People Said Istanbul Turkey was Dirty | Turkey 2024

People Said Istanbul Turkey was Dirty | Turkey 2024
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[@GregoryIngle]

Dirty? I've traveled the world. Istanbul is the cleanest large city I've ever seen.

[@pnar606]

Thanks 👏

[@cemyildiz7842]

Comparing to Berlin, Istanbul is really clean.

[@denizstar5452]

thanks man 🙏

[@ayman2121]

I agree

[@SgxNaaBoy]

I noticed the air quality was very bad though. They need to do something about the traffic pollution.

[@Maxelli.]

Istanbul dirty? Istanbul is one of the cleanest cities in Europe. (I'm italian)

[@akif4507]

I have not heard anyone saying that Istanbul is dirty. To the contrary, everyone is expressing their surprise for how a city as populated and big as Istanbul can be that clean.

[@ARSAMES007]

Turks are superbly clean

[@plonss]

well, I live there, and I can guarantee you that is largely due to the excellent cleaning. There are lot of dumbheads leaving rubbish on the street.

[@SitzPinkler]

@@plonss As a Turk I have to admit that this is true about those dumbheads.

[@jagermeister1215]

@@plonss still.. one of the cleanest mega cities in the world.

[@tugbaozkan7803]

Unfortunately true. We like to keep our spotless but not great with streets

[@TR-ry3cn]

Yes, yes, as long as we Turks don't grill or picnic..

[@anbesainfocenter8139]

Who said Istanbul is dirty? I never heard that anyone said Istanbul is dirty. Istanbul is the capital city of the world. It is clean and beautiful

[@Thelilantjr]

Dude chill out

[@tesekkur]

Was the capital city of the world from 15th century to 19th. We are in 21st century. 20th century was New York, and soon China's Shanghai. 21st century will be China's.

[@asprigata8372]

Και Ελληνική

[@simpledude5974]

There was a sign stating to go slow due to cat crossing 🤣 awesome!

[@mehmetgeyik6055]

welcome to turkey:)

[@rolealert4503]

Catstanbul ?

[@lordbartok7014]

Timestamp? I didnt saw it in the Video.

[@omerfarukkaratas2742]

The drummers earn their money with those handouts. 😊 their role is to wake everyone up for the pre fast breakfast known as "Sahur"

[@deSechelles]

Istanbul is so beautiful❤

[@River-qm2ue]

That music middle of the night is only Ramadan time (it is very old tradition ) to wake up people to eat before son rise so they can have fasting next day. Neighbors will give him money as a tip..not to stop his music.

[@Komi43995]

Not only İstanbul bro !! Visit the whole Türkiye !!

[@spidyman8853]

The bloke at 2am is drumming to wake the people up for a pre-dawn meal. Remember, they are going to be fasting.

[@ozguroge]

Muslims would be appalled though . its only a Turkish tradition.

[@spidyman8853]

@@ozguroge No, it's not a Turkish tradition.

[@nsglcck]

@@spidyman8853ok, you’re right. It’s a Istanbul tradition from the Ottoman era,

[@muratsinanengin9773]

@@spidyman8853I didn’t hear of that custom other than here…

[@yessalah5093]

yes, it's beautiful old habit also in my country Egypt.

[@Fox.Men05]

No turkey - Yes Türkiye 🇹🇷

[@fes13us]

İstanbul is very clean 👍you have to see New York

[@jimakcelik6486]

I live in Newyork it’s filthy 😂😂😂😂

[@fes13us]

@@jimakcelik6486 ı visited New York almost two week ago yes it was so filthy

[@jessedylan6162]

@@fes13us it's the greatest city in the world, bar none.

[@TheodoreHenderson]

Good work, Brother! One of my favorite cities.

[@samuelalix7208]

Oh yeah, we were there over a week, didn't see one rodent or one bug. The cats keep it nice! Love the dogs too. Kind people. Istanbul is an amazing culture and city. Great Vibes! Sam USA

[@biran44r]

having recently seen london, i can say istanbul is the top floor of heaven... in terms of cleanliness!

[@goodlife2144]

You need a guide in Istanbul and some friends. There’s sooo much more to explore in this huge metropolis. You even weren’t close to Bosporus and all the monuments

[@videophile222]

Hey brother. I really enjoyed your video. You have been misinformed. Unlike the Europeans and the Americans, the Ottomans did not participate in slave trading. That is why there is a very small population of African Turks. The African Turks were free citizens of the Ottoman Empire that extended into Africa.

[@Nemesissis]

I think you are the one who misinformed. tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmanl%C4%B1_%C4%B0mparatorlu%C4%9Fu%27nda_k%C3%B6lelik#K%C3%B6le_ticareti

[@Gossuarit]

@@Nemesissis u take wikipeida as ur source...

