you can automatically see the comments are biased. If you secular western type, then it will defiantly be biased with Erdoğan, even though his economy is much better then before. CaspianReport made it much similar clear. Showing good and bad.
Erdogan did nothing significant about economy. Turkeys growth and unemployment is pretty much the same as always. Currency lost more than 50% value against USD. Also he sold huge state owned companies to private sector (which were mostly foreign buyers) and built infrastructure. It's a matter of debate if this was good or not.
@@turkishbaijan775 When basically everyone in that city speaks that language, it does. And when the name has been used for the last 3000 years and the people in that city prefair the cities original name, it definatley does.
In Somalia, Turkey single handedly dug us out of a grave. Erdoğan and his wife went to Mogadishu in 2009 while it was a no go war zone. I wouldn't have gone to Mogadishu if I was being paid even. He brought investments, roads, hospitals, universities, schools, ports, airports, military academies, scholarships. They made a lot of money but in the process made Mogadishu a regional powerhouse and the government a legitimate front. Recently all the nations reopened their embassies. Turkish companies run the port, airport, hospitals, universities and private companies. They make the government millions daily from the port and the airport. Meanwhile America has been sending rice and Saudis giving 100 millions of dollars to corrupt politicians while all along investing in the country was the easy solution.
Emmmm no. The solution might be investment but trust plays a big factor on any investment. Why would the US invest any money on a nation they didn't invade and went through a civil war and has never embraced the free market? If there is something the US hates is wasting money on nations that aren't thankful and don't play any important factor on the world
@@fearlesspotato3429 Fair is fair. You are right. The US isn't responsible for the world. We hope you seek that same advice next time you are deciding to forcibly and destructively exporting your "freedom and democracy". I preferred growing in poverty and war to living under direct American occupation. We would've fought to kick them out or die trying.
@@SerTempleton yeah definitely dying at the age of 16 as a jihadist trying to kill the children of your enemies is far better than abandoning your barbaric ways and embrace modern civilization.
We fight amongst ourselves, until a stranger joins the game. Then we unite and destroy the stranger. After we win, we celebrate for a week. Then we fight again amongst ourselves.
r2uuu I'd love to change the growing western culture in Turkey. The drinking, The clubbing, bad music, etc. This new generation is getting soft. Is this were our ancestors fought and died for? Just for us to become like the enemies we despaired back then? May Allah guide us all.
@@shrinilodedra3001 lol, why did you learn that.India and Turkey is historical ally but after india's current ruling party started to oppress the indian muslims, the relations are not the same. If you cant accept turkish media saying about oppression of Muslims in India, remember they also did a report on oppression of hindus in Pakistan and Bangladesh
Geras Al-Aqras slightly wrong it was Christopher Nolan and wb over the Batman movies m.huffpost.com/us/entry/143297 variety.com/2008/biz/awards/mayor-of-batman-sues-wb-nolan-1117995653/amp/
I was fortunate to spend five years of my childhood in Turkey, back in the early 1980s. I loved that experience, even as a spoiled brat American kid. The food was delicious, the culture was fascinating, the countryside was littered with ancient ruins, and the people were warm, friendly, and inviting everywhere we went. And we went just about everywhere--we lived in Ankara, but visited Istanbul, and Izmir, and Adana, and Sinop, Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Van...I even managed a brief visit to the then-Soviet border with my dad, staring across a tiny river valley at the guard towers on the other side. As an added bonus, I can truthfully say that I lived through a military coup! Perhaps it was the era I lived there in, perhaps it was the limited perception of my pre-teen world views, or perhaps we were just sheltered from some of the realities of the country, but I did not see the divisions you talked about in the Turkey of the 80s. I mean, yes--when we traveled outside of the major cities & tourist areas, especially out East, there were differences: the towns were smaller, the roads not always well paved, and a few cartons of American cigarettes were sometimes better than cash. But the people were just as welcoming (if not more so), the hotels just as comfortable, and the food just as delicious and just as plentiful. Oh, and the chai--everywhere, the chai! I suspect my early exposure to Turkish chai is why I've never managed to appreciate any other teas in my life. It was impossible not to recognize just how predominantly Muslim the nation was (and is), but I always found it quite inspiring that freedom of religion was so ingrained into the national ethos and the separation between church and state so complete. Unlike many of my countrymen I am not so foolish as to think that I, or we, know what it best for a foreign nation and its peoples, but the Turkey that I read about today seems to have very little in common with the country I loved as a child. I do hope that the decisions being made there now will result in a strong and unified Turkey, where future children will be able to grow up as happily as I did.
Every Turk I have met was friendly and welcoming. And when i told them that i were Greek, they greeted me as a friend. I hope the best for the people, and peace between us.
@Taiwanlight Istanbul has a great role in Greek culture. Also our school books are not portraying turkey in the most positive light to be honest. Obviously 99% of the Greeks I know neither want Istanbul "back", nor do they have any animosity towards Turkish people. Hell most Greeks agree that apart from the religion, there isnt any real difference between us. But unfortunately, some few people never grow out of the childhood myths they have been fed. And the near constant political differences between our countries don't really help.
To call them Arabic is ridiculous... it doesn't even matter what they look like, it's the groundbreaking positional system that matters. It was the Indians who invented it, not the Arabs.
Turkish people are nice, friendly, humble and helpful. Erdogan and Turkey is popular in Africa, some mid east, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc.
Nah not really I'm from Malaysia and only the Muslim loves him just because of his stance on religion and nothing else. They would rather choose a Muslim who is corrupt and a tyrant than a so called kafir
I love turks and have visited Turkey many times. Friendly and helpull people indeed. I often spoke with locals about Ataturk, Erdogan, EU and politics. However, things have changed for the worse. The locals aint so open about politics as they was only a few years ago. Some even seem scared to say what they think about this topics. A country who arrests their journalists is not on the right path. Erdogan is to blame for this. I think a nation have to be seculare for all inhabitants to thrive.
Νίκος Τζέλλος keep under estimating the country just when war or conflict pops out and triggers turkey just know it will be a bloody ending don’t mess with Turks, through out history they have done the unthinkable like beating a army of 300,000 Chinese against Turks 30,000 Turks coming victories with 15,000 deaths
As a Muslim revert from Europe. When I visited Istanbul for the first time and saw grown men drinking milk instead of alcohol at night, I wanted to burst out crying. :')
Your use of extrovert and introvert toward the end was very interesting. I've never heard those words used to describe entire groups of people, but it actually made a lot of sense here and helped me understand the regional differences within the country. Fantastic video as always.
As a Greek (of Byzantine/Rum descent) who loves and has many times visited Turkey, I wish the policy of zero problems comes back. I wish my Turkish brothers quick return to democratic ideals, and I look forward to visiting again.
