go to Türkiye: 5 weeks in Kas, and 5 weeks in Üsküdar, Istanbul.
We hope to see you strolling the waterfront!
Görüşürüz, Toby ve Joyce
How did you like it? You must have traveled and left Turkey by now.
We were in Koş mid-June through July, then Istanbul for all of August.
Koş was beautiful, but very hot and very touristy.
In Istanbul we stayed in Üsküdar, on the Asian side.
Market and bazaar prices were about 1/4 of the prices on the touristy European side. We had a great time: going to market, riding ferries, and occasionally visiting tourist destinations. I believe we are scheduling our next Türkiye visit for sorting 2025: black sea coast and Istanbul.
The reason there are so many construction sites around is that Istanbul is preparing itself for a giant earthquake. Old buildings are being teared down one by one and new, stronger ones are being built in their places. It's a race against time as the earthquake has been expected for the last 10 years and can happen any time now. Especially old neighborhoods like Kadiköy/Moda are full of these older buildings. Be sure to live in a post-2000s building as the building code was revamped and made much more stricter after 2002 (I believe). Newer buildings can normally withstand a 7+ magnitude earthquake whereas buildings made with the older code can be risky.
@atnk68 Türkiye Cumhuriyeti tarihinde hic bir zaman emekli ve memur maaşlarını ödeyememe durumu yasanmadi. Devlet her zaman maaslari ödedi. Politik propaganda palavrasindan öte bir sey degil bu "ödeyemedi" yalani.
@atnk68😊
Siyaset yaptın nasıl başın göğe erdimi TR ayyibi suclayacana kalın lafalı laftan sözden anlamaz muhalefetin başını çeken parti yöneticisi kuklaya Tayyip bey kaç kere söyledi binalar sorunlu heran deprem olur binlerce insan ölur yeniden yapılsın dedi tayyip bazı gitti şehirlerdeki insanlar karsı xıkti en basit Beykoz semtine kaç senedir söyleniyor inatla karsı cıktılar halada karsı cıkanlar var depremde 50 bin kisi ölünce insanların aklı başına geldi laf olsun torba dolsun diye konuşma anladık Kadıköy mugalwfetin başkenti ama biraz makul olmayı dene sırf Tayyibi sevmiyorum diye kötüleme herkezin suçu var
Home is where your heart is and where you smile. And I see you both smiling a lot again, so it seems you’re at home in Istanbul.!❤
Greetings from Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 ! Turkey is beautiful!🇹🇷❤️
No matter where you are originally from, Istanbul somehow makes you feel like home
What an INCREDIBLE video!! I love that you mentioned the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables, that is what is really calling me to Turkey and the tea drinking scene! :) I also love how Istanbul looks filled with vitality and energy thank you for this video!
Istanbul is beautiful. So happy for you guys and the apartment is wonderful. Nice that you've resettled in a lovely city.
The cloudy skies make for beautiful scenes.
Hi guys, I am from Istanbul, couple of months ago I watched your videos about Siberia and really enjoyed them. Now I learned that you have moved to Istanbul, I hope you'll have fun here :)
Very lovely apartment. The cat that is your window is so beautiful. Love where you both live. Hope that you both have a wonderful day.
I hope you make some videos of Julia cooking, like you did in the past. It’s fun to get a sense of you both being cozy at home, as well as your travels. ❤
Love your vlog. Your'e a very thankful people who doesn't take anything for granted. That's endearing especially because your'e young.
Hoş geldiniz güzel insanlar. Umarım her şey gönlünüzce olur.
Wowser! Istanbul! I'm so glad that you have chosen it as your base. Turkiye is wonderful and has sooo much to offer, it has absolutely everything! I have relatives in Izmir and have travelled a fair bit so I know that you will love it there 🤩
Kadikoy is one of my favorite neighborhoods on Earth 😂. Such great energy and people. Hubby and I were just hanging out there last night.
Awesome to hear
Thankyou for sharing! I was in Turkey in 1984 backpacking…would love to return someday. The people were so friendly and we felt very safe there. Please make a video of all the beautiful shops around your neighbourhood, I’d love to see as much as you can possibly can. Also, would you please show as much vegetarian cuisine that you can find? Being a non meat eater, I find nearly all vlogs show eating so much meat at every turn. Love listening to your travels…Thankyou ❤️from Perth Western Australia 🇦🇺🦘
Türkiye is a very wide cuisine for vegetarians. Dried beans and rice dish, Mücver, Kapuska, Türlü, Dolma, Cabbage Stuffed, Cauliflower dish. Stuffed artichokes, Menemen(have egg). You can find most of these in many restaurants. : )
As examples are provided above, plant based healthy choices are plenty in Turkish cuisine, which is very rich any aspects really. The pastries go so well with a sip of hot tea. Try in any chances you can get. We love visiting Turkiye, our home country, in summers! Hope you can get back to reminisce your past memories, cheers!
Hi, İstanbul is my hometown and someday if you come to my city happy to show you around. We have a lot of vegeterian meals also but problem is many of them only cooking at home, only some in restaurants. I was student in Perth/WA in 1992-1994 . Back in 1984 is not possible because population quadrupled and city expanded almost its limits. Nothing compares to sleeping/relaxed Perth/WA over here. Take care.
