BAKU | The Super Modern Capital of Azerbaijan

Exploring the fascinating city of Baku, the capital of the country of Azerbaijan on the edge of Europe and Asia.
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[@user-eu7xd8ed7y]

Baku is one of the most beautiful city in the world Hi from Georgian boy from sunny Tbilisi to my sisters and brothers Azerbaijanians

[@gggg-az]

salam and gamarjoba from Baku Azerbaijan. I like Georgians cities and peoples too but I never was there.

[@drankooo]

Gamarjoba Bro! 🇦🇿❤🇬🇪

[@nareka9566]

@@drankooo Peace bro 🇦🇲❤🇦🇿

[@MSav1988]

Planning to visit Baku/Tbilisi and Yerevan coming May! Hi from India 🇮🇳 😀

[@ShadowEndlessYT]

😘 hi from Azerbaijan

[@rovshanbagirov4653]

And, by the way, the region you mentioned as "totally separated from Azerbaijan, Artsakh" is a part of Azerbaijan, internationally recognized as Azerbaijan's Karabakh region, recently liberated from the Armenian occupation that lasted for nearly 30 years. It was never independent from Azerbaijan and has never been recognized by any state, including Armenia

[@navarroblanco6112]

When he said "totally separated" he was referring to Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

[@farhadakhmedov5339]

@@navarroblanco6112 but he mentioned about ''republic of artsakh''. there is no any notion about this. there is Karabakh economic region in Azerbaijan. Gabriel should know about it before saying something like that

[@Sevinc9]

Karabakh is always part of the Azerbaijani map, not new. It is called Karabakh.

[@andyt8216]

I shall be there in April. Can’t wait 🇬🇧 🇦🇿

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Sweet, have a great time.

[@Vek44]

İnşAllah.qonaq ol.

[@Vek44]

🇦🇿🤝

[@Turgut2022]

Welcome!🇦🇿🙏

[@Turgut2022]

Xoş gəldiz!🇦🇿🙏

[@2008israelramos]

What a fantastic city that I honestly didn't even know existed.

[@User58747]

I'm English, but watching these videos of Baku makes me want to live there!

[@italianstallion9170]

me too very good for business and the women there all want to start families with westerners and marry them!

[@ee019_]

​@@italianstallion9170 You are definitely lying. Azerbaijani girls usually marry their own men. In very rare cases, there are women who marry foreigners. Azerbaijani men are very strong and beautiful. Girls from Europe and many other countries prefer our Azerbaijani men.

[@h12gvj567]

@@italianstallion9170 this isn't true at all.

[@anticahil]

​​@@italianstallion9170i love italy❤

[@turkandemir44]

​@@italianstallion9170Азербайджанцы традиционно выходят замуж или женятся только с представителями своего народа.Конечно, есть и исключения.Но речь идет об основной части населения. Из представителей другого народа часто создают семьи с турками, но турки почти такой же народ, как и азербайджанцы, ибо у них одни и те же корни , очень похожий язык, культура, обычаи, кухня и т.д.

[@user-nt9rj8sz4m]

Hospitability of Azerbaijanis is not comparable! That is the thing which makes these people unique I think

[@johnslayton20]

Georgia and Azerbaijan are also blowing my mind, beautiful corner of the world to visit!

[@benandhaley]

Baku is a beautiful city! We loved our time here and couldn't believe how modern it was.

[@jennyoshea1958]

Wonderful architecture. Beautiful.

[@nadirhosseini6395]

Absolutely beatiful and very modern and very clean

[@pedrozatravel]

It is amazing how modern the city is, definitely not how it is portrayed in the media.

[@clivebirch8199]

What a beautiful city, so clean everywhere, lots of open spaces and strangely, NO graffiti to be seen! Wonderful! 🌞

[@pogga5182]

You can't find graffitis easily in Azerbaijan. Such laws are very strict.

