Turkish Culture Explained: How Ottoman Empire shaped cultural diversity in Turkey

Turkish culture is influenced by Greeks, Arabs, Persians, Armenians, Georgians, Kurds just to name a few.
This is unique and beautiful, and the reason for that was almost no threat of persecution in the Ottoman Empire. The Empire encouraged the mixing of cultures, some might call it the 'the original melting pot' of sorts.
In this episode, I will attempt to break down the cultural diversity of Turkey, and how the Ottomans were instrumental in developing it.
Let's start with the heart, the land itself, Anatolia and Thrace. These 2 regions are split into 7 smaller sub-regions, these are called Aegean, Mediterranean, Marmara, Black Sea, Central, Southeast and Eastern Anatolia.
The geography of the region plays a crucial role in its development. For example, the Black Sea area might give you Switzerland or Austria vibes, whereas the southeast might be hot like a Middle Eastern country.
The Aegean region is pretty much a carbon copy of Greece, but central Anatolia would tell a very different tale.
The cuisine, the music, the dances, the accents, the language, the traditions, the customs, all depend on geography. And when you have a land with 12 thousand years of recorded civilization history, geography is not something you can ignore.
Another reason why Turkey is so diverse is that it has been at the crossroads of different empires and civilizations throughout history, it's been even called the cradle of civilizations.
You really need to understand how Ottoman society functioned and behaved to understand modern Turkish culture came to be.
So, What are you saying Aladdin?
What I am saying is this, we all belong to this earth and the reason Turkish culture is so rich is thanks to the Ottomans who moulded and absorbed cultural heritage from the lands they ruled and conquered.
That’s why Turkish culture with its cities, architecture, language, religion, ethnicities, cuisine, music and traditions is so diverse.
That's why there's room for everyone in this country.
That's why whether you’re from a western culture or an eastern culture you’ll find that your culture left its mark here
And that's why when looking at Turkish or any other culture, one should look beyond the negativity on the internet and appreciate how multifaceted it is.
Thanks for watching and see you in the next one.
00:00 Intro
01:27 Geography
02:22 Cradle of Civilizations
03:09 Ottoman Cuisine
04:58 Architecture in Istanbul
05:33 Where did Turks come from?
06:06 Turkish language
06:24 How did Turks rule?
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[@AladdinsTurkey]

Do you see any signs of Ottoman Empire in your country or culture? If you have questions, please comment down below. I'd be happy to answer them all.

[@mlogical4099]

There are many ottoman architectural buildings in Massawa, Eritrea

[@edayhashim]

More stuff like this please. Love it

[@Aroma_of_a_Roamer]

@@Eren.3210 Im just curious to know why do you hate Arabs so much? It's seems that you love Europeans and hate and discriminate Arabs? But you state that Turkish are nice people.I agree Turkish people are indeed nice people as my best friend is Turkish and he is an amazing human being.You having hatred towards Arabs is not a good example of a good human being.

[@Aroma_of_a_Roamer]

@@Eren.3210 thanks for your response and expressing your views. The thing that I don't understand is that you are mixing up two different things together.Arabs & Islam.Do you have problems with Islam or do you have problem with middle eastern Arabs? If Islam then most Muslims are not actually Arabs they're Indonesians.Also Turkey itself is Muslim with the ottomans all being Muslim. Also Turkish language has so many arabic words.In essence turkey has major influences from Arabs and Muslims. So you hating on Arabs and Muslims is really hating on yourself because your ancestors and culture is strongly intertwined and influenced by Islam and Arabs. Also last time I checked the Ottomans were defeated and conquered by Europeans not Arabs. Yes the Arabs did revolt against the ottomans during WW1 but did you ask yourself why they did that? Also the Arabs paid the price for it and they pretty much lost Palestine for it.In summary Arabs are not perfect neither are Turks,or Greeks or Kurds or Armenian etc. I love Turkey and I love Turkish people and culture. As a Muslim I will always support and pray for peace and success of my Muslim brothers and sisters.I pray that Allah guide and remove the negativity and hatred you have towards Muslims or middle eastern Arabs whichever it is.Have a good night.peace

[@naqshnaz3811]

The entire india is I think influenced by turks

[@edayhashim]

I have always been a multi cultural person & as such Turkey is perfect for me. It's even harder to tell what a typical turk looks like. You guys can look European, Middle Eastern & even Asian at the same time. So exotic. And yes I love Turks & Turkish culture so much.