If you are a vegetarian, I recommend Anatolian Aegean cuisine to you.
You should learn to cook in Turkey. People mostly eat veggie meals at home in which meat can be added or not. Veggies and fruits are fresh tasty and plenty. For going out you will have options like non meat pizza and turkish pide. You can find a few homemade meal restaurants and stick with them, they will always have non meat meals like bean stews, vegetable stews , lentil soup etc. They are called ev yemekleri if youbwanna search. Also you have plenty of pastries and desserts.
Welcome guys to Türkiye ❤ I hope you spend the best days of your whole life in here 🇹🇷🙏🏼
Istanbul is beautiful, one of my favorite cities. good choice. awesome connectivity through Turkish Airlines
Never forget our time in Istanbul. One day from a rooftop high over the city listening to all the Imam’s singing prayers from many Mosques around the city. Amazing experience. My favorite city in my travels. Lisbon comes in second.
Moda is the best choice, enjoy!
Ben de 25 senedir İngiliz olarak Moda'da yaşıyorum.
Glad you guys found a new place, and hope manage to settle for a while. Thanks for all the uploads and all your hard work. 🙂👍
Thank you so much, really appreciate it!! ❤️🙏🏼
@@MattandJulia Thank you so much, I really appreciate all your uploads and the work you both put into them. Just dont move house again, at least for a while, it must be costing you a fortune lol. 😂
Such a lovely apartment! We’ll be visiting Istanbul in 2 weeks and I can’t wait to explore the beautiful city.
Frankenstein is hilarious! There’s a definite learning curve to knitting/crocheting, but it looks like you’re making progress. The more you do, the easier it will get.
Congratulations on your move! Your flat looks amazing!
You both always know where to land on your feet, it looks beautiful there to boot.
I think the weather is a lot more what you’re used to, the heat would have melted me in Thailand.
Can’t wait to see all the super new videos you’ll make.
Hello and welcome , you are lucky to catch up Erguvan Trees. İt is just two weeks sometimes on March or April. Next will be Magnolia, Plum and Mullbery. We are very lucky every month we have differante gorgeous Trees and flowers.
You both made a great choice to live in Turkey. I absolutely love Turkey as well and have visited Istanbul before. I know what you mean when you say it feels like home, that’s exactly the feeling I got when I was there. Hopefully one day I can move to Istanbul as well. Wishing you both an enjoyable stay in Turkey 🙌🏼
omg no way JULIAAAA
Oh my, I LOVED Kadikoy!!
Omg I am so happy for you!!! I spent a lot of time in Istanbul and it was February this year last time I visited Istanbul and I know the streets of Kadikoy so well. Have a lovely time there!!! 🥰🌸🥰🌸🥰
The best food, coffee and cats! ❤
Yes, yes, and yesss 😍❤️
@@MattandJulia
Please feed the owner of that flat.
He sleeps outside on his window so you guys can have privacy.
The least you could do is feed him!
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Ah Mi6 relocated you? :) I have to do my spy joke. Istanbul is a fascinating city. I can't wait to see future videos. Great video as always.
Haha, yeaaah, what can you do, employers are all the same 😉 Thank you! ❤️
mi5,5 =)
@@TheAlbaymauser my bad :)
@@NeoTemplar no problem . .. =)))))
VERY HAPPY TO SEE THIS, I TOO AM THINKING OF SETTLING IN TÜRKIYE, I'VE HAD IT WITH THE USA.
I'm so happy for you plural. You are glowing! Also, I am interested in Turkey soooo... it's a win-win situation. I loved this video, loved what you showed us of the city, and loved your apartment. It all really warms my heart, guy and gal. 🥳🥳🥳
İyi gezmeler, İstanbul güzel bir şehir
welcome back to Turkey. good luck on your new adventures
You two are everything wonderful about human beings. Keep shining your light, blessings.
The apartment is lovely and the area you're in looks vibrant and exciting. Great choice guys and i wish you good luck. 👍
İkiniz de çok tatlısınız. Umarım her zaman iyi insanlarla karşılaşırsınız.
WOOHOO!!! Congrats on the new place it looks amazing! The "fairy lights" suggestion still applies to indoor decor btw. Can you guys talk about your experience with moving from Thailand to Turkey? Meaning, how difficult would you rate it? Glad to see you guys enjoying your homebase! Thanks for posting.
Oh my gosh, I was hoping you would go to Turkey. Enjoy your time there!
Thank you so much Teresa! ❤️🙏🏼
Wellcome the Türkiye 🇹🇷✨
Good luck , looking forward to your new adventures
Hello welcome to Türkiye, I hope you enjoy your stay here. I'd like to complaing something about the video if you will. I've had to watch 3 advertisement videos except for your sponsor part till the 9.20 minute of the video which is not so pleasing. I don't know how that works but I wanted to let you guys know ❤
Hoşgeldiniz Matt and Julia!!
