Gaziantep, Zeugma and Halfeti

Part 4 in the series ''Southeast Turkey'' with Mick and Trudie, in this episode we visit the city of Gaziantep, the Zeugma museum and Halfeti a town partly submerged due to the formation of a lake backfill of the Bilecik dam, part of the hydro electric power project.
This part of Turkey has interesting history going back to the migration of mankind and the development of early religions and the first known agriculture. Some of the first built christian churches and mosques are all in this fascinating region.
Please watch and enjoy our five part series to the amazing, Southeast Turkey region.
The Series Link • EXPLORING SOUTHEAST TU...
Where we stayed in Gaziantep, The Grand hotel and the Nova hotel.
We used Tripadvisor extensively, for most of our travel.
Transport we used: (flights to Mardin - all via instanbul)
Pegasus airlines dalaman to Istanbul
Turkish airlines Istanbul to Mardin
Skyscanner to check other airlines
Car hire from Merdin Otomotiv 04822131599 or 05424224747 Özkan they also picked us up from the Airport in Mardin
My Camera gear used in this Video
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Sony AX53 Camcorder amzn.to/2NrZomU
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#gaziantep #turkey #mickandtrudie

[@delibattal9793]

Turkey is the living room and Gaziantep is the kitchen..

[@OFaruk58]

haha definitely, you almost could say the kitchen of the entire world actually

[@jhonkar5476]

a kurdish city!!!

[@leothesaviour]

@JHON KAR babe i live there rarely anyone speaks kurdish out there 💋

[@itsyusuf2546]

@@user-ub9sn7dq3h you don’t even know how much Kurds are there lmao 50% of it speaks Kurdish and it depends where you go

[@albertocamilo1420]

Sorry to be offtopic but does someone know a method to log back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid forgot my password. I love any tricks you can give me.

[@noaha5484]

Woow I really enjoyed the video,😍greeting from Sweden.

[@arela1030]

Why Turkey 🇹🇷 is so much sweet lovely and gorgeous,so peaceful and relaxing, sunshine on the planet 🌎.i can’t wait to go,My heart is melting,and I just love how you explained Sir Mick .God bless and peace grace both of you dear.🦋💙🦋🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️cheers 🍷🍷

[@mickandtrudie]

Thank you for your lovely comments 🤠🙋‍♀️😍

[@arela1030]

@@mickandtrudie your welcome Sir Mick,your are so inspiring.🇹🇷⭐️

[@diyetcikz8495]

Gaziantep den selamlar 🥰 Gaziantep gastronomi şehri, kendi kültürümüze ait o kadar çok yemeklerimiz var ki, onları yemekten çin veya İtalyan mutfağına sıra gelmiyor ☺️ videolarınızı severek izliyoruz

[@bsrsrn]

Evet abla aynen. :D

[@abdirahmaanmohamedali64]

From somalia 🇸🇴 I'm going to visit gaziantep for business aims insha'Allah

[@georgehanna7739]

Dear Mick , you keep amazing us with these beautiful tourism documentaries. God bless you and your lovely wife.

[@kurdistan8327]

Kurdistan

[@muradiyemongeon]

We love Turkey and friendly Turkish people. You were nice to the local people that makes you a good person to get to know.

[@kurdistan8327]

KURDISTAN

[@eray-z5m]

@@kurdistan8327 ok loser. We love to live each other no matter what ethnicity we have. As a half Turkish and Kurdish. Just like other countries yeah, for examle in USA, I don't think African Americans or Koreans want their independences lol. 21st century and ETHNIC FIGHTS?

[@erony2336]

@@kurdistan8327 doesn’t exist

[@iraqimanineurope744]

It's really beautiful series in South of Turkey.

[@kurdistan8327]

@@mickandtrudie This city is kurdish and in kurdistan #kurdistan

[@teyfikseckin866]

@@kurdistan8327 hshshdjs loser

[@KK-fg1mi]

I've learned a lot about Turkey from your videos and I thank you for it. I went to Istanbul in 2018 and absolutely loved it. Turkey is an amazing country with even better people. I can't wait to go to Gaziantep, Antalya and Fatihye etc. Love to Turkey from Pakistan via USA and UK (I live in both US and UK).

[@kurdistan8327]

Kurdistan

[@SillyMe2718]

Thanks for great tour. Have fallen in love with Turkey. Fascinating history, culture, people and land.