[@evacrabb5294]

Very very interesting! Never imagined that Azerbaijan is such beautiful, developed, modern and clean country! And those underpasses - nowhere in North America or Europe would they look like that, they would be sketchy, dirty and defaced with ugly graffiti. Thank you Gabriel for showing us parts of the world that are really worth discovering!

[@vaultkeeper2]

I guess one of the reasons is that anyone who would be caught smashing a vending machine, urinating or do grafitti in an underpass in Azerbaijan would pay very, very dearly for that, unlike the West with a slap on the wrist like 20 hours community service.

[@pogga5182]

​​​@@vaultkeeper2you're right. No one would put himself/ herself in a bad situation over graffitis. And I think such activities are just not common for azeri teenagers.

[@turkandemir44]

​@@pogga5182Граффити в Баку есть , но они в определенных местах и дозированно, не портят общую атмосферу и здания.

[@turkandemir44]

​@@vaultkeeper2Причина чистоты кроется еще и в менталитете.

[@FUZZYnow]

@@vaultkeeper2if penalties were the only thing keeping people from doing those acts, north korea would be the most beautiful country in the world. It’s the etiquette. It’s the culture. Azerbaijani people have a gentle spirit, they are deeply connected to their cities. Baku is like a sanctuary for musicians artists people of all diversities. Where else would you be able to see a thriving jewish and christian, muslim communities all together co existing?

[@selimheisenberg8609]

The city was remarkably good and clean, making it the perfect backdrop for a truly enchanting travel video. Thank you Gab. for your efforts in showcasing its beauty.

[@sandradalessandro2935]

Really gorgeous day. Sky was beautiful. The prices on everything food hotel even your new shoes. Really economical!! The city is very clean and not that crowded. The mall yesterday was amazing!! Great mix in skyline of ancient. Vs. really modern. This city. Is a hidden gem. Thanks for taking us along 💓💖💕

[@turkandemir44]

😊 Вечером в самом центре ,особенно летом и в праздничные дни ,в выходные и в Новом Году, в праздник Новруз на улице очень много людей.Все кафе и рестораны полные.Днем в основном все на работе , а вечером выходят погулять, особенно когда солнечные и тёплые дни.

[@living_peace]

The fire in Azerbaijan is not only because of gas, but because of the past and the Zoroastrian religion, which was the Zoroastrian religion of the people of Azerbaijan.

[@Ojstra]

Azerbaijan is a positive surprise so far, no doubt. Looking forward to see these guided tours in next days.

[@exoticveganrecipes5655]

That's one clean, modern, beautiful city. People on point also, very nice👌🏼

[@turkandemir44]

В Баку каждый год проводится F1.Многие знают и следят.

[@maryrosed8475]

Baku looks like am amazing city. I would love to visit it.

[@cindybalog7318]

Fantasticalishiously esoteric! Fishscale walkways, Lotus,Flame,Crescent buildings, baroque statues and mysterious places! Wasn't even on my radar, soo impressive, BlessUrTravels!

[@1fredricka]

beautiful city and so clean! Makes me jealous!

[@rexx9496]

Had no idea what to expect but this city seems very livable with a nice mix of modern and traditional. Maybe a bit too many cars for my liking but still nice.

[@joydeeproy1580]

What a lovely country

[@marygeorge2281]

It's such a clean attractive city, thanks for showing us Gabe, nice music too.

[@TheB1nary]

What a fantastic place!!!

[@sevinjaliyeva1251]

I would like to thank you for sharing this wonderful video from the capital of the Land of Fire. Miss you Baku, from here to the Moon and back.

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

What a beautiful city!! So clean and so pleasant...never heard of Baku until you came here! Cheers!

[@CelticMickWalks]

Looks like an amazing country. Add to my ever growing list Gabe. Still 9 days in Nepal.

[@CelticMickWalks]

Update, I am heading to Bacu Azerbaijan in April

[@Andrij_Kozak]

Azerbaijani flag was officially raised today in Khankendi (formerly known Stepanakert) the capital of Karabakh. The 35 year long war is officially over today.

[@vaultkeeper2]

Hopefully there will be peace with Armenia also!