As a Kurd, it saddens me to see what Erdogan turned turkey into. We’re still being persecuted, the population is running out of money, and now the country is just a laughing stock, and the people are mostly seen as racist nationalists hellbent on blowing up all Greeks Kurds and Armenians.
İ am turk and i can say we cannot eat food too it is not persecution it is poverty turk racilized a lot because of economy and then when we manage our lifes some retards Just comes and say go back to mongolia biji apo shut the fuck up i have bigger problems and i cannot deal with your bullshit we Just want peace and you ideots not helping at all apo is a terrorist and magalo idea is fucked up
@@OfficialUKGov as a turk I havent seen any turk be racist to greeks or kurds. Although I hate Erdoğan and he is the over religious retard who is undoing whatever Mustafa Kemal Ataturk did. He is shaping the country for his own ideals
I've lived in Turley for the past nine months and I can say that this report was rather spot on. Good job! I'll have to side note that with, the country is very confusing and a paradox is an accurate description of what's going on here.
There is a silent war between secularists and islamofacists. Due to erdoğan who is islamofacist also our country looks like an arabic country. But there is nothing the worry about. Ataturk lit the light once. Younger generations getting more secular and freed.
@@josephjoestar4633 You guys have the most boring of politics. You think the biggest problems in the world is if women wear headscarves, whilst the rest of the world is entering a new, post colonial age of the 21st century.
Very poor coverage of Turkish mindset. Ataturk was a very crucial milestone in Turkish modernisation, but Ataturk himself was a consequence of the already-existent modernisation process. All the schools to which Ataturk attended, have been opened with the reformation movements which took place during the 19th century. For instance, many founding fathers of Turkey, including Ataturk, have studied in Manastir (Bitola), Selanik (Salonica), Üsküp (Skopje) or Istanbul. The reason why Western Turkey is more secular than the east is all the capital and human investment of Turkey has been made to Rumelian provinces instead of Anatolian provinces, since in Ottoman mindset Ottoman Turkey was a Rumelian country, not an Anatolian one. Almost all the urban population of Turkey was living in the Rumelian cities like Salonica, Skopje or other Balkan cities. After the fall of the Rumelia, almost all the Turks (along with many Albanian, Bosnian and Bulgarian-Macedonian Muslim) found refuge in western Anatolian provinces. Izmir, the westernmost metropole of Turkey which is known as the heartland of Turkish secular patriotism, was already home to a very urban Turkish population in the beginning of the 20th century, but Turks were constituting only %30-35 of the entire population, while another %30-35 was Greek, who were more influential and visible in the urban Izmir life. Today's 'Izmir' is not only Izmir of that local Turks, but also the Turks who fled from Crete, Macedonia and Aegean Islands and finally the ones who came with the population exchange between Turkey and Greece in 1923. These Rumelian Turks are the ancestors of the modern day secular Turks, and they are not less patriotic than the conservative ones when it comes to the territorial integrity, Turkish flag, Turkish military etc.
Sıradan Çinko Karbon Pil I agree with you . I read a great book called an Intelectual biography of Ataturk . Ataturk is largely seen in as a figure who broke with the past rather than as a product of his time . Ataturk simply continued the young turk reformist policies. Ataturk was a heir to the tanzimat reforms . Even without Ataturk the Ottoman we’re moving a less Islam based identity to a common ottoman identity . Ataturk was simply a scientific Turkic nationalist .
Fawad Malik I am more than happy to hear someone interested in Ataturk in a scientific and intellectual way. It is a common tendency to analyse modern Turkey and Ottoman Turkey in a continuity and change relation. I don't think "if" "would" sentences fit the historical contexts very well, but it is doubtful that the organic modernisation processes would lead to the modern day Turkey without a somewhat harsh intervention like Kemalists.
I have been visiting Turkey for the last two decades to explore archaeological sites as a tourist. I found dramatic positive change. If you have gone through the Book " Next Hundred Years" you can get an idea why Turkey at present is vulnerable.
@@Allinonetvz Silk Road has nothing to do with Himalayas. Only the pass that goes to India. Besides that, route between China and Europe is all goes through Eurasian steppes where Turkish nations lives.
I've noticed that since the adoption of Patreon based funding in your channel, the quality of your videos have improved quite dramatically. Maybe I consider becoming a patron my self.
First I thought to myself "this is the best video I've seen in youtube from a foreigner (for a Turk at least) about current situations in Turkey". But then I realised it's an Azerbaijani Channel that made it, so then I figured it would be easy to understand peoples from same or similar cultures. But great video. I would've hoped some American or European channels could show, not only Turkey, but the other cultures and regions of the world that they are not familiar with; with no propaganda or biased opinions involved.
Top quality as always mate. I know these videos are mostly just the amalgamation of research, but your Russian mindset video was the most satisfactory explanation of Russia's history, in the context of modern policy, that I have seen to date. Not really the focus of the channel, but if you feel like memeing it hard, you could always do an understanding the Scottish mindset vid.
Another amazing and informative video, Shirvan. I don't suppose at some point you could weigh in on understanding the British mindset to world politics? A breakdown of their social background, perspective, political objectives, rivals and challenges would be fantastic.
Quite accurate brief analysis of Turkish political and sociological history. Well done. Of course There lots of more details to point out considering socio-political variables of Turkey but again as a short explaining video ;thumbs up.
Indian Stars Not only that , but the concept of zero too which’s a word in English that its origin, rooted in the Arabic language but actually an Indian concept which Muslim mathematician borrowed & introduced to math and gave it a mathematical value. The fact that zero is written to the right side raises the value denomination of the number whereas zero on the left diminishing the number value to be lower than one (0.5) is done and set by Muslim mathematician
Indian Stars the Arabic numerals that we use today in our smartphone are inspired by Indian numerals fact no one can deny but the numerical system is founded by a Muslim Persian mathematician
@@trzy7265 you know they describe him many times in the Qur'an, right? He is a white man. Google "Prophet Muhammed 34th grandson" he is a White ginger man
Nice video Bro! You explained Turkey's main problem since the beginning the republic very well. The fight between the two sides, it really breaks the backbone of the country.