[@lb3843]

Turks (ethnic Turks) are a mixture of Central Asian and Native Anatolian! But yes there is a diversity in Ethnic groups there due to many people settling in Turkey from Europe and Asia. Especially during the Ottoman Empire

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@mikeriley3556]

as a Kurdish person, i can't relate to turkish-centric turkey, there must be a change, if the country was called Anatolia and had two official ethnicities and languages, like Canada for example, i would be able to be part of that country way more, alas with turkey as a Kurd i never feel "turkish" the only solution is a free Kurdistan

[@odaenathus7825]

@@mikeriley3556 then go back to “Kurdistan”. Check the history of the term itself and the borders of your “Kurdistan” centuries ago!

[@ozgurask753]

@@mikeriley3556 most probably you are a Kurdish who doesn't live in Turkey.

[@Placate568]

Very informative!🙌

[@jibrailamin3068]

Brilliantly explained.👏👍

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@jimsteinberg9291]

Great essay!

[@lalagarcia94]

I'm a Spanish-Turkish Latina that is very interested in my biological mother's people, culture, heritage and Country I am coming home to visit and show my children the other half of who they are mashallah.

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@godofchaoskhorne5043]

A large part of heritage is culture. Please try to learn your language and make it live on through your kids. Being raised bilingual is also very good for a kids development and makes it easy to learn new languages.

[@unstoppable-ar3292]

TURKEY is so amazing, it's my second time visiting it and I can't get enough of Istanbul history.. People are tolerant and helpful..Never had any issues with theft or hate or prejudice. Love Turkey and it's people, wish this country the best always.

[@ameral-subai4431]

Like the new shooting spot!

[@azharmuhammad2190]

Wow 👌 👏 😍 love your new studio 🎙 😍 👌

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@shellwirtful]

Aladdin Türkiye’yi çok seviyorum, Şişli’de güzel bir daire aldim - I’ll think about setting up my restaurant 😃❤️🇹🇷

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@Suhaylan]

Marhaba Aladdin, excellent video bro. You know I fell in love with Turkiye , and Istanbul city the first time I visited.

[@AladdinsTurkey]

Thank you 😍🙏🏼

[@MrTrickFM]

I'm so glad I discovered your channel, Aladdin! I come from Romania and I have also noticed how our countries mostly share the same culture thanks to the common Ottoman past! But I have a request for you. *Please give some details about the work culture in Türkiye,* especially regarding the *work-life balance.* I am mostly interested to know whether in Türkiye people have their *personal time respected* (like in the western countries, where working schedules coincide with the actual working hours) or whether people are expected to stay and do (unpaid) overtime work - which is typical for a lot of non-western countries. I think it would be a great topic for a video of its own, especially if there is more to talk about than what can fit inside a youtube comment!

İ think I need to make videos in this office too

[@umer.1837]

I also think I watch all your videos 😍🤩

[@AladdinsTurkey]

Welcome

[@levaloveable]

Great video Aladdin! I'm from Indonesia and im obsessed with ottoman culture

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@misteravocado513]

Wkwkwkww

[@gulsherkhan6842]

Beautifully explained and very nicely delivered 👍👍

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@dafnem8671]

Beautiful video! My parents just left for the second time and they love Turkey. Can’t wait for them to visit again, so much to show them… Talking about restaurants, we are in need of a Moroccan one in Turkey…

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@umer.1837]

Amazing bravo

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@mdbelaluddin4798]

Thanks Aladdin.. nice video... love from Bangladesh...

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@nezjan7095]

Amazing video, amazing info mate. Really enjoyed it.

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@photogartho]

Thank you for your video. I have been to Turkey 3 times and hope to return again later this year. I find it endlessly fascinating- so many cultural influences. Having grown up in California, we learned very little of your history. Our loss. The people are wonderful. The food is great.The geographical and architectural beauty wonderful. Istanbul reminds me of San Francisco in some ways- the hills and views of the water and boats. If I were a younger man I could see myself living there.

[@photogartho]

Did I mention the food?

[@photogartho]

@@Eren.3210 Yes. Modern AND with great history. Did I mention the food?

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@farahn.9370]

@@photogartho yeah you mentioned the Turkish food is great

[@delaramserajuddin370]

Turkey is a very beautiful lovely country , and multicultural. Very nice video.

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@flearedox6320]

This is good

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@dilneemuth3491]

@Aladdin I do appreciate the 'Union Jack ' flag.. only thing missing would be the Turkiye flag.