[@Andrij_Kozak]

@@vaultkeeper2 peace agreement expected to be signed until the end of this year. But Russia of course doesn’t want peace anywhere in the world.

[@MomoMomoyan]

Artsakh is will always be an Armenian region, Armenias will stand again ! During the 44 day war Armenia fought against Azerbaijan, turkey, isis terrorists from Syria and special forces from Pakistan. Christians in that region will stand again!

[@seljuk6423]

@@MomoMomoyanwhat about extraterrestrial forces? I just love to read barbarian separatist comments 😂😂😂😂

[@MomoMomoyan]

@@seljuk6423 didn’t Turkey assist you cowards to win the war? Didn’t Russia assist Azerbaijan to take back Artsakh? Tell the truth! Your dictator Aliyev has brainwashed you all too long, time for you all to wake and see the truth!

[@janeldunn65]

I enjoyed the interaction with the young men 😂 and would love to walk around Baku on such a lovely evening ❤

[@JennyGunner-ge3lz]

This city is so beautiful, so pristine. Beautiful clear weather is really making it shine. Thanks Gabriel for this wonderful tour of Baku😊

[@fd2824]

No graffiti?! Makes me want to move there.

[@christineviking1578]

This place is awesome! The 3 lads were so friendly

[@christinelamb1167]

I enjoyed this video so much! All the videos from Baku have been awesome, and I am very interested in Azerbaijan because of what you have shown us. What a beautiful city Baku is, and the people seem very open and friendly. The food looks delicious, as well! 😋 Those boys you met were so happy to talk to you, and probably excited to be in a YT video! 😀 Thanks for taking us along on your adventure in Baku, Gabriel. I am looking forward to seeing more of the sights there, and I'm already wondering which country you are off too next!

[@MilaTheTravelJunkie]

I have been considering Azerbaijan for a while! Now your videos are getting me really curious! It looks awesome!

[@effie-montreal]

WOW this is a beautiful city thanks for the tour Gabe

[@isamaaltaein8672]

Hi Gabe, wow it is so beautiful city, clean, safe and affordable, we love the city. Thank you for taking us with you. Chaos

[@annieis300]

Love the gold statues and shop... very unique! Flame Towers look cool too... many different types of awesome architecture! A very WOW city!!! Such a beautiful clean area... thank you for sharing!!! 💙❤💚

[@adrianburn7178]

Looks like a great city. Your video really makes me want to go there!

[@alkhanalkhanov358]

I have traveled to most European countries and cities, visited megacities. But I have never seen a city as magnificent as Baku. Every street is a different architecture, a different vibe. Additionally, it is a very safe city. Hope to see next time..

[@user-se7zm6wj5i]

Thank you for this tour of Baku.I have watched it all in a breath. The golden figures impressed me and Baku as a whole.

[@marvinsalamero9111]

A Blessed Good Day Sir Gabe, Wowwwww what a nice Beautiful Very Impressive Beautiful 😍 City Of Baku Azerbaijan, So Very Clean City and Gives you Goodvibes, and Beautiful 🤩 Unique Buildings, and Structures , thank u so much sir Gabe for your wonderful walk around tour video Godbless from the Philippines 🇵🇭🙏🙂♥️

[@walterdolen7169]

What an amazing city. Thanks.

[@fidybeanbird]

I am really enjoying your videos but they make me (Azerbaijani) and my partner (who’s not from thete but love the country) miss Baku so much ❤😢

[@ahvidaneidavirgilluminous8754]

Very clean n unique underpasses.. like no others?

[@STEVEANDTHESTORIES]

This is an amazing City!!I live in Los Angeles and I've been all over the world and every city in the United states. I can say without hesitation that Baku makes every city in the United states look like a dump. When you compare the cost of living and business opportunities Baku is a no brainer.

[@tube.brasil]

That's oil and gas money for a country of 10 million people. It's easy.

[@STEVEANDTHESTORIES]

@@tube.brasil Hello there- I appreciate you commenting. The United States has gas, oil and much more. For example big tech, 200 plus military bases around the world and on and on and on. I believe they worked hard on making their city great. This has not come to them with ease and luck.