He says it best himself: “The fact that so many outside nations seeked to wipe out the nation unified it [Turkey]” Good video. The Turkish population, regardless of religious or ideological values, are still deeply in support of Atatürk and his teachings. Post-coup Erdogan, in order to legitimize himself, has re-embraced Atatürk’s values. Today’s “turkish islamists” are just the local Anatolian culture naturally reasserting itself within the nation. Its a lot like the democrat-republican cultural split in the USA. No side is truly bad, nor are they truly good.
but turkey has no good friends, even your other turk nations dont like your attitude, I think turkish people should stop oppressing minorities and start democracy
Sergiu Popovici wouldn't it be very easy for ottoman empire to wipe out every nation in balkans since they have ruled the lands nearly for 500 years? I am only asking because i see so many people saying the ottomans tried to demolish everything and had done nothing but evil things. Even after 500 years if the people there can still speak their language and practice their religion isn't it because the turkish ruling was just and right? If the ruling was that crucial wouldn't every balkan country speak Turkish today or every one of them would convert to islam? Dont you think it is different than what Britain or France did in India and Algeria ect.? I really am curious if this is the way people think in your country and i would like you to answer if you wouldn't mind since i wanna see it through your perspective also☺
Sergiu Popovici under ottomen islamic rule, every minority lived in peace and even got many socials benefits even as christians and jews. so stop lying and inviting fake stories you evil disgusting hate spreading propagandists shit . under islamic rule, christians and jews were even allowed to rule with their own law amongst themselfes. where else have minorites so much freedom? so stop lying you piece of trash
+ Gi zem Noone would be converted to islam no matter what turkey did. People were extremely religious back then that they would rather die tha follow islam. People today on the other hand are so open minded that the are able to choose what to follow from very early age. For example me, i decided at the age of 15 that i don't want to follow any religion based on the fact that all religion did Historically speaking was to bring agony and sadness to multiple places in the world. If my basic religion in greece was islam cus of turkey, i would have done the exactly same thing. Belief is about you and only you, not about some random empire 100+ years ago. The language thing, yea sure they kept their languages but there are still some random turkish words flying around ( most from old people 60+ years old) but that's enough. Greeks during the dark age, had to send their children into "hidden schools" during the night in order to keep the culture and language going, while at day they will do what the ottomans said just to stay alive. They always pretended that they are one with the ottomans then, but they never were, if they were there would be no greece today Trust me ottoman empire like every other empire was just about power and it brought only sadness... nothing good. British and france are not exceptions... ANYONE who violates boarders for the sake of power, money and more land is just evil. That's just a wrong thing to do. What greece and the allies did after ww1 was ALSO wrong.
akhs denlew thank you for your kind and honest answer. Some nations like Bosnians, Albanians and Macedonians did convert to islam because of the life they were living back then. Just like once we Turks converted from our own religion to Islam. If you ask me all religions are made up and i have decided to be a part of no religion when i was 15 just like you. I can understand why Greeks and Turks or any other Balkan nations acted the way they did. It's always important to stay as who you are as a nation to be alive as a nation. And we also have greek words in our language too. I love all of the cultural similarities we have even though we are very different from each other. I know we can't justify history from where we are today now but we have a future together that should be positive and peaceful for the people of both nations
While I am a Europhile, I firmly believe Turkey must remain independent, so as to act as mediator, buffer zone, and beneficiary of its very important geopolitical position. In essence it must become the Switzerland of the East. I admire Turkey and always had a soft spot for it.
I love these videos showing geopolitical relationships and decisions in another country’s perspective. The China one was very good! Although I got to say, I usually watch em at 1.75x speed.
Turkish citizen who prepared the video: D We look forward to seeing you in videos about Israeli persecution, US persecution and exploitation, as well as British and French exploitation. I am also a Turk. I do not expect you to understand us, I love my country, those who want trouble can come, those who want to be guests come here. I invite everyone to my country. :)
@NeoTurkism western politics Makes even non-westerners anti-Western Please don't listen to this kind of ideological propaganda We are not enemies of humanity, we can't make our voices heard, please
As an American. I need social documentaries lie this to understand a world that is both outside and far different from my own. Globalization is great isn’t it folks. Thanks Shirvan. Always curious about Türkei
Caspian Report you should prepare a video about Khojaly massacre committed by armenians.Many people need to be informed more about this genocide because as the dead ones are muslims no one seems to care.But we need to get more specific information about this,thanks and keep up with your videos.Really doing good job.
because turkey both secular and islamic. here is 80 million people and i can say half is religious and half is secularist. ofc its not that simple but there is not any short way to explain it
@@kurdokurdistan5933 No I'm going to Batman and i always looking the Turkish flags why I'm not looking Kurdish flag ??? Because are u lier in European city , are u just fake supporter .
Very nice video, Shivran. I think you should've mentioned Erdogan's attitude towards the Balkans and particularly the Thrace region, referring to it as "former territories" and supporting political parties in Bulgaria that poll well in the region. It speaks volumes about the Turkish mindset and attitude towards the former empire.
The mindset is to keep the inside nationalists happy, as Turkey mainly consists of them. To keep them happy and controlled. Also to focus anywhere else but the real inside problems Turkey has. And if someone is too bright there is also jail or some form of exile (you don't need accusations for all that of course). That's the mindset of pseudo-kemalist Erdogan. A big happy dictatorship though as Kemalism (but not)
Isn't it a former territory? I am not sure why that would be inaccurate. What Turks usually try to say with that is that they can trust you, that you are similar, well-known, friends, etc. . It doesn't mean that they want to conquer you. That would be silly, because Turkey has no history of invasion. Turkey usually intervenes when it has a security issue. For example, Cyprus was a war started by the Greek junta. Syria were terrorist attacks along the border and refugees. Libya was an invitation by the government.
He did Australia. But I see it unlikely as SA would require a lot of new research it would take him months to unravel the political mess there in his characteristic non-biased analysis.
You tell the things from your point of view. Those bullshit have no basis in reality. You can come and ask people and nobody will mention about Marmara Region or Marmara Faction bullshit when it comes to secularity or mindset. In every region of Turkey there are religious and secularist people. Erdogan has only 25% base support. Other part of his vote comes from nationalists which are not Islamist but close to Islam rather than Secularism.
Turkey is leading to one of its early glory. The increasing influence of turkey in all aspects including economy, geo politics, cultural and militry indicate turkey will regain it early position. True presention of rights for many community like rohangues, syrian refugees, kashmir on international forum really build the confidence toward turkey. Long Live Turkey
The only country that helped the Syrian refugees was Erdogan's Turkey, Turkey even managed to create a peace zone in north of Syria. Don't let ideological differences affect your judgements.
7:31 - 7:52 I shot those videos. And I'm a Syrian Turk. If you are clever, this may tell you how complicated is the situation in Turkey and the middle east in general.
I don't agree with Erdogan at almost everything as an Atheist. But I agree with operation of Afrin. Terrorism radically dropped when we entered to Middle East. There is no actual ''Kurdish issue'' PKK and PYD don't represent Kurds at all. Only people who supports them are far left wingers and %5-10(at most) of Kurds.
No I hate his guts. I hated him when I was a religious person who prayed at least 2 times a day and I don't like him now either. He corrupted our country and put innocent people in jail. Me liking his stance about Syria is diffrent. Like I like how Hitler liked animals but I still hate Hitler.