[@alisavas9526]

Another great episode! Watch out Michael Palin, Mick Amca & Trudie Yenge are coming!

[@mickandtrudie]

🤠🙋‍♀️😍🤣

[@Cornflake81]

Hoping to come to Turkey 2022, so this is great. Eastern Turkey is hopefully on my list

[@worldcitizeng6507]

The coffee & tea sellers are what I mean by the Turkish are creative problem solver out of necessity . I love their way of thinking, and business opportunity thinkers. In Fez, marrakech, Morocco are the same, tea sellers just walk around with mint tea on a tray. Why stand in line for Starbucks when coffee/ tea sellers wonder around. It must be hard work for them to earn a living

[@inter3684]

it is

[@vibhamishra5660]

Very sad to see this beautiful city and it's people suffer from the tragedy of the catastrophic earthquake

[@lonelywolf1480]

Mick, just a quick correction of a mistake made by many. The "Rum" in the word Rumkale does not mean Greek. It means Roma which is shortened/twisted over time as Rum by the Turks. Remember, Turk conquered these lands from the Romans, not Greeks. Turks called the incumbent inhabitants of these lands as Rum, meaning Romans.

[@mrsporty9669]

100K subscribers for this nice channel is just around the corner. Keep up the good work. Thanks

[@shuppiluliuma2173]

Chinese or Indian restaurant in Gaziantep? Uncle, never ask it to any Anteper, cause they would take it as an insult. :) Gaziantep is the Mecca of kebap cuisine, very famous with its original kebaps and baklava. Some people go there ie from Istanbul only for food tour.

[@kurdistan8327]

This city is kurdish and in kurdistan #kurdistan

[@shuppiluliuma2173]

@@kurdistan8327 I have no problem with Kurds, but you are wrong. I have two questions: 1- Have you ever been to Gaziantep? 2 - Was there any state named Kurdistan, at any section of the world history?

[@OFaruk58]

@@kurdistan8327 Brother there is no need for such comment, we love kurds. hepimiz kardesiz bu kavga ne diye....

[@izzzzzzzzzzy12]

@@kurdistan8327 you need to extend the limitations of your mentality

[@Orbitxz]

@@kurdistan8327 how rude and very childish! You're in Turkey. Show respect to yourself and be civilized instead of bragging.

[@paflagonian]

I thing Zeugma Museum is the largest mosaic museum of the world. Awesome video, thank you for sharing. Greetings from Montreal

[@gamzeozturk6359]

Thank you for introducing our country so well.

[@OFaruk58]

Friend you make very nice videos, also nice that you actually speak Turkish. I really hope more people will watch these videos.

[@reisjoseph6402]

Welcome to my beloved City :). Let me know if i can help you with your next visit. I would be glad to guide you.

[@ezzatullahzahid9962]

Beautiful city and a beautiful couple. :)

[@gokayurk]

Thanks very much for the South of Turkey series. I am heading down to Mardin, Urfa, and Gaziantep next week and your work has been inspiring on my travel plans. Keep up the good work 😊🙏🏻

[@blackraven993]

Of All the vlogs I have seen, yours is really a pleasure to watch. Very informative.

[@ksavideolar4663]

Merhaba Mick amca (öncelikle videolarını severek izliyorum çok güzel videolarınız var ) seni gastronomi şehir olan gaziantepe gelmen güzeldi gaziantep te hiç görmediğim yerleri senin sayende gördüm (gaziantepe bi daha yolun düşerse misafirimiz olmanı çok isterim seninle beraber gezmeyi çok isterim ) videolarını severek izliyorum çok güzeller hepsi inşallah bir gün tanışmak dileğiyle 👉💕🙏😉👈

[@samuelb1198]

You still crushing it Rockstar :)

[@gwentoomalatai9379]

Thanks for your documentary about Turkey it was so fascinating to watched beautiful Turkey❤

[@YA-st2ye]

you guys are sooo awesome!!! hugs from Canada , im originally of TUrkish and TUrkish Cypriot heritage/ancestry,,,,very very impressed,,,cok gurur duydum sizden,,,gercekten ikiniz supersiniz,,Masallah ve bravo size,,xoxoxo

[@kurdistan8327]