[@alex182618]

Yet, there are more than 700,000 immigrants from Azerbaijan live in the US. Clean streets are nice, but it is not everything. I talked to some immigrants and they said that life in Azerbaijan is very difficult. They said salaries are low and prices are high there.

[@turkandemir44]

​@@alex182618Живу в Азербайджане , в Баку и довольна своей жизнью.Цены не дороже, чем в других странах , а то и намного дешевле, особенно транспорт, овощи ,фрукты и многое другое- просто копейки.Здесь все растет, даже субтропические фрукты лимоны, мандарины, чай , апельсины,фейхоа, арбузы, яблоки, помидоры, орехи -все, что пожелаете,кроме бананов.😜Все натуральное, даже мясо вкусное, аж пальчики оближешь.Об этом говорят сами туристы тоже.

[@turkandemir44]

​@@alex182618Иммигранты есть в разных странах,не только в США, но и в Азербайджане.В США азербайджанцы эмигрировали в основном в 90-х и нулевых, когда страна только что вышла из СССР и войны в Карабахе. Экономика была слабая, ибо все шло в СССР, а свой капитал не собрали. В середине 90-х Азербайджан прописал первый Контракт Века и начал строительство нефтяного трубопровода ы Европу. Затем был прлаисан второй Контракт Века , и Азербайджан провел газовую трубу до Европы. Таким образом, удалось поднять экономику и стать самой сильной и развитой страной в регионе Южного Кавказа.Азербайджан даже в советское время играл ведущую роль не только на Кавказе, но и во всем СССР и являлся страной-донором, в отличии от других стран , в том числе Армении, которая жила за счет ресурсов Азербайджана и помощи Москвы.

[@debabanerjee9131]

another amazing video with beautiful weather in this very interesting city

[@laurensvanesveld1354]

Love this city and so clean as well, love to combine it when the F1 is there and stay for a week even. Thanks Cabe for the lovely footage as always for years.❤

[@michellesteinbeiss-bryan7366]

Fascinating video. Delightful capital city. I’ve really enjoyed watching your videos on Baku this weekend. I honestly never would have guessed Baku to be so alluring. What a travel gem! Thank you for sharing the adventure.

[@rovshanbagirov4653]

You should have gone down those stairs from the 20th January Martyrs monument towards the observation deck with a marvelous city view, which you obviously missed

[@2Travelis2Live]

I really enjoyed this video. Azerbaijan seems like such a vibrant place.

[@mistertigre.4611]

Awesome video man I think this is the cleanest city I ever seen so far together with Singapore.

[@user-cm6hr7kw3z]

So Amazing episode I am completely enjoyed thanks to Gabriel

[@wilfredotorres6628]

Hi Gabriel, this was just incredible they really wanted you to take these walks around the city of Baku. You've adapted fast to getting around the stop in the park with the young guys that stopped you, it was a wonderful hug he gave you. The city has embraced you I could see you staying a bit longer and really enjoying being around the people, and the warmth of the city, and then seeing other aspects of the county the mountains, towns, and communities really taking in the whole experience it's has been eyeing opening experience witness by us your viewers. Do you know what that business was? It was an interesting curio shop where the golden statues were located. The first statue, which had an eagle located on the person's head looked remarkably like a Native American an amazing shop.

[@ayselkarimli914]

It is Təzəbəy Hamamı.

[@charlottethien3749]

Gabriel , Thank you for the current and past history. It is a clean city, it seems. Those boys were so excited that you like Turkey , fun to watch their interaction with you ❣️

[@johncruise907]

Sehidler Xiyabani - means Martyrs Dom, this is where all the Martyrs who fought the Soviet Army invasion were buried.

[@TUBESPECIFIC1]

That is a really nice city!!!

[@marianacanas6510]

Beautiful city

[@vitalitihomirov5781]

I like your minimal editing. What a marvelous building... Soviet municipal building 1952. Hmm. But here we see glorious Hilton.