And calling Atheists names doen't help. I love this country but I am starting to lose my faith about this country and its people. I am a Turk and my ancestors came here at 13th century. I don't like being alienized.
Princess Mahmoud Oh ok but he doesn't corrupted your country actually he fought corruption that's why turkey become better you cant denied that turkey situation it's the best since it founded in 1923 and about those people he throws in jail they deserve it and don't forget what ataturk did to Muslims when he becomes the dictator of turkey , may I ask what religion you use to follow
mustafa kamil bro I live in Turkey and have seen corruption myself. Someone in my family was thrown in jail because she was - she wasn't really- a gulenist for them and they had no proof but took her in for 7 months anyway. Bureaucracy is also corrupt.
mustafa kamil And Ataturk had to do radical stuff because he was changing and entire culture. He knew Muslim culture wasn't better then Western culture. So he westernized Turket but not entirely. He took good parts of West. He removed Khaliphate and that disturbed Britain most than anyone else.
you can automatically see the comments are biased. If you secular western type, then it will defiantly be biased with Erdoğan, even though his economy is much better then before.
CaspianReport made it much similar clear. Showing good and bad.
Erdogan did nothing significant about economy. Turkeys growth and unemployment is pretty much the same as always. Currency lost more than 50% value against USD.
Also he sold huge state owned companies to private sector (which were mostly foreign buyers) and built infrastructure. It's a matter of debate if this was good or not.
+Oekuez Global economy collapsing because money printing by central banks. Turkey is not exception if this.
Oekuez you're being very biased you could see the economy spiked when he was in office
+golden foxa So is for good or for bad?
HIS economies sure are doing well.
the son of a bitch built the biggest castle ever
50% of the comments: " i live in turkey and still dont know whats happening.." other 50% of the comments: "Look Batman is in Turkey, see you Batman 👀"
It's called "Elih"
@@user-zj6hn4nb1m because its Elih in another language doesn't make it the city's official name 😂😂
@@turkishbaijan775 When basically everyone in that city speaks that language, it does.
And when the name has been used for the last 3000 years and the people in that city prefair the cities original name, it definatley does.
Muhammad nope its batman
@@gulfermendi6367 No you fool. it's f#cking superman!
In Somalia, Turkey single handedly dug us out of a grave. Erdoğan and his wife went to Mogadishu in 2009 while it was a no go war zone. I wouldn't have gone to Mogadishu if I was being paid even. He brought investments, roads, hospitals, universities, schools, ports, airports, military academies, scholarships. They made a lot of money but in the process made Mogadishu a regional powerhouse and the government a legitimate front. Recently all the nations reopened their embassies. Turkish companies run the port, airport, hospitals, universities and private companies. They make the government millions daily from the port and the airport.
Meanwhile America has been sending rice and Saudis giving 100 millions of dollars to corrupt politicians while all along investing in the country was the easy solution.
To stop anymore conflicts in Somalia people is the solution instead of giving aid which falls to corrupt politicians.
Emmmm no.
The solution might be investment but trust plays a big factor on any investment.
Why would the US invest any money on a nation they didn't invade and went through a civil war and has never embraced the free market?
If there is something the US hates is wasting money on nations that aren't thankful and don't play any important factor on the world
@@fearlesspotato3429 Fair is fair. You are right. The US isn't responsible for the world. We hope you seek that same advice next time you are deciding to forcibly and destructively exporting your "freedom and democracy". I preferred growing in poverty and war to living under direct American occupation. We would've fought to kick them out or die trying.
@@SerTempleton yeah definitely dying at the age of 16 as a jihadist trying to kill the children of your enemies is far better than abandoning your barbaric ways and embrace modern civilization.
@Talha Kaleem Yes,then when refugees will start to arrive to their homeland, they'll whine about the WhItE GeNoCiDe.
We fight amongst ourselves, until a stranger joins the game. Then we unite and destroy the stranger. After we win, we celebrate for a week. Then we fight again amongst ourselves.
well said kardeşim ya well said
Me guzel soyledin be
Durum aynen böyle valla :D boşta kalınca kendi içimizde birbirimize sarıyoruz direk
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r2uuu I'd love to change the growing western culture in Turkey. The drinking, The clubbing, bad music, etc. This new generation is getting soft. Is this were our ancestors fought and died for? Just for us to become like the enemies we despaired back then? May Allah guide us all.
I am turkish and i still dont know the mindset fam. Good luck
It should be neo-Ottoman suzerain
You are BatMan how dare you not know?!
Well they hate indians and hindus that's increasingly apparent
@Eric Hun really? They love Pakistanis though.
@@shrinilodedra3001 lol, why did you learn that.India and Turkey is historical ally but after india's current ruling party started to oppress the indian muslims, the relations are not the same. If you cant accept turkish media saying about oppression of Muslims in India, remember they also did a report on oppression of hindus in Pakistan and Bangladesh
lol I just noticed Turkey has a city called "Batman" xD
Happy duck there is a city called samsun too. I like to spell it samsung.
nanananananana BATMAN!!
The mayor tried to sue dc comics some years ago. Failed obviously.
Geras Al-Aqras slightly wrong it was Christopher Nolan and wb over the Batman movies m.huffpost.com/us/entry/143297
variety.com/2008/biz/awards/mayor-of-batman-sues-wb-nolan-1117995653/amp/
Syria's got a town called manbitch lol...
I was fortunate to spend five years of my childhood in Turkey, back in the early 1980s. I loved that experience, even as a spoiled brat American kid. The food was delicious, the culture was fascinating, the countryside was littered with ancient ruins, and the people were warm, friendly, and inviting everywhere we went. And we went just about everywhere--we lived in Ankara, but visited Istanbul, and Izmir, and Adana, and Sinop, Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Van...I even managed a brief visit to the then-Soviet border with my dad, staring across a tiny river valley at the guard towers on the other side. As an added bonus, I can truthfully say that I lived through a military coup!
Perhaps it was the era I lived there in, perhaps it was the limited perception of my pre-teen world views, or perhaps we were just sheltered from some of the realities of the country, but I did not see the divisions you talked about in the Turkey of the 80s. I mean, yes--when we traveled outside of the major cities & tourist areas, especially out East, there were differences: the towns were smaller, the roads not always well paved, and a few cartons of American cigarettes were sometimes better than cash. But the people were just as welcoming (if not more so), the hotels just as comfortable, and the food just as delicious and just as plentiful. Oh, and the chai--everywhere, the chai! I suspect my early exposure to Turkish chai is why I've never managed to appreciate any other teas in my life.