[@Ali-hp5lr]

Bence Türkçe altyazı eklemelisin videolarına böylelikle daha çok takipçi kasarsın 😌

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@umer.1837]

Make a video on study opportunities plz Kindly reply

[@ameral-subai4431]

Why not suggest viable investment ventures in Turkiye other than real state? We are looking forward to that if you can give it a go.

[@georgiaguardian4696]

Because of Reading and watching videos about Ottoman Empire, it’s. Ery interesting to read about Turkey

[@bobm6360]

Thanks Aladdin. For fun and curiosity would you do a dna test for us to see your results? Living dna or 23andMe is what I recommend.

[@asdjkl4502]

Good idea. As Turk myself i am very curious about it :)

[@r.k.8120]

I did a DNA test with Ancestry. 45% Anatolia and 55% Caucasus...

[@asdjkl4502]

@@r.k.8120 so how do you call yourself caucasian, turk?

[@r.k.8120]

@@asdjkl4502 yes . Caucasus has a lot of turks since ancient times

[@bobm6360]

@@r.k.8120 You will be surprised at your results with the 2 companies I mentioned. Ancestry doesn’t do a thorough search.

[@kellyting7674]

After visiting Turkey last month, I wonder why I haven't known it before??? I consider myself a real world-class citizen , hongkonger live and traveling the world since was teenager... After visiting Turkey.....woooooo💘 Amazing,!¡ And.. .there s no words to describe... Turkey, so interesting ,so magical!!!! Can't wait to go back!!!! Turkish people are truely beautiful inside out !!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@boodog4023]

Istanbul: where everyone is a foreigner and everyone is a native.

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@qatipi62]

Nice to see a video purposelly not mentioning Albania

[@shariffbutt927]

One of my uzbak friend here in New York city and brother lives in Istanbul and his wife is from Azerbaijani i love turkey and Turkish and I spent few years with Turkish bros ❤in Germany " by the way I am from Pakistan " PEACE ""love from New York city USA ❤🇺🇸❤🇵🇰❤🇹🇷❤❤❤❤

[@aaronn123]

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[@SoMoh714]

8:05I'm Indian I like to settle there, I have interest ottoman culture far more than Delhi mamluks and mughals

[@evanmysteryman3595]

You've been watching too much ertugrul son

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@SoMoh714]

@@evanmysteryman3595 nope, learnt to much about them...

[@saif__abi]

My dream destination 😊😍😍😬😘

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@AhmadHassan-jb9mm]

Hy bro, how are you, when are you coming in Pakistan, nice informative vedio about turkey culture

[@majidriaz4671]

He will never come to Pakistan after the social media trend get out Pakistani in turkiye

[@mikaelkyriakos4438]

When are you coming to India😃😀

[@rahilabutt4173]

Great video beautiful informative video Rahila Butt Pakistan Turkey sultanate usmaniya qaim ho gi inshalla Tayab Rajub urtugan ko Alla salamet rakhy illahi soma ameen 💖 ❤

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@furqansaeed7985]

Aladdin such as Turkey true and beautiful,you also true and beautiful person

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@Viv8ldi]

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[@fardeenahmedmansur9890]

I'm from India! The place where the turkish-mongol Mughal empire ruled with absolute power...... I was so happy to see you acknowledge mughal empire alongside the ottomans

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@fardeenahmedmansur9890]

Add Indian Muslims contributed to the building of Hejaz railways by Sultan Abdul Hamid

[@foreverrocks7989]

Well both the invaders of India and Anatolia has common ancestors that is turkic people.

[@suhailshafi]

By all means, explain Turkey and its culture. On the other hand, there is probably no need to appease any haters or any intolerant people.

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@majidchandoi3617]

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[@camilakhalifa2397]

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[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@rayanamara5059]

You look so Gorgeous!! These captivating Lips!!

[@simko28]

All what Turkey needs to be a tolerance modern country for all those ethnics you mentioned to have freedom for ex education in their own language , autonomy to rule their regions , and freedom , but unfortunately Turkey ‘s policy is still like medieval time , ethnic cleansing , force and fear policy are ruling there , they still think they can solve their problems by bombing , killing, displaying and forcing people . Force and fear will never solve the problems but make it worse for the future .

[@allysoobratty7565]

Life must be nice in the Courtyard of the Ottoman Empire

[@AsifSaifuddinAuvipy]

you forgot Jenisseries

[@koksalceylan9032]

Its called little Asia for a reason. Smart Roman who gived the name what the Greek called Anatolia( Land of the Rising Sun). (Nippon,Niho, Japan???)

[@baneman7783]

What happened to christians and christian culture during 1915-1925 in Turkey?