This city is kurdish and in kurdistan #kurdistan

[@volkanO34]

@@kurdistan8327 aç tavuk kendini tahıl ambarında zannedermis

[@KeremKutlu]

Hocam 30 senelik Gaziantep'liyim 15 senedir Antep'de at görmedim. Nasıl başardınız :)

[@mickandtrudie]

Mardin’de at Çektim

[@ayselgecgel7169]

hayvanat bahçesine de gitseydiniz iyi olurdu tanıtmış olurdunuz 🙏🤗

[@mickandtrudie]

Hayvanatbahçelar hiç sevmem

[@ayselgecgel7169]

bende hayvanlar doğaya ait tutsak olmamalılar ne yazık insanlar dengeyi bozuyor öyle güzel tanıtıyorsunuzki tebrik ediyorum inşallah banada kısmet olur dünyayı gezmek hayalim belgeselci olmam lazımdı 😔🙏💕

[@emineyalcin9967]

it was awesome. ı'm from gaziantep and it was glad to see my city from your object. many of tourists come here for delicious foods. but Gaziantep is more than foods. I want to see you if you come here again

[@fistephenson4004]

Hi, we are planning on visiting Gaziantep during Ramadan, we are from Australia and are wondering if we will still be able to find places to eat and drink during fasting hours? Thankyou - I hope you don't mind me asking you but thought you would know as you are from there.

[@JunaidSalehHayat]

Great series! Thanks a lot!

[@samiradilsoy9271]

Best film Mick amca.

[@davesandico4272]

Thank you both so much for your brilliant, well presented, interesting and so well edited videos, fit for TV …. Fantastic job you are both great. Thanks 👍😎 subscribed

[@StreetSmartMillionaire]

Lovely video. Gaziantep is calling my wife and I so its the next stop after the Republic of Georgia.

[@omareliwi9605]

You guys are the upgraded version of Judith Chalmbers. Keep up the great work.

[@studylof_i]

Im from Gaziantep .I like yours video ,I wish I knew you were here and I would invite you to my house.Actually We have China and Italy resturant morever A lot of word resturant but they close to university

[@007supertime]

Bravo Mick, you made me brave, I was reluctant to go to these places but I am going to see if I have time

[@AydnPolat]

Amazing video.. (Harika video) I have gone to Gaziantep when I was 16. (16 yaşındayken gaziantep'e gitmiştim) Thank you for sharing with us. ( Bizimle paylaştığınız için teşekkür ederim.)

[@ggshui]

Feng Shui ile ilgileniyorum. Muhteşem bilgilere sahip çıkıyor insan! Şehir zenginliği ile (o su akması) , hava, su, toprak, metal dan okuyorlar. Çin tıpına bağlı.

[@abdullahhakan1]

Gaziantep carpet factories are always worth to make trade with Commonwealth and Schengen countries. Southeastern Anatolian products are always being proruced with cheaper electricity and labor prices. Antep and Malatya workers earn for example net 2850 tl monthly wage while in Istanbul, Tekirdag or Izmit , workers earn 5000 -7000 tl per month, in Ankara worker earns 4000 tl wage per month in 2021. Many Turkey's 4 star, 5 star hotels change their all carpets with new carpets from Antep carpet factories each year or every 2 years time.

[@seyficelebi6957]

Çok iyisiniz sempatiksiniz uyumlu ikilisiniz teşekkürler🙏🙏

[@yairbenshushan8529]

Hi, You both are so great...thank you so much for the great videos

[@anjh3570]

Brilliant... thank you uncle

[@mabidinberk]

Welcome to Gaziantep :) When you come back don't forget to tour Hamam Müzesi, Savaş Müzesi, Fıstık Müzesi, Panorama Müzesi, Oyuncak Müzesi, Kurtuluş Camii, Bey Mahallesi, Elmacı Pazarı, Bakırcılar Çarşısı, Zincirli Bedesten, Biyolojik Gölet (you have to see it on Sunday on summer) and many other wonders. And I have to say that you have to visit Kaya Mezarları. Don't remember Kaya Mezarları please. Can't wait your come :)

[@PeterYeungGoogle]

Hi Abidin, I'm planning to come to Gaziantep next month. Could we speak?