It was impossible not to recognize just how predominantly Muslim the nation was (and is), but I always found it quite inspiring that freedom of religion was so ingrained into the national ethos and the separation between church and state so complete. Unlike many of my countrymen I am not so foolish as to think that I, or we, know what it best for a foreign nation and its peoples, but the Turkey that I read about today seems to have very little in common with the country I loved as a child. I do hope that the decisions being made there now will result in a strong and unified Turkey, where future children will be able to grow up as happily as I did.
Only 18 days left to elections.I hope it will be as you say.Greetings from Turkey
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@@redstream1237 ;(
Evet Türk çayının tadını bir kere ( damak tadı ) alırsanız.diğer çaylar sizin için hiç bir anlam ifade etmeyecektir.. 😊
The comment section is like the Crusades
expect.....
*They are even lighter and weaker than pet toys of crusaders*
Toys like drones?
Pax Mongolia stfu
Orkun Çınar nukes are toys?
Crusades are an answer to jihad comments.
Let's start a petition to make Batman turkeys capital.
fun fact about Batmanç: it is knows with its oil refineries in Turkey
@@koseku3 Freedom intensifies
@@rafail2303 not that much oil :D
It's real name is "Elih" and it's a Kurdish city
@@user-zj6hn4nb1m no it is originaly a sumerian settlement not kurdish, kurds were living on mountains at that time
Get loan from the bank
Gamble the loan
Repeat until jackpot
Relax liberals, this is called TURKISH MINDSET
Turkish mindset
Every Turk I have met was friendly and welcoming. And when i told them that i were Greek, they greeted me as a friend. I hope the best for the people, and peace between us.
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@Taiwanlight Istanbul has a great role in Greek culture. Also our school books are not portraying turkey in the most positive light to be honest. Obviously 99% of the Greeks I know neither want Istanbul "back", nor do they have any animosity towards Turkish people. Hell most Greeks agree that apart from the religion, there isnt any real difference between us. But unfortunately, some few people never grow out of the childhood myths they have been fed. And the near constant political differences between our countries don't really help.
A Turk can never ever be a friend of a Greek.
@@nikmoras5285 I take it you are into politics
@@luxembourgishempire2826 he's not wrong
"European numerals" or as we call them in Europe: "Arabic Numerals"
And yet they are Indian numerals :D
To call them Arabic is ridiculous... it doesn't even matter what they look like, it's the groundbreaking positional system that matters. It was the Indians who invented it, not the Arabs.
It's all theory and claims, so best stick with convention - Arabic.
The Ural-Altai group is rejected by an overwhelming majority of linguists. There was a sprachbund between many of these languages but nothing more.
Or as they call them in the Islamic world "Indian Numerals"
Turkey has the yummiest cuisines. I know its irrelevant but i had to point that out
Facts
@Josip lol i am from Lahore, Pakistan.
True, New York and London is nothing compare to Turkey! Turkey is the ultimate place for dinning and take outs!
@Ivan butthurt detected
@Ivan i had a hard time understanding what the fk are you talking about
Turkey is actually the Middle East's strongest economic and military power...you may not love Erdogan, but his country is not to be underestimated.
Rafael Arandas im turk fuck erdogan
Rafael Arandas turkey stood up becaude of erdogan
Israel is the strongest military power in the Middle East.
PegasusP SHUT UP LİER !
We are republicans so I dont like the phrase 'his country'. Turkish people own Turkey its not just his country
I loved Turkey so much I immigrated there in 1990 from the USA. Happy is the one who calls themselves Turk!
Nobody from USA could go to Turkey now
@@ruthaakamonica5602 Why not? Thousands of westerners live and work here. This is not the Saudi desert.
Seeing this comment made me be happy and get some hope glad you are enjoying it here Ne mutlu Türküm diyene
@@ruthaakamonica5602 You are a victim of propaganda. czcams.com/video/-fYZGBFsnCY/video.html
Wow 👍
I'm amazed, for a person who's not living in Turkey, you've summed up the situation pretty good.
He is Azerbaijani
Turkish people are nice, friendly, humble and helpful.
Erdogan and Turkey is popular in Africa, some mid east, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc.
Popular in Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia..
You call this a point???
Is he Popular in any First-world country?
Nah not really I'm from Malaysia and only the Muslim loves him just because of his stance on religion and nothing else. They would rather choose a Muslim who is corrupt and a tyrant than a so called kafir
Ukraine and Azerbaijan are the closest allies.
I love turks and have visited Turkey many times. Friendly and helpull people indeed. I often spoke with locals about Ataturk, Erdogan, EU and politics. However, things have changed for the worse. The locals aint so open about politics as they was only a few years ago. Some even seem scared to say what they think about this topics. A country who arrests their journalists is not on the right path. Erdogan is to blame for this. I think a nation have to be seculare for all inhabitants to thrive.
Νίκος Τζέλλος keep under estimating the country just when war or conflict pops out and triggers turkey just know it will be a bloody ending don’t mess with Turks, through out history they have done the unthinkable like beating a army of 300,000 Chinese against Turks 30,000 Turks coming victories with 15,000 deaths
batman i see you.
I am always so hyped to see a new Caspian report on my feed
Guinness it's pretty hard to get information like this.
*Sips ayran*
This should be fun
As a Muslim revert from Europe. When I visited Istanbul for the first time and saw grown men drinking milk instead of alcohol at night, I wanted to burst out crying. :')
@@ryanvb3452 the fact that half the population of turkey drinks alcohol makes this statement extremely ironic
@@alanjacker1374 I never denied that there are Turks who drink. Beşiktaş is as secular as any other European city.
@@ryanvb3452 fair enough
@@ryanvb3452 That's LION'S MILK. Not your average milk :)) We call it Raki.
Your use of extrovert and introvert toward the end was very interesting. I've never heard those words used to describe entire groups of people, but it actually made a lot of sense here and helped me understand the regional differences within the country. Fantastic video as always.
I too didn't see these words coming, but they were spot on if you think about it.
@@fahadkhankhattak8339 Japan is classic introvert. Except when they try to conquer Asia.
@@kingstarscream320 yeah, except gone are the days. We can talk about china in todays context tho
As a Greek (of Byzantine/Rum descent) who loves and has many times visited Turkey, I wish the policy of zero problems comes back. I wish my Turkish brothers quick return to democratic ideals, and I look forward to visiting again.
As a Kurd, it saddens me to see what Erdogan turned turkey into. We’re still being persecuted, the population is running out of money, and now the country is just a laughing stock, and the people are mostly seen as racist nationalists hellbent on blowing up all Greeks Kurds and Armenians.