[@Human_boy_91]

It's just a horror dream of Armenians It does not exist

[@deepa5884]

M an Indian... Nd I love ur videos... Soon m going to open an Indian restaurant in Istanbul 😉

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@skullsforerlikkhansthrone9306]

Try to comply with hygienic rules and everything will be fine

[@ilmawisdom]

Done! Aladdin.. you're going to eat Indian food very soon. much love from india

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@edenadam872]

TELL ME PLEASE: IF U SAYING YOU ARE TURKISH BORN: then how come you have this strong command of English language??? sorry ..but i am very curious re your strong English !! This is in addition to your wide Knowledge of lots of subjects at UNIVERSITY LEVEL !!! Thanks

[@rizwanmuhammad6468]

Aladdin. Why British flag. Why not Turkish. ?

[@abufath29]

Honestly İstanbul needs more Pakistani and Bangladeshi restaurants. 🇧🇩🇵🇰 There is a Bangladeshi restaurant in Fatih, İstanbul and its soo good.

[@AladdinsTurkey]

Thanks for sharing

[@aaronn123]

no! We want all Pakistanis, Arabs and Afghans to leave our country ❌

[@abufath29]

@@aaronn123 Should Turks then leave Germany as well?

[@evanmysteryman3595]

It is a dream to settle in Turkey but unfortunately the economy is not stable

[@AladdinsTurkey]

We’ve talked about this in depth on Property Turkey’s channel , highly recommend you to go and watch 🙏🏼

[@skullsforerlikkhansthrone9306]

Foreigners do not have to worry about the economy

[@muhammedmulafer6977]

Hey aladdin im an indian and i know indian cuisine, coming to turkey to learn turkish cuisine, what say? Partners?🙃

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@majidriaz4671]

I am also immigrating to Turkiye I will be learning Turkish cuisine I am interested in opening a restaurant Indian n Turkish cuisine.

[@naqshnaz3811]

Salam Aladdin from India

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@sundasmunawar1.0]

Turkey is my dream place😍 love from pakistan♥️

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@mikaelkyriakos4438]

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[@Human_boy_91]

I Love Ottoman Empire ❤ Osman gaazi Alp Arsalan And the great sultan Mehmed ❤

[@faarax2993]

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[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@simko28]

Yogurt exists since Mesopotamia time , it’s was called mast in north Mesopotamia and Leban in south , Turks came gave it another name , that doesn’t mean they created , lol even tho hopefully those little thing won’t matter in 2023 , English language is dominating the world sooner or later and it’s yoghurt in English now ,

[@vassilisioannou5488]

you calming that yogurt is Turkish because of the name being from Turkish origin, The cuisine of the ancient Greeks included a dairy product known as oxygala (οξύγαλα) which was similar to today's known yogurt.Galen (AD 129 - c. 200/c. 216) mentioned that oxygala was consumed with honey, similar to the way thickened Greek yogurt is eaten today and Greece was part of the Ottoman empire so you cant clam to invent yogurt just because of the Turkish name, like you said Turkey was influenced by many cultures.

[@bobm6360]

Hi Spiro, at the end of the day we are the fruits of extraterrestrial experimenting and the labels aren’t important watch Alex Collier or Elena Danaan. Every language has a word for yogurt, it’s likely to have existed simultaneously in different countries around the world. I personally have a preference for Turkish made yogurt as it’s more versatile.

[@vassilisioannou5488]

@@bobm6360 I think Turkish yogurt is just regular type, they don't strain it like we do here in Greece.

[@Ultimate_Kars]

Yogurt in origin is absolutely Turkish but I think Greeks and other cultures improved it over time.

[@vassilisioannou5488]

@@Ultimate_Kars not really

[@Ultimate_Kars]

@@vassilisioannou5488 I mean as a Greek it is only natural for you to defend yogurt is Greek but there are historical facts we have here. First of all as he said. Name has Turkish origin or ,we can say, it is literally Turkish.

[@mosidadiedericks5873]

Salaam.. 👍😊🌹🕋🇿🇦

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@vedatakcakoca4792]

You forget Selcuks Empire, Cengiz Empire, Timur Empire.

[@faarax2993]

Turkey 🇹🇷 is a such a beautiful place to visit.

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@999hiringhub]

Nice content Aladin or mote ho gae ho😜😜😄

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@lb3843]

Very nice! You forgot to mention that Turks in Turkey are mixed with the Native Anatolian and then Central Asian. Your not only Central Asian , your also Native Anatolian.