[@mabidinberk]

@@PeterYeungGoogle Of course, just leave here your contact, you can delete after

[@PeterYeungGoogle]

@@mabidinberk Amazing thanks. My Instagram is instagram.com/ptr_yeung/. Or otherwise my email is [e-mail]

[@TURKOGLUTURK34]

It is always fun to watch my home country from a foreigners perspective. Your travel videos full of Good music, good suggestions and interesting places to visit. One minor criticism: You don’t always understand correctly what locals telling you so maybe get some help from a Turkish Friend prior to posting it? Anyway I love watching your travel videos. I have done quite a bit myself all around the world and my own country.

[@TheTraWELLer]

Just discovered your videos. Very nicely made. Mick You speak better Turkish than my 11 year old daughter who was born in US. 😂

[@hatiice]

Lovely to see fellow brits visit my city😅 hello from London✋

[@mickandtrudie]

We love it 🤠🙋‍♀️

[@bsrsrn]

We are waiting again, Mick and Trudie! I live in Gaziantep. Greetings from Gaziantep! The last time I went to the Zeugma Museum was when I was in kindergarten. So 9 years ago. OMA! What a long time... 18:06 : ähähähäh, canım çekti yaa... 😭😭🤣

[@YA-st2ye]

size coook tesekkurler, harika videolar yaptiniz

[@ChowhallmsqdcUSMC]

Mick Amca! Thanks for the video. I hope You are 100 Years old and do the same videos

[@FaiyzaBeg]

Your videos are so informative! Love them! Where did you learn how to speak turkish?!

[@mickandtrudie]

I just lived here a long time

[@FaiyzaBeg]

@@mickandtrudie Ahh! Hope to be able to speak it as fluently as you! Loving your videos- they are SO informative! Thank you!

[@sarifaaini943]

I really want to go to Gaziantep city, I have friends there, it's a really beautiful city

[@jasniabu8001]

thank you for all de video n information

[@abdullahhakan1]

In order to eat Chinese, Japanese or Thai meals you need to ask Hilton, Sheraton, Radisson, Ramada, Novotel, Ibis Hotel restaurants to prepare all kinds of far east, italian or french dishes, any kind of alcohol. In Adana Hilton hotel restaurant prepares far east cuisines. In Ankara please visit Sushico, Quick China, Chef Yazakaya, Chinese Wok, Çin Seddi Restaurants. Ankara has Indian traditional restaurant in Gaziosmanpasha, Ethiopian traditional african restaurant.

[@v4yt126]

Such a shame this lovely city and others have suffered so and the residents, it hurts to see

[@hussainjokhio5286]

Love you young man

[@Abdullah-de1cv]

Gaziantep'te başka ülke mutfakları müşteri bulamaz Mick Amca😀 Because it is the best 😅

[@sercan272727]

actually never thought you would visit my home town lol , yep gaziantep is the food capital of turkey, you wont find restaurants of other cultures, since this city really loves its own cuisine and any other place probably wouldn't survive considering not many go there for tourism since it doesn't have a coast to a sea, but foreigners usually struggle with the spicy food ( even turks from western cities ), southeastern turkey eats really spicy food which we think is not even spicy until we see the perspective of people who aren't local :). Im suprised you havent tried baklava in a city which invented the dessert :)

[@taiebxr]

Here after the devastating earthquake 💔🥺

[@yemekkalbi6611]

Amazing 💯😍🌼💐💟

[@aychagezileri2282]

l visited this museum 19 years ago.

[@drmel1802]

Gaziantep is one of the top cities with delicious and variable meals in Turkey. You do not need to eat any other cuisine either from the world or the rest of Turkey when you are there. You may even go to Gaziantep just to try special meals and desserts. Gaziantep is also famous for the food industry. Some of the famous Belgian chocolate and sweet brands are produced in Gaziantep.

[@marytremendous9091]

Amazing video as always. One thing, I have noticed by watching Turkey vlog videos that turkey ppl eat comparatively very healthy. Also, if you could mention exact names of bus/ or any transportation and tips that would be great otherwise I love watching your videos. amazing couple ,

[@susansanki168]

Fantastic video!❤

[@LutfiyeCevirmeci]

I wonder when you gonna get through those train barriers at the first time.

[@LondonTurco]

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@shtray]

Terima Kasih!