İ am turk and i can say we cannot eat food too it is not persecution it is poverty turk racilized a lot because of economy and then when we manage our lifes some retards Just comes and say go back to mongolia biji apo shut the fuck up i have bigger problems and i cannot deal with your bullshit we Just want peace and you ideots not helping at all apo is a terrorist and magalo idea is fucked up
@@OfficialUKGov as a turk I havent seen any turk be racist to greeks or kurds. Although I hate Erdoğan and he is the over religious retard who is undoing whatever Mustafa Kemal Ataturk did. He is shaping the country for his own ideals
@@OfficialUKGov nope its just the ones who are visible most people dont have any problems with other people except for refugees
@@OfficialUKGov Erdogan is supported by Grey Wolves. Do you want to betray people who have supported you?
I've lived in Turley for the past nine months and I can say that this report was rather spot on. Good job! I'll have to side note that with, the country is very confusing and a paradox is an accurate description of what's going on here.
There is a silent war between secularists and islamofacists. Due to erdoğan who is islamofacist also our country looks like an arabic country. But there is nothing the worry about. Ataturk lit the light once. Younger generations getting more secular and freed.
@@kuax27 abi çok doğru söyledin
@@kuax27 One thing, are you a Secularist?
@@josephjoestar4633 hahshahshsh
@@josephjoestar4633 You guys have the most boring of politics. You think the biggest problems in the world is if women wear headscarves, whilst the rest of the world is entering a new, post colonial age of the 21st century.
An update to this document would be an excellent idea. The high quality of your analysis is always appreciated.
Well done Caspian Report, it is a really well-produced video with accuracy.
Level headed, fair analysis professionally presented. Thank you again.
Another great one, and you're the best narrator
Very poor coverage of Turkish mindset. Ataturk was a very crucial milestone in Turkish modernisation, but Ataturk himself was a consequence of the already-existent modernisation process. All the schools to which Ataturk attended, have been opened with the reformation movements which took place during the 19th century. For instance, many founding fathers of Turkey, including Ataturk, have studied in Manastir (Bitola), Selanik (Salonica), Üsküp (Skopje) or Istanbul. The reason why Western Turkey is more secular than the east is all the capital and human investment of Turkey has been made to Rumelian provinces instead of Anatolian provinces, since in Ottoman mindset Ottoman Turkey was a Rumelian country, not an Anatolian one. Almost all the urban population of Turkey was living in the Rumelian cities like Salonica, Skopje or other Balkan cities. After the fall of the Rumelia, almost all the Turks (along with many Albanian, Bosnian and Bulgarian-Macedonian Muslim) found refuge in western Anatolian provinces. Izmir, the westernmost metropole of Turkey which is known as the heartland of Turkish secular patriotism, was already home to a very urban Turkish population in the beginning of the 20th century, but Turks were constituting only %30-35 of the entire population, while another %30-35 was Greek, who were more influential and visible in the urban Izmir life. Today's 'Izmir' is not only Izmir of that local Turks, but also the Turks who fled from Crete, Macedonia and Aegean Islands and finally the ones who came with the population exchange between Turkey and Greece in 1923. These Rumelian Turks are the ancestors of the modern day secular Turks, and they are not less patriotic than the conservative ones when it comes to the territorial integrity, Turkish flag, Turkish military etc.
Kurdish Aryan Median Hurrian Hittite
what is wrong being a gay?
Sıradan Çinko Karbon Pil I agree with you . I read a great book called an Intelectual biography of Ataturk . Ataturk is largely seen in as a figure who broke with the past rather than as a product of his time . Ataturk simply continued the young turk reformist policies. Ataturk was a heir to the tanzimat reforms . Even without Ataturk the Ottoman we’re moving a less Islam based identity to a common ottoman identity . Ataturk was simply a scientific Turkic nationalist .
Geras Al-Aqras
fuck off bitch
Fawad Malik I am more than happy to hear someone interested in Ataturk in a scientific and intellectual way. It is a common tendency to analyse modern Turkey and Ottoman Turkey in a continuity and change relation. I don't think "if" "would" sentences fit the historical contexts very well, but it is doubtful that the organic modernisation processes would lead to the modern day Turkey without a somewhat harsh intervention like Kemalists.
Geras Al-Aqras Young Turks are not all black or white. The first minister of foreign affairs of Young Turks was Armenian.
I have been visiting Turkey for the last two decades to explore archaeological sites as a tourist. I found dramatic positive change. If you have gone through the Book " Next Hundred Years" you can get an idea why Turkey at present is vulnerable.
Could Turkey take advantage of its cultural ties in Central Asia to form an economic union that takes advantage of the New Chinese Silk road?
Yeah thats not happening buddy. The silk road which passes through himalayas is heavily militarised so forget about it.
There are attempts to do that indeed. Turkic Council comes to mind
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkic_Council
@@Allinonetvz Silk Road has nothing to do with Himalayas. Only the pass that goes to India. Besides that, route between China and Europe is all goes through Eurasian steppes where Turkish nations lives.
That's what we try to do but West sanction us and call it facism
Very good analysis!
Shirvan: here is a well researched video on a Turkish mindset
Everyone: Batman!
1:07 wow, I always thought Batman was in the US
@@ogunkovan you cant just call someone stupid
It real name is "Elih"
Its actualy not batman its batman but its difrent in turkish
I've noticed that since the adoption of Patreon based funding in your channel, the quality of your videos have improved quite dramatically. Maybe I consider becoming a patron my self.
Keep up the good work man, the maps the analysis its all just great.
What are the sources for your videos? I would like to learn more, particularly on your russian videos
Excellent analysis as usual.
Your channel is pure gold. Thanks for the great content Shirvan!
Son of Kemet I've been told so before
Exactly not fake news.
+mike knight Eastern European
+mike knight China makes colonialism in EU.They baying Germans company .Move production lines to China and export own product to Germany
+mike knight China gone do they same with Turkey if let's them do this.
First I thought to myself "this is the best video I've seen in youtube from a foreigner (for a Turk at least) about current situations in Turkey". But then I realised it's an Azerbaijani Channel that made it, so then I figured it would be easy to understand peoples from same or similar cultures. But great video. I would've hoped some American or European channels could show, not only Turkey, but the other cultures and regions of the world that they are not familiar with; with no propaganda or biased opinions involved.
Very nice video simple and easy to understand also i like the photos you use quality is good
Top quality as always mate. I know these videos are mostly just the amalgamation of research, but your Russian mindset video was the most satisfactory explanation of Russia's history, in the context of modern policy, that I have seen to date. Not really the focus of the channel, but if you feel like memeing it hard, you could always do an understanding the Scottish mindset vid.
Another amazing and informative video, Shirvan.
I don't suppose at some point you could weigh in on understanding the British mindset to world politics? A breakdown of their social background, perspective, political objectives, rivals and challenges would be fantastic.
Thank you very well structured and unbiased documentary.
Quite accurate brief analysis of Turkish political and sociological history. Well done. Of course There lots of more details to point out considering socio-political variables of Turkey but again as a short explaining video ;thumbs up.