[@geniskitle0195]

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[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@bakhtiyar.ali.ba00]

The British flag in your background is not looking good. Lots of love from Pakistan to Alladdin

[@AilsaPehi]

Fascinating. Beautiful Turkey.

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@Imran-qz3xm]

Türkish and English subs please..😑

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@WahidKhawaja]

No comment on your Studio because we can hardly see anything but the British Flag in the dark background.

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@Shakibahmed210]

If Ottoman empire will continued then turkiye would be super power

[@shazashraf2306]

whatever you say is the truth

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@javidjewllers420]

AP moty ho gay ho . Never mind 🇵🇰🇹🇷😚

[@mking7325]

This person saying you look fatty but just face I think you are so handsome debonair man no doubt 👍👍🙏🙏💯😁🙏

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@rakhirathore9695]

Love from india 🇮🇳

[@AladdinsTurkey]

Love from Turkey 😍🙏🏼

[@shahzadkhan-tp1hw]

👏👏👏👏👍🥰🇵🇰

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@azlangujjar861]

ترکی کردوں کی وجہ سے پاکستان کے لوگ پریشان ہیں کہ یہ کیسے مسلمان ہیں ۔ترکی کرد کے مذہب رسم و رواج پر اردو میں ویڈیو بنائیں تاکہ پاکستانی جان سکیں کہ ترکی کے مسلمانوں اور کردوں میں فرق

[@Stockcryptocritique]

Hmm The Ottomans vs feet 😂

[@zariaalhajmoustafa2573]

‏‪5:33‬‏ is not Arab design it Islamic

[@kok17]

Are you sure

[@Human_boy_91]

​@@kok17of course the islam following in Turkey is different from Arabs Their way to pray is a little bit Different from Arabs And their accent and the way to read Quran ❤

[@kok17]

@@Human_boy_91 it's mean he is wrong ?

[@Human_boy_91]

@@kok17 i think yes bro it 2 minutes you to understand The mosques which are built in Saudi Arabia is different in design from türkiye Go and search Turkish mosque And then Saudi Arabia mosques you find many differences Search Arabic Islamic scholars and then Turkish Islamic scholars

[@nadeenamir9172]

When u come in Pakistan 🙁😟

[@AladdinsTurkey]

Hopefully soon 😍🙏🏼

[@nadeenamir9172]

@@AladdinsTurkey most most welcome 🤗🤗🤗i am waiting for your vlogs in pakistan😍

[@zariaalhajmoustafa2573]

Sadly modern Turkey last that diversity because of ethnic nationalism

[@m.s.b4332]

Turks are really welcoming when it comes to foreigners, BUT it is only limited to white foreigner and not people from Middel East. Turks are so harsh and rude against Middel Easterns. I visited Istanbul from Scandinavia, I was shocked from the amount of disrespect from Turks. It was not what I have imagined Turks were like. Definitely not visiting again, even though I love the food and country within it self.

[@AladdinsTurkey]

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[@mfakkaya]

Bilgili ve müslüman Türkler bütün yabancılara saygılıdır. Biz kültürümüze ve dinimize bağlıyız. Fakat ortadoğululara saygısız davrananlar, laik ve seküler olan Türkler maalesef.

[@skullsforerlikkhansthrone9306]

We do not care where you are from. But if we notice you are disrespectful or badmouthing us, we won't give a quarter. Tis our culture. Like it or leave or never come back.

[@m.s.b4332]

@@skullsforerlikkhansthrone9306 Oh, but I was never disrespectful. That's why I was shocked. Honestly I really liked Turkey before, but now

[@edomin1148]

His first sentences are already explaining what Turkish culture is all about. Behind his sugar coated BS, it is colonialism, just like the British. As this video was posted the Turkish authoriterian regime of erdogon was already helping its so called one nation puppet, Azerbaijan further plan to push the native Armenians out of yet their another land, historically called Artsakh. Just as they did with Nakhijevan, western Armenia, and other areas. At least the common wealth nations recognize their actions. But the Muslims and even worse Turkic Muslims, never admitted to their genocidal, ethnic cleansing of natives that actually shrieked the Christian poppulations from thriving to mere hundred thousands in a matter of 100 years, since the 18th century. Velad the impailor of Romanoa, from whom the Dracula was created, hated the ottoman thugs, who inslaved Europeans and other, took their sons to become janoceries, their daughters to become wives, and gave Christians 2nd class citizenship. At the end, Ararat and Van, 2 symbols of Armenian culture and in the west, Aija Sophia and many others are controlled by this dictatorship state.

[@sundasmunawar1.0]

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[@AladdinsTurkey]

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