I hope you will have lovely time in Türkiye. I live in Türkiye since I was born but I have been living in Istanbul about 7 years. Istanbul is really good decision to live. I know there are economic and political crisis. However, every country has its own problems nowadays. I don't hesitate to claim that local people are very welcoming. Most of the people are warm-blooded and we are eager to help and meet foreigners who are decided to live with us. (Actually you are not foreigners anymore.) Welcome and enjoy in this beautiful city 😊
We were waiting for this upload! Congrats on your new digs.
Thank you so much Rod! Love to you both ❤️🙌🏼
Istanbul looks really clean. This is a little surprising given the amount of dogs and cats. In Bordeaux, there are droppings everywhere.
Lovely I'm so pleased you've found a new place to settle. Even if you travel a lot home is still such important place. I'm looking forward to hopefully seeing more vlogs when you've settled 😊 x
I also love everything about Turkey!-- the people, fresh food, culture. How did you find your apt? Could you share the rental price of the flat? Was it hard to find? I hope you will share more mundane details about your apt, and living in Istanbul. Will you be going to Antalya in the south at any time? Many blessings in your new home. ❤
I was in Antalya . Lovely country. Keep posting !
It makes so much more sense for you to settle in Istanbul, good connection to both your contries from there. And you look a lot happier❤
Istanbul is such a great choice!🎉 We love it there too!
Hos geldiniz from Adana! I can't wait to see your adventures in Istanbul 🥰 Türkçe öğrenmede iyi şanslar!
Welcome to Türkiye. We are happy to have you here
Love me some Istanbul!!! Watching you from U.S.A.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CITY, IM SO JEALOUS
Journeying through Istanbul with you. ❤
Can’t wait to share it ❤️🙏🏼
Your crochet work looks very good.
You could show us how to cook guvec.
Never been to Turkiye, but I'm a big fan of Turkish cuisine, hope you show some.
Oh we will! ❤️😍
Hoşgeldiniz. I was watching your Siberia videos and suprised your Istanbul move!
Dear Matt and Julia, I came across your videos by chance and found them very cute. As an Istanbulite, I welcome you. I hope it will be a nice trip. Greetings and love.❤ Hoşgeldiniz !🙂
Welcome to Istanbul ❤ I live in Üsküdar on the asian side of Istanbul ❤
I was expecting a lot more information on the cost of living and how you went about finding an apartment. Talking about cats, football, and weather was a big waste of time. It also would have been beneficial to talk about what foods are commonly eaten and their cost to eat out.
How exciting! That’s a great flat and I can just feel your excitement! I’ve finally gotten back to traveling outside the US. Italy for the first time and loving it.Good luck, you two! ❤
Türkiye ve İstanbul'a hoşgeldiniz
Very cool, looking forward to seeing all that's to come. Just talking about visiting Turkey today, hoping to get some good info, on my list to travel to. ❤❤
Welcome onboard guys 😊🇹🇷
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Welcome to Türkiye guys! I hope you have a lovely time here. Lookin forward to your adventures
All the best for you in your, because i watched it today, not so new flat. Seems you made a really good choice - flatwise and geographicallywise
Welcome to Turkey, I have born and raised in Istanbul. After we had a baby, we have moved to Bergama, Izmir. I just wanted to say if you travel and visit İzmir, Bergama or Ayvalık and maybe some greek islands, you might pass from here Bergama. And, of course you could stay in our home for couple of days. Not that, Bergama is nice with ancient city of Pergamon. Good like to live in Istanbul. Cheers.
Congratulations on your new home.
Wow, cool move, so nice to have waterfront, mountains , soccer, bazaars and all that culture!
the apartment comes complete with a cat !? fantastic deal! wish you both the best!! Turkey is beautiful
Happiness to you both always . Love your vloggs ❤❤❤❤
as a born and grown up istanbuller, i subscribed your channel. looking forward to watch your lifetime experiences in istanbul. Hope you will enjoy in this amazing city!
ne kadar güzel bir yer huzurlu görünüyor bir sürü ağaç var hava güzel olmalı
Kadıköy, İstanbul'un en güzel ilçesidir. Bekleriz... ☺️🙏🙋♂️
I'm going to be in Istanbul Friday! I would very much appreciate meeting y'all! I'm American and lived in Russia for a couple of years teaching English. I also have a place in my heart for Kazakhstan. I truly enjoy your content. It would be a real pleasure to meet you!
🚪🤎Your new place is so very nice! Thank you for showing it to us! You guys are the best! 🤎
Great vlog, totally understand the food situation you described in Thailand. When I last was in Colombo, felt the same about having the confidence and know how to cook local produce. Good luck in Turkey, looking forward to seeing your onward travels and voyages.
Best of luck. Ye are so cute the way ye look at each other speaking ❤
No surprise you’ve chosen Istanbul as it’s only a direct flight away from home 😉🇷🇺🇬🇧
I spent a month there last year with the gf while working remotely - it’s quite the place!
Totally not about your new home or this video but the Great British baking show that popped up on my Netflix, features Julia baking. How fun. I’ve watched that episode years ago and just now realized it’s you Julia.