4:21 he changed the Arabic alphabet to Latin alphabet but the European numerals he adopted are ACTUALLY derived from ARABIC numerical system
Indian Stars Not only that , but the concept of zero too which’s a word in English that its origin, rooted in the Arabic language but actually an Indian concept which Muslim mathematician borrowed & introduced to math and gave it a mathematical value. The fact that zero is written to the right side raises the value denomination of the number whereas zero on the left diminishing the number value to be lower than one (0.5) is done and set by Muslim mathematician
Indian Stars the Arabic numerals that we use today in our smartphone are inspired by Indian numerals fact no one can deny but the numerical system is founded by a Muslim Persian mathematician
You know prophet Muhammad was a white man, it makes sense when we look at middle Eastern history
@@kingofracism Bro xdddd no one knows if prophet mohammad is white brown or black, short or tall and no one should know.
@@trzy7265 you know they describe him many times in the Qur'an, right? He is a white man. Google "Prophet Muhammed 34th grandson" he is a White ginger man
Nice video Bro! You explained Turkey's main problem since the beginning the republic very well. The fight between the two sides, it really breaks the backbone of the country.
You couldn't have explained it better, much love from Turkey
Great video. Great channel.
He says it best himself:
“The fact that so many outside nations seeked to wipe out the nation unified it [Turkey]”
Good video. The Turkish population, regardless of religious or ideological values, are still deeply in support of Atatürk and his teachings. Post-coup Erdogan, in order to legitimize himself, has re-embraced Atatürk’s values. Today’s “turkish islamists” are just the local Anatolian culture naturally reasserting itself within the nation.
Its a lot like the democrat-republican cultural split in the USA. No side is truly bad, nor are they truly good.
but turkey has no good friends, even your other turk nations dont like your attitude, I think turkish people should stop oppressing minorities and start democracy
Sergiu Popovici wouldn't it be very easy for ottoman empire to wipe out every nation in balkans since they have ruled the lands nearly for 500 years? I am only asking because i see so many people saying the ottomans tried to demolish everything and had done nothing but evil things. Even after 500 years if the people there can still speak their language and practice their religion isn't it because the turkish ruling was just and right? If the ruling was that crucial wouldn't every balkan country speak Turkish today or every one of them would convert to islam? Dont you think it is different than what Britain or France did in India and Algeria ect.? I really am curious if this is the way people think in your country and i would like you to answer if you wouldn't mind since i wanna see it through your perspective also☺
Sergiu Popovici under ottomen islamic rule, every minority lived in peace and even got many socials benefits even as christians and jews. so stop lying and inviting fake stories you evil disgusting hate spreading propagandists shit . under islamic rule, christians and jews were even allowed to rule with their own law amongst themselfes. where else have minorites so much freedom? so stop lying you piece of trash
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Gi zem
Noone would be converted to islam no matter what turkey did.
People were extremely religious back then that they would rather die tha follow islam.
People today on the other hand are so open minded that the are able to choose what to follow from very early age.
For example me, i decided at the age of 15 that i don't want to follow any religion based on the fact that all religion did Historically speaking was to bring agony and sadness to multiple places in the world.
If my basic religion in greece was islam cus of turkey, i would have done the exactly same thing.
Belief is about you and only you, not about some random empire 100+ years ago.
The language thing, yea sure they kept their languages but there are still some random turkish words flying around ( most from old people 60+ years old) but that's enough.
Greeks during the dark age, had to send their children into "hidden schools" during the night in order to keep the culture and language going, while at day they will do what the ottomans said just to stay alive.
They always pretended that they are one with the ottomans then, but they never were, if they were there would be no greece today
Trust me ottoman empire like every other empire was just about power and it brought only sadness... nothing good.
British and france are not exceptions... ANYONE who violates boarders for the sake of power, money and more land is just evil.
That's just a wrong thing to do.
What greece and the allies did after ww1 was ALSO wrong.
akhs denlew thank you for your kind and honest answer. Some nations like Bosnians, Albanians and Macedonians did convert to islam because of the life they were living back then. Just like once we Turks converted from our own religion to Islam. If you ask me all religions are made up and i have decided to be a part of no religion when i was 15 just like you. I can understand why Greeks and Turks or any other Balkan nations acted the way they did. It's always important to stay as who you are as a nation to be alive as a nation.
And we also have greek words in our language too. I love all of the cultural similarities we have even though we are very different from each other. I know we can't justify history from where we are today now but we have a future together that should be positive and peaceful for the people of both nations
While I am a Europhile, I firmly believe Turkey must remain independent, so as to act as mediator, buffer zone, and beneficiary of its very important geopolitical position. In essence it must become the Switzerland of the East. I admire Turkey and always had a soft spot for it.
We are pretty much neutral in everything but people call it two face lol
what are european numerals? like roman numerals? or do you mean Arabic numerals?
I love these videos showing geopolitical relationships and decisions in another country’s perspective. The China one was very good! Although I got to say, I usually watch em at 1.75x speed.
Me: in gonna go to sleep early
Also me at 3 am:
Thanks
Best wishes from Canada.
I do not have complain against Truedeau Regime and i count myself lucky to be a Canadian,
He will be out in 2019
Nothing new.
Insight Curiosity. Thanks
Wise Ekrem ,
You are most welcome.
This is a nice presentation.
I'm from Turkey and this report is accurate af
God Bless Turkey and it’s people
Great video but we need an update in the near future, economy has shit the bed.
It's been that way for years, friend
Excellent report
What map software do you use? it's way better than google maps
Understanding Turkish Mindset: Which direction do you rotate Döner? Right to left or left to right?
right ofcourse
You mean clockwise or counter clockwise right?
Like the Athenians and the Thessalonikians...
Kalamaki, or souvlaki?
Turkey is the best land that protect his land and culture i am so proud to be a turkish girl
Nimet tatlı
Asalamualaikum brother and sister
Thanks a lot this video. Would you mind if you share all your script ?
Turkish citizen who prepared the video: D
We look forward to seeing you in videos about Israeli persecution, US persecution and exploitation, as well as British and French exploitation.
I am also a Turk.
I do not expect you to understand us, I love my country, those who want trouble can come, those who want to be guests come here. I invite everyone to my country. :)
long live ERDOĞAN
long live Turkey
@NeoTurkism western politics
Makes even non-westerners anti-Western
Please don't listen to this kind of ideological propaganda
We are not enemies of humanity, we can't make our voices heard, please
@NeoTurkism haha yok arap ya da pakistan filan sandım :D
@NeoTurkism onşarda da bazı boyle isimler yapyor
@NeoTurkism ingilizcede konusunca :D
As an American. I need social documentaries lie this to understand a world that is both outside and far different from my own. Globalization is great isn’t it folks. Thanks Shirvan. Always curious about Türkei
Ahh Yes the „American“
That writes Türkei like a german would.
