Night Train Across Turkey - $50 Private Sleeping Cabin Ankara to Izmir in TCDD TVS2000 railcar

Welcome to Ankara, the capital of Turkey! In my previous video, I travelled on Turkey's first high-speed rail line from Istanbul to Ankara in the country's flagship TCDD HT80000 train. Today I'm going to travel on izmir Mavi from Ankara across to Izmir. This journey is run by 8 TCDD TVS2000 railcars, would you like to see what Turkey's overnight trains look like? Let's find out in this video!
This video was filmed on 4 November 2022
From Ankara Garı to Izmir Basmane Garı
Train: izmir Mavi
Ankara Garı to Izmir Basmane Garı
Distance: 824 km (512 mi)
Travel time: 12h37m
Seat: Carriage 7, seat 11,12
Class: Sleeping cabin
00:00 Ankara
01:12 Ankara YHT Station
02:23 Ankara Railway Station
03:51 izmir Mavi night train
05:28 TVS2000 Sleeping Car
07:37 Dining Car
08:16 Pullman (coach) Car
09:33 Departure
12:00 Making the bed
12:47 Morning
13:30 Breakfast
14:51 Summary
16:03 Izmir
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[@RoryDing]

This video was filmed in November 2022. Places shown in the video were not affected by the Turkey-Syria earthquake. I would like to express my deepest condolences for all the people who lost their lives in the earthquake and my sincere sympathies for all those who have been affected.

[@timinman9578]

Still Rory. Bad timing to release this one…

[@littlemiss_76]

@@timinman9578 why? I mean Rory is showing how beautiful the country is he isn't doing this to bad mouth anyone.

[@elcasho]

Well said Rory

[@shartslaw322]

But still, Rory, not the time to release it, show it when the rubble is cleared, and they can look forward to their old life, but yeah not the time to release it as it can look like you're trying to capitalise on what happened with views on your video.

[@vanadee1618]

I am glad you did not experience the castrosophy there.

[@MutluSonmez]

Tebrik ederim. Gerçekten tüm detayları içeren çok etkileyici bir seyahat videosu hazırlamışsınız. Teşekkürler🤩👍👍 Demiryolu seyahatleri ve tren yolculukları çok keyifli ve eğlencelidir. Türkiye coğrafyası da demiryolu seyahatleri için çok uygun, fakat ülkede demiryolu hizmetleri henüz istenen düzeyde değil. Özellikle 10 yıl kadar önce hizmete giren Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT) yüzünden konvansiyonel hatlardaki seferler sınırlandırıldı. Örneğin daha önce Türkiye'nin hemen her yerine İstanbul'daki Sirkeci ve Haydarpaşa Garlarından tren seferleri yapılıyordu. Oysa bugün İstanbul'da artık bir gar bile yok. Haydarpaşa Garı kapatıldı. Sirkeci Garı ise sadece şehir içinde sefer yapan trenler için kullanılıyor. Şehrin Avrupa tarafında Halkalı İstasyonu, Asya tarafında ise Söğütlüçeşme İstasyonu yıllardır ana gar olarak hizmet veriyor. Oysa bunlar gar değil, sadece şehir içindeki trenler seferleri için tasarlanmış olan küçük ve basit istasyonlar. Bu iki istasyondan da ülkenin sadece birkaç bölgesine tren var. Yani İstanbul'dan artık ülkenin her yerine trenle gitmek mümkün değil. Dünyanın en önemli kentlerinden biri olan İstanbul'da modern ve büyük bir gar yok maalesef. Bu durum İstanbul gibi devasa bir şehir için büyük eksiklik. Trenlerimiz ise fena değil aslında ama yemekli vagonlarda sadece atıştırmalık olması saçmalık. Oysa 10-15 yıl kadar önce bütün trenlerin yemekli vagonlarında çok çeşitli yemekler ve alkollü içecekler de vardı. Türkiye'nin demiryolu ulaşımı ve bu alandaki hizmeti mutlaka geliştirilmeli. Dünyanın her yerinde tren yolculukları giderek daha çok ilgi çekiyor. Türkiye de bunu dikkate alarak demiryolu ulaşımını geliştirmek ve daha iyi duruma getirmek zorunda. Size iyi yolculaklar diliyorum. Paylaşım için tekrar teşekkürler. 👍👍🖐👋👋🚂🚆

[@kanchanananayakkara8959]

I love Turkey and turkish people! I have visited twice and I always fall in love with the country! Soon I am going to learn turkish too..😊

[@user-nz3dm7hd9r]

哇，有迷你小冰箱的卧铺车厢真的很棒，可以自己带饮料上火车，在夏天可以喝到冷藏饮料真的让人开心。而且如果自己带食物上火车，容易腐败腐烂的食物和水果也可以放在小冰箱里保存了😊

[@patriciafuchs5970]

Deepest sympathy to all impacted by the most recent earthquake. Sounds like a nice trip. My goodness that will be a fast train!