[@nurlan_dsc]

The Caucasus is such an under-explored part of Europe that needs to be changed! Loved it. Azerbaijan is a unique country

[@clarkmadrosen1780]

So clean. Am impressed 😊

[@End_Illegal_Apartheid_israel]

fascinating country. Thanks Gabe.

[@Sevinc9]

Welcome to Azerbaijan 🌹🇦🇿🫶

[@pkjlr77]

Absolutely love your videos Gabe, it is brilliant the speed and consistency at which you churn out such hugh quality on almost a daily basis. Best travel you tuber bar none. Keep on cruisin' ✌️🙂

[@Seanney25582]

Amazing video, you have really promoted Baku really well, you must be off to Kazhastan or Uzbekistan next

[@sabrinastraveladventures4263]

So impressive! This will be added to my bucket list! ❤woow 😮 Sabrina 🇫🇷🇬🇧

[@JackTaudi]

What a most impressive City, so clean, well laid out with a mixture of Old and New 💙💙 Looking at its GDP it is a relatively poor Country by what you have shown us of Baku u wouldn’t know it 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@Moemuntz]

Get well soon. I’m curious about your health precautions when traveling. How do you prepare? Check up? Vaccines? Flu shots? Etc also travel and health insurance would be an interesting topic if you want to cover them one day. Thanks

[@angellove0726]

Wow amazing unexpected gorgeous city of Baku, Azerbaijan, this blog one of my favourite. Keep up the good work and take care always. I hope you make blog in Philippines soon. Regards from Philippines 😍🤩

[@Andrij_Kozak]

It would be nice to see something from the countryside in the Caucasus mountains in a day tour.

[@turkandemir44]

В этом смысле стоит посетить Габалу, КубУ, отдаленное горное село Хыналык,особенно аутентинчный древний ШекИ, Лагич.

[@yips_way]

The bus fair is very cheap (0.40 Manat), looks like it's one price no matter the distance. That's going to take some trips to get your card spent 🤣

[@angelinaferguson1307]

Thanks for sharing . Loved the video.

[@vaultkeeper2]

Next destination north-east, I guess that would have to be Astana, Kazakhstan! You and Bald and Bankrupt would have to be the only English speaking travel vloggers who covered Azerbaijan extensively independently, looking forward to videos out of Baku! I went on one of those tours from Baku, visited the Fire Temple, Burning Mountain, Mud Volcanos and Gobustan, they are high quality tours and doesn't cost alot.

[@FSVR54]

or Uzbekistan

[@user-nt9rj8sz4m]

What tour company did you take?

[@vaultkeeper2]

@@user-nt9rj8sz4m I don't remember. One of very many in Baku.

[@nadinedunkle7215]

What a wealthy country, no homeless, no graffiti. Why didn't you get the popcorn? It was obviously calling to you

[@stankormy5717]

Baku, is called the city of fire! The building at 7:36 is modeled after a flame!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Baku actually means Windy City and Azerbaijan means the Land of Fire. But maybe it's also the City of Fire.

[@Victor_31_]

Gabe, the Maiden Tower is actually its name in English, maiden like virgin. You seem to pronounce it a bit differently :)

[@lanamortenson8694]

The irony in that is superb. He generally butchers foreign place names but when there's one that is said like it is in English he overthinks it and makes it sound more "exotic" than it needs to be. Brilliant lol!

[@almar9665]

Девственная башня - это потому, что в древности она была сторожевая и никакому врагу не удавалось приблизиться к берегу города. Ее никто не мог взять. Поэтому она девственная.

[@ruhidyusifov5106]

What a fantastic city that

[@Originalman144]

Really interesting city! Some really nice areas of the city. A shame that the transit card system at airport doesn't have a note saying "no change distributed." And the girl at the airport was wholly unhelpful about the bus. I would probably give the card away at the end of the visit to an older person. Sounds like Kazakstan is next! Almaty and Astana is on my list as well!