[@rubyyanto9881]

Kembali

[@bugrakoca2706]

Mick Amca Gaziantep’e gidip baklava yemedin mi😕🙁☹️

[@fatmatekbas6482]

Memleketin heryeri muhteşem maşallah

[@drmel1802]

There is a very big and famous zoo in Gaziantep.

[@mamnoona]

Who needs Italian food in Gaziaintep but that restaurant looks good, what is the name/address?

[@melihmtl]

Kinda disappointed by seeing that you didn't even show us some baklava or other delicious desserts of Antep. Great content anyway! 👏

[@yildizgok856]

👍👍👍👍😘❤️🙋🏻‍♀️

[@LutfiyeCevirmeci]

I am turkish but I did not they were buttons hanged on the trees and if you need a taxi you press the button , I guess ,you learn something new every day.

[@williamcr231]

I'm curious, how many hours was that boat trip?

[@mickandtrudie]

3hrs

[@yavuzkestane9952]

Mick Amca, could you tell please the name of the music between 7:45 and 8:45 ?

[@georgehakimian5949]

I'm Armenian & my family is originally from Aintep.

[@nickovens1817]

Have you ever been over to the Göcek bays take you there.

[@nickovens1817]

oops no roads just an old small S/v.

[@yasin1101]

Abi Urfa kanya ya git gözünü seveyim

[@yagmuratc5918]

Halfeti ilcesi Şanlıurfanin ilçesidir Mick bu hatayi duzeltmelisiniz

[@SelamiSahino]

Where has you learn turkish

[@SelamiSahino]

@@mickandtrudie Fethiye is a beautiful place, i was there in front of the Fethi Bey Statue who has given the name of the city, our first fallen pilot during the Palestine Campaign 1915

[@orijinalatabay8463]

Mick amca beni evlatlık al benide gezdir:)

[@mehmetkandamar]

Isn't it normal that there are no Italian, Chinese and Indian restaurants? Who wants to taste 2nd and 3rd class while having the best? Because Gaziantep is the best cuisine not only in Turkey but also in the world.

[@mickandtrudie]

What I don’t understand is they grow lovely vegetables in that area but don’t serve any in the restaurants or lokantas ?

[@bugraakdemir8438]

3:45, its not a coffee, its licorice root sherbet :D

[@mehmetyuksel-tx3vl]

What about the desserts Katmer and Baklava?

[@lucastop5660]

Oh nice Zeugma Museum,oh the Gypsy Girl Mosaic parts was stolen,Stolen just go to the British Museum,you will finde it.

[@cemyigit3648]

meyhane birahane vardir mike iyi bak

[@kerimkarakaya7841]

Menengiç Kahvesini Tahmis Kahvesinde içmenin Gerekirdi Ayrıca Emek Mahallesinde bulunan iki ünlü tatlısı Var bunlar Cumba Ve Közantep Kebapçı olarak da buranin çok yakının da bisirici Abdullah usta var Size beyran içmeyi de önerrim

[@clints3727]

👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@khologne]

Why don't they serve alcohol in the restaurants? Is it the law or for religious/cultural reasons?

[@neslihanbulut4509]

Halfeti im şanlıurfa

[@map3453]

Mick, Rum Yunan değil Roman demektir. Ayrıca Türkiye'de içki kültürü Avrupa veya Amerika gibi değildir. Öğlen yada akşam yemeği içki ile yenmez.

[@FeyenoordRotterdam-vp6kf]

Why everybody call it south east turkey? It’s south central ….

[@-Sameen_shaw-]

Gaziantep ilginç şekilde alkol tüketiminin fazla olduğu bir şehir 😅 Restaurantlarda alkol satılmıyor ama yerel halk oldukça fazla alkol tüketiyor. 15-16 yaşında çocuklar bile aileleriyle oturup içki içebiliyor ve bu Türkiye'nin birçok bölgesinde garip sayılabilecek bir şey

[@islkacar8460]

Mick amca nasıl baklava yemezsiniz

[@itsyusuf2546]

THIS IS WHERE MY COUSIN LIVES

[@vedatbozfrat1743]

Le yorum bizim antepe geliniz birde Çin italyan hint restoranu ariler bizkiler sizi döver baaaqq🤣

[@burakataseven2595]

This city borders Syria. If you go south a little bit you are in war zone.

[@fasilatsanusi7431]

I wish I can speak Turkish language 🙂