[@kokomate5848]

Wonderful video! Thank you sooooo much! It helps a lot to organise our future holiday in august. Thanks 🙂

[@orcinaladam8583]

Harika bir video olmuş… Bende çok şey öğrendim..😁

[@rogerrees9845]

Another lovely documentary Rory. Thoroughly enlightening. Roger...Pembrokeshire U.K.

[@pakrailofficial1062]

Awesome

[@pakrailofficial1062]

Love from Pakistan railway

[@user-cc3ew8rk1z]

Please do more Turkish train videos 😊

[@aussiejohn5835]

Hi Rory 👋, this is an amazing presentation but sobering when considering the çurrent earthquake situation and my prayers go out to all those impacted by the events. I am surprised to see a mini fridge on this train and I think it is something that could be added to our long-distance trains in Australia. The cabin looked quite comfortable and I am wondering if the windows could be opened to allow fresh air. I am very sure that the squat toilet would leave me literally in the shit if I tried such a manoeuvre. 🤣. What an adventure this was, and I definitely can't wait for your next journey into the unknown.

[@RoryDing]

I tried to open the window but it was locked 😅

[@lynnebunning7273]

Situation in Turkey, is heartbreaking & my prayers to all Turkish people. Your videos are fantastic. You certainly put so much into making them. Thank you Lynne Victoria Australia🇦🇺🐨💙💙💙. 🙏🏻Turkey.

[@orianegidron]

Great video, thank you!

[@heathertruskinger6214]

Hi Rory. Firstly I want to say, that like many ( if not all) of your followers, I wish to add my sympathy to the peoples of both Syria and Türkiye. Mother Nature can be very cruel at times 😥 But thankyou for showing a very beautiful Türkiye. I was very impressed at the spaciousness of the twin cabin in the sleeping carriage. I dunno about the squat toilet though, but I respect that in many parts of the world this is normal, and they think a Western style toilet is a bit strange. Yes , a shower would be a good addition to the train, but in the scheme of things, more toilets are probably more useful.

[@RoryDing]

Considering there’s only 20 people in the sleeping car I reckon one toilet would suffice 😂

[@kerilockwood7819]

Great as always Rory.

[@adilizolluoglu5129]

Kışın Yataklı Vagonda Ankara - Kars Turistik Doğu Ekspresi Ankara - Tatvan Vangölü Ekspresi Ve Ankara - Kurtalan Güney Ekspresi'ni Kesinlikle Deneyimlemelisiniz.

[@leagreenall5972]

YAY.... missed seeing your new videos mate :)

[@rishih5121]

Another great video! Love it😊👍

[@danshelly2028]

Thanks for the video mate. Hope you are holding up okay.

[@melmazing3993]

Great video as always, Rory! 😊

[@prudencepineapple9448]

Kudos Rory! Always look forward to your videos.

[@rasferrastfarian739]

Lovely video Rory! Thank you.

[@maureen8966]

Hi Rory thank you for the video. The train was very good. What a good idea putting a mini fridge in the train. I hope you had a great trip. I would like also to express my condolences to all the people who have lost love ones. Will look forward Rory to your next video.

[@AnonyDave]

Great to see you back with all the wonderful train journeys! Always an interesting watch

[@littlemiss_76]

Another educational and relaxing video

[@michaelhall8586]

Fascinating, I didn’t know they used squat toilets in turkey

[@zanelindsay1267]

Another excellent rail travel video by Rory, very informative and interesting !! The next best thing to experiencing it personally.

[@AussieJetSetter]

Wow great review mate and what an epic journey!. Turkey is an amazing country so sad about the massive earthquake of recent though :(

[@tessb8302]

Love it. Travelling australian about to take this exactly journey. Came out at the perfect time.

[@jalbu8330]

Rory I so enjoy your videos because you're so thorough in your information which is so interesting and I find it a pleasure to watch. Thanks so much. 😊🇦🇺

[@lindavainomae3489]

Thanks Rory for giving us such a good insight into what the overnight trains in Turkey are like. I guess once the high speed line is completed there will no longer be any need for a sleeper service. Such a tragic time for Turkey and Syria right now. Our sympathies and prayers are with the so many people affected by this disaster.