[@rossjudd6049]

20:19 "All Roads Lead to Baksovet." The Baksovet has always been the city's primary municipality building in Baku. Today, it serves as the Mayor's office

[@doktorwho75]

17:03 there is NO republic of artsack!!! what the... are you talking about? this is the newest map. there was NOT any republic of artsack. get your facts right please. and please respect the country where you visit to. make a research before you travel to these countries.

[@EminBaku]

Karabakh has always been Azerbaijani

[@Tom_Roberts]

That's a 1st world country - oil money spent the way it should be spent - to create a great environment for its people. Very impressed. And that shop place - unbelievably unique. Puts places like London and Paris to shame.

[@leylaaliyeva3947]

I'm Azerbaijani, and seeing you walk around my city and showing it off was awesome. One correction though, at 01:04, the name of the tower is Qız Qalası in Azerbaijani, so Maiden Tower is its name in English. You didn't have to say it like that lol.

[@ProjektJay]

you should visit Ganja too. i visited that place and it wasinteresting. there is a scenic train the goes directly to ganja

[@curly__3]

Looks a lot nicer than Kuwait anyway... at least to me... I'm not esthetically attuned to middle eastern deserts...

[@alex182618]

Neat capital 10:55 Nice view. This is one openminded country Let me guess. I think Gabriel is flying to Kazakhstan next. He said north east where it is colder.

[@clarkmadrosen1780]

The flag was Norway. Sweden flag is blue and yellow. 🇸🇪 .

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Got it. 👍

[@clarkmadrosen1780]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos good. Thanks 😊

[@pedrobiskupovic473]

$28 for dinner? I thought you were a budget traveler. That’s why I follow you.

[@Resmith18SR]

I just looked up how it's possible to get a visa to visit Baku and Azerbaijan. If you are an American citizen with a valid U.S. passport you can apply for an E visa online 3 or 4 days before arrival and it costs about $200 or $300 dollars and its only a 30 day visa.

[@vaultkeeper2]

No it doesn't. It costs only 25 dollars including service fee if you buy it from the official Azerbaijan government website for this service and not a third party website, some of whom charge astronomical fees for no good reason.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

@@vaultkeeper2 Exactly. I forget how much I paid but it was probably $25, on the government website: evisa.gov.az/en/

[@Resmith18SR]

@@vaultkeeper2 Ok, so do you have to apply 3 or 4 days in advance and does that $25.00 entitle you to only 5 business days in Azerbaijan?

[@vaultkeeper2]

@@Resmith18SR You can apply months in advance if you wish to. Gabe is staying for a whole week but could stay longer if he wanted to, it doesn't say anything about 5 business days on the government website. The E-visa is valid for 90 days.

[@Resmith18SR]

@@vaultkeeper2 I'd like to visit Baku but I wouldn't want to go all the way there just for a week. A few months maybe or a month minimum. Sounds like it would be difficult to stay that long because of the visa. I believe Albania let's a U.S. citizen stay an entire year with just a valid passport, unless they changed that.

[@turksoy1682]

8:45 thank you for noticing and quick investigating about our 20th January's martyrs❤. God bless them who standed for democracy and freedom.

[@turksoy1682]

17:15 the history of this map goes back to 1918 28th of may, despite the fact that Azerbaijan gained back its independence in 1990. Because Azerbaijan was already established in 1918 and was acquinted by the other world countries in 1920 in Paris conference. 24:50 it is not Artsakh, or Nagorno Karabakh. These absurd institutions were set by Soviet Union. Zangazur was also given to Armenia and Nakchivan became separeted due to Soviet Union. They did this for making obstacle between two turkish countries. Karabakh is one of the main regions of Azerbaijan which was accepted in 1991 by UN. And armenians fleed from Khankendi voluntarily, we offered them Azerbaijani citizenship. However they completely rejected it. So what can be done? At least we did not apply any terrorist act like they did in 1992 in Khodjali.