Nice try Adolf :)
@@Jess-737 Gonna cry?
Caspian Report you should prepare a video about Khojaly massacre committed by armenians.Many people need to be informed more about this genocide because as the dead ones are muslims no one seems to care.But we need to get more specific information about this,thanks and keep up with your videos.Really doing good job.
Awesome commentary..enjoyed and learned from it..thanks for your writing and narrating efforts.
Coming from an outsider this is an unexpectedly detailed analysis. Well done.
i think turkey will play with both secular and islamic values to thier advantage both in internal and external affairs
because turkey both secular and islamic. here is 80 million people and i can say half is religious and half is secularist. ofc its not that simple but there is not any short way to explain it
@@furkanday1329 and the kurdish problem
@@shastealyomeal actually kurdish "problem" is too complicated for an outsider. where are u from?
@@furkanday1329 ur mom house
indrid Cold are you 12 years old?
Turkey is not the enemy.
hans oberländer It reminded me of what an American general said in WW2 in Berlin when he saw all the Russian tanks: " we've defeated the wrong enemy!"
constantinople is a joke its name is istanbul
ScarletDespair where are you from i really need to where this stupid creature comes from
ScarletDespair Well yes but turkey isn't like arabia they have the muslim religion but imo they were always valueble allies to us germans.
ScarletDespair cons what ahahah so cute you are ❤
Excellent!
Great analysis
Batman!
Erdogan has destroyed relations with Israel,big mistake Time for Israel to recognize Armenian Holacaust
Kurdish City. Not Turkish
@@kurdokurdistan5933 No I'm going to Batman and i always looking the Turkish flags why I'm not looking Kurdish flag ??? Because are u lier in European city , are u just fake supporter .
@@uunona-45
It's called "Elih" and it's a Kurdish majority city
@@kurdokurdistan5933 Hehe
Very nice video, Shivran. I think you should've mentioned Erdogan's attitude towards the Balkans and particularly the Thrace region, referring to it as "former territories" and supporting political parties in Bulgaria that poll well in the region. It speaks volumes about the Turkish mindset and attitude towards the former empire.
The mindset is to keep the inside nationalists happy, as Turkey mainly consists of them. To keep them happy and controlled. Also to focus anywhere else but the real inside problems Turkey has. And if someone is too bright there is also jail or some form of exile (you don't need accusations for all that of course). That's the mindset of pseudo-kemalist Erdogan. A big happy dictatorship though as Kemalism (but not)
Isn't it a former territory? I am not sure why that would be inaccurate.
What Turks usually try to say with that is that they can trust you, that you are similar, well-known, friends, etc. . It doesn't mean that they want to conquer you.
That would be silly, because Turkey has no history of invasion.
Turkey usually intervenes when it has a security issue. For example, Cyprus was a war started by the Greek junta. Syria were terrorist attacks along the border and refugees. Libya was an invitation by the government.
Where did the awesome background music go???
This video is absolutely amazing, thank you so much for what you do!!
Would be interesting to get videos on Eastern Europe or South America
South America gets pretty far from the Caspian
He did Australia. But I see it unlikely as SA would require a lot of new research it would take him months to unravel the political mess there in his characteristic non-biased analysis.
You can get some in Visual Politik.
You tell the things from your point of view. Those bullshit have no basis in reality. You can come and ask people and nobody will mention about Marmara Region or Marmara Faction bullshit when it comes to secularity or mindset. In every region of Turkey there are religious and secularist people. Erdogan has only 25% base support. Other part of his vote comes from nationalists which are not Islamist but close to Islam rather than Secularism.
Where does Caspian come from ?
Shirvan, Azerbaijan.
I am addicted to his voice and enunciation lol
There's no such thing as "european numeral" indo arabic is the right term.
Turkey is leading to one of its early glory. The increasing influence of turkey in all aspects including economy, geo politics, cultural and militry indicate turkey will regain it early position.
True presention of rights for many community like rohangues, syrian refugees, kashmir on international forum really build the confidence toward turkey.
Long Live Turkey
@Josip They already have
Cheers Shivan, copy ordered! 👍👌
Thank you Shervan
That "Brazil" pronunciation. 👌
I acnnot believe someone who's not a Turk explained this situation brilliantly. Props man!
I didn't know there was such a channel operating from my country)
anyone else having issues with loading issues
The only country that helped the Syrian refugees was Erdogan's Turkey, Turkey even managed to create a peace zone in north of Syria.
Don't let ideological differences affect your judgements.
7:31 - 7:52
I shot those videos. And I'm a Syrian Turk.
If you are clever, this may tell you how complicated is the situation in Turkey and the middle east in general.
Great observation
Very dynamic times, let's hope for the best.
I just love you...
As a Turk, I found the video very successful to explain our situation. Congratulation for your objectivity and knowledge.
Wow, 31 seconds until the first "geo. political." that's gotta be a new record
after 10.00 you said 'authoritarian' could you explain?
most of turkish people hate erdogan in terms of lots of things which i cant count them up right now . we are secular and we'll be till the end
To be fair...I've also met plenty of turks who support him
I don't agree with Erdogan at almost everything as an Atheist. But I agree with operation of Afrin. Terrorism radically dropped when we entered to Middle East. There is no actual ''Kurdish issue'' PKK and PYD don't represent Kurds at all. Only people who supports them are far left wingers and %5-10(at most) of Kurds.
No I hate his guts. I hated him when I was a religious person who prayed at least 2 times a day and I don't like him now either. He corrupted our country and put innocent people in jail. Me liking his stance about Syria is diffrent. Like I like how Hitler liked animals but I still hate Hitler.
And calling Atheists names doen't help. I love this country but I am starting to lose my faith about this country and its people. I am a Turk and my ancestors came here at 13th century. I don't like being alienized.
Princess Mahmoud
Oh ok but he doesn't corrupted your country actually he fought corruption that's why turkey become better you cant denied that turkey situation it's the best since it founded in 1923 and about those people he throws in jail they deserve it and don't forget what ataturk did to Muslims when he becomes the dictator of turkey , may I ask what religion you use to follow
mustafa kamil bro I live in Turkey and have seen corruption myself. Someone in my family was thrown in jail because she was - she wasn't really- a gulenist for them and they had no proof but took her in for 7 months anyway. Bureaucracy is also corrupt.
mustafa kamil And Ataturk had to do radical stuff because he was changing and entire culture. He knew Muslim culture wasn't better then Western culture. So he westernized Turket but not entirely. He took good parts of West. He removed Khaliphate and that disturbed Britain most than anyone else.
You're the best, Shirvan! Another great video!
thats not great. he ruined mostly.
he is just another illiteral.
Thank you.