[@eol68896]

Wow this is quite an interesting video.i love it.the trains like this is very nice in Turkey.i can apreciate it's good comfort & anyone who can buy a good ticket to ride this train is very lucky to have a nice trip on this lovely train. It's totally amazing.

[@paulodonnell8355]

Another great review, wish Queensland rail had sleeping carriages like Turke-ye. Keep up the good work looking forward to seeing your next great review. 👍 Paul

[@CJTheAllrounder]

Loving these international train reviews!

[@kathleenharsha6504]

Another good one, Rory. I'd be interested in the accommodations used during your travels. The devastation that the earthquake has caused is unfathomable. 💔

[@bicyclingbum1551]

50bucks for a private room with a fridge ? Bro I'll live on that train 😂

[@0sireion]

I always enjoy your travel videos. It feels like you are sitting next to me, kindly explaining where I am on my trip and what would be best to do next. Of course, I can't verify it, but your confidence and skill at pronouncing words in Turkish is impressive! As I'm sure you know, the experience is better if you learn at least some of the language of the place you are staying. It really makes a difference with the local people you encounter. Lol, the only time that didn't work for me was in Hong Kong, but I'm sure I was butchering Cantonese trying to order food. I still tried!

[@jeffreytam1514]

Lucky Rory, you are not in the affected areas. It's going to take a rather long time for Turkey & Syria to recover from the catastrophes.

[@jane-BKK]

Oh...I just read your pinned comments about visiting in Nov

[@LEMMYLEMON]

This was a very interesting video. Also I have heard what happened in Turkey, It is very sad to see.

[@TimsTrains]

Nice video, you should consider going on the SteamRanger heritage railway in South Australia, its very good.

[@sheilaathay2034]

❤

[@Mr500music]

17:46 great video as usual. Will you do a video of the high speed train?

[@kanchanananayakkara8959]

Complete and informative vlog. What are the best attractions in Izmir?

[@jacquihughes6172]

I have never seen a mini fridge in a train before

[@Lithgow11]

Now Rory is flying internationally, and he loves his trains 🚂 why don’t Rory review to us viewers, travelling 🧳 L.A. To Seattle? On the Amtrak?

[@onuraycicek9135]

Hey, you accidentaly saw the subway of İzmir and suburban train izban lol

[@flaviograbarek]

Hello I am a new subscriber from Brazil I really enjoyed your reviews very detailed with a lot of useful information in the future maybe you could also provide subtitles in Portuguese

[@RoryDing]

Thank you 😊 The translations are automatically done by google but I’ll add Portuguese in the future to

[@foodieforlife8263]

What type of hotels did you stay in Istanbul n Ankara

[@allienaij6642]

406 km high speed rail there now. ?

[@debramage739]

Sorry to Turkey 🇹🇷.

[@kostaspanidis5915]

very nice and modern but that crescent moon with the star in all the windows is very annoying.

[@RoryDing]

“The crescent represents development, and the five-pointed star symbol represents guidance. Together, they symbolize the Turkish people's aspiration to strive for progress and enlightenment.” 🇹🇷 I think it’s a brilliant way to show their flags

[@jane-BKK]

Did you leave Turkey before the earthquake?

[@hoorootv1]

🙏 Prayers for Türkiye / Syria 🇹🇷 🦃 🇸🇾 🙏

[@elcasho]

Toilet with power cabinet wide open

[@RoryDing]

😂

[@MisterBlue55]

Thank you for this video. I love watching travel vids. One thing I must say however, the letter 'h' is pronounced 'aitch' and not 'haitch'. It is the only letter in the English alphabet that is featured in the dictionary as a whole word and it comes under A and not H. Please forgive me if I might sound rude about this but I am trained as an ESOL teacher (English for Speakers of Other Languages) so I always like to make corrections where necesary. Thanks again for the travel info!

[@RoryDing]

Hi thank you for your comment Australians normally pronounce “h” “haitch” so I just copied the accent 😅😊

[@doilysimpkin6972]

Only 4 cups of tea a day? They've got nothing on us Brits. I drink about 6 or 7 a day on average.

[@tangiers365]

impact of earthquake on it>??

[@sicooper4230]

See above.

[@robertfletcher3421]

Rory this is most inappropriate with the great sadness currently in Turley and Syria would it not be more appropriate to have uploaded this video in 12 months. Even then the sadness and destruction will be everywhere.

[@drpeppaerdrpeppaer5434]

Bit awkward and insensitive posting this after what happened ...