[@ethanwillis6970]

Bit bummed you're not doing the rental car adventure this time around, definitely my favourite type of your videos, especially the random stops! Hopefully the tours are good anyway.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I agree. The tours are nice, but not the same kind of adventure as having your own wheels.

[@ursulaleon2709]

Hi Gabriel, admiring your videos, and your wondering mind that I can relate to.

[@lanamortenson8694]

Sounds like you want to go on a date with him Ursula?

[@ursulaleon2709]

No, I am free to express my admiration for another human being. We are evolved people that think outside of the box.@@lanamortenson8694

[@Resmith18SR]

Gabe's Groupies!!!😂

[@Rafa_Llamazares]

Great vid Gabe!!

[@user-pi8hm8pk8f]

This place with sculptures was a hammam.the name is Teze Bey.

[@missmo3451]

Glad you went back to the tour lady! She was super nice and will surely make a little commission. Can't wait to see the tour.

[@goostrey4210]

By the way, Gabe, as a former student of religion I thought you would like to know that the references to fire in Azerbaijan also refer to its pre-Islamic history as a center for Zoroastrianism, which was also practiced across Persia and still survives among the Parsi in India. When the tour guide a few videos back made reference to the Fire Temple "like those in India" that was what she was referring to.

[@tennisforeveryone6615]

Yes, the Republic of Azerbaijan was only separated from Iran in the first half of the 19th century.

[@KenanTurkiye]

Heres something you may find interesting. :) The name of my country has nothing to do with the interesting and delicious bird ''turkey'', well let me explain. :) Name of my country has always been Turkiye, that is Turk-iye, it's been known as such since around the 1200's, spelled to phonetically resemble ''Turkiye'' in different languages, where the -iye suffix means ''land of/belonging to''.... ...just like the Latin suffix -ia in such countries as Latv-ia, Roman-ia, Eston-ia, Austr-ia, Austral-ia etc etc. Another example; decades ago Czechoslovakia Republic changed it's name to Czech Republic and a few years ago changed that to Czechia (that is Czech-ia). Anyways, most likely the Latin -ia suffix was derived from the Turkish version -iye, as Turkish is much much older. Because in old times people of different languages could only pronounce it as their languages allowed them, we got various differences in spelling like Turchia (in Italian), Turquie (in French) and Turkey (in English) all trying to resemble the pronounciation of ''Turk-ia'' thus Turkiye. 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 sent to europe from north americas in the year 1519, so upuntil that they 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'' meaning ''Turkish Chicken''..... ....just like how a dog breed is known as German Shepherd (because it's from Germany), Rhodesian Ridgeback (because it's from Rhodesia), American Bulldog, British Terrier, Greek Harehound etc etc. In time you don't get to call the Greek Harehound as simply as ''Greek''; or you don't call the British Terrier as ''British''; or the German Shepherd as ''German'', but in time the Turkish Fowl started to be called just ''turkey'', and has been going on for hundreds of years. Now in 2023, this is causing confusion, especially when we have people across the world unable to point to their OWN country on the atlas, this ''confusion over the naming'' needed to be corrected. So my country decided to rectify this confusion that has been going on for so long and corrected the name in other languages to Türkiye, which it always was, we basically 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. ;)

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks for the information, I didn't realize that's how the turkey (the bird) got its name.

[@KenanTurkiye]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Thank you! yeah many Turks themselves know it either. Great vids, take care and best wishes. : )

[@almar9665]

На азербайджанском языке индейка называется "индейской курицей" (имеются в виду американские индейцы). Странно, что на английском ее называют турецкой курицей😊

[@italianstallion9170]

i really like the look of baku i went there 3x times but only for business i didn't see anything out of the business district and Hilton hotel in old town. but looks like a nice, civilised place you can walk around without being harassed and hounded by beggars, louts, hawkers, pimps and other trouble makers wish i could say the same thing for Morooco, Egypt and Senegal..!

[@aneelahmed3334]

Sir i love your vlogs you are a very nice person ❤ from pakistan i vist baku in 2022 i love this city i also drink coffee in same restaurant central baku nizami street mind blowing❤