[@usernamedemanded]

That is not entirely true. The empire was a significant part of the trade before it was cool! It was mostly the other way around though. Ottomans enslaved populations in its western areas and beyond -as well-. Skin color did not have much to do with the trade there. That's the important difference. Edit: added - as well - to remove an implication.

[@KhaLduNTR]

Bro they did there were even slave market in Grand Bazaar. But probably there were much more Slavic/Caucasian slaves than African slaves, that is the difference from European slave trade.

[@perikiz6940]

The slavery is not the same as European slavery. Slaves have rights under Islam. They weren’t beaten up or hurt, their children weren’t born into it. And in Islam it’s encouraged to free slaves

[@johnwhitmore85]

beautiful country watching these thank you!

[@Queen_Amenarina]

Burkina Faso Says Thanks to Turkiye ! ❤🖤💚👊🏽

[@user-sb3yq5hi5p]

Hello brother

[@Queen_Amenarina]

Hello, but I Am A Sister .

[@oguzb.7033]

Hello to Burkina Faso and whole Africa from Turkiye 🇹🇷🇧🇫🇸🇴🇲🇿🇨🇮🇿🇦🇹🇩...😊

[@Queen_Amenarina]

Africa Appreciates Turkiye !! ❤🖤💚👍🏽

[@turan2815]

For what?

[@turgutmercan2074]

Dirty ? Come on man you are joking. Although it has a population of 20 million , it is very clean and organised

[@SitzPinkler]

Fun fact: The first black pilot in the history was an afro-turkish man named Ahmet Ali Çelikten in 1914 :)

[@ferhattacer4439]

at the end, that guy appears on video wakes people that will be fasting tomorrow with drum for the last meal they gonna get before sun goes up. some people are giving money as appriciation. its an old ramadan culture.

[@publicname]

But what if someone doesn't wanna wake up at night, isn't it a disrespect?

[@ferhattacer4439]

@@publicname that is true but culture does not care about disrespectfull outcomes. at least if occuring discomfort is insignificant.

[@spidyman8853]

@@publicname Not in a dominant Muslim Country

[@muratsinanengin9773]

@@publicnamewe don’t do political correctness here bro. 😂

[@Gossuarit]

@@muratsinanengin9773 cry

[@alihanhaydar8369]

Everyone knows İstanbul is one of the cleanest cities in the world.But your aim is to get attention for increasing viewers.

[@kaladze777]

Bence ne kadar temiz bir şehir olduğunu göstermiş algı yapanlara

[@muratsinanengin9773]

These are the districts I grew up in! 😍 I love your recording style bro! You’re the man. Enjoy your time. 😁

[@laanaa26]

17:29 THEY GAVE HIM MONEY AS BEING THANKFUL FOR WAKING PEOPLE UP FOR SAHUR.

[@behestisahin608]

yea not to stop him 🤭

[@simi7248]

One of my favourite cities in the world! 😍 With the kindest people 🥰 Have an amazing time!

[@mehmetgeyik6055]

kadikoy is another kingdom and was called as khalkedon. it means country for blind people. it is very historical neighbourhood with its churches, synagogues and old buildings. if anyone who will visit istanbul, i definitely recommend kadikoy to visit:)

[@yasty6493]

I have visited many countries but none of them compare to the magnificence of Türkiye. Napolian once said if the world was one country Istanbul would be the capital.

[@jessedylan6162]

USA all the way@yasty6493

[@laanaa26]

11:57 WHOEVER SAYS ISTANBUL OR TURKEY IS DIRTY MUST BE A HATER PERIOD.

[@ayhankaracaoglu6845]

for sure.they are effected by disgusting crusader mentality and hate vocabulary.

[@minnie8mouse]

I don`t see any dirt there.

[@NederlansLerenNT2]

Which people said Turkey it was dirty?? Kadıköy is the most beautiful and cleanest district of Istanbul. By the way, why didn't you go to Moda, just next to the ice cream shop was a wonderful place.

[@NederlansLerenNT2]

We live with mice in Amsterdam. This video title is purely to attract attention!

[@hasanozeroglu3081]

yeah. there is "Konak Dondurma" in Moda if you want to be away from the crowd. it's quiet and calm place.

[@eggygenc6621]

Istanbul is a Massive Huge City it’s Europes Biggest Largest city the city itself is very Very Clean

[@christopheramador9886]

I would love to visit to see the architectural style, the art, and the street food.

[@user-gp8cv6br6p]

Excuse me, Bro! Where did you get your history courses from? You mentioned the Ottoman Slavery; there isn't such a crap. Slavery in Islam was abolished at the beginning of prophet Mohammed Era. The Ottoman started at the end of 13 century, and didn't rely on any slave trade or using it.

[@cts9213]

Esas Türk kozmolojisinde kolonileştirme ve adam sömürme yoktur. Türkler özünde gayet sosyalist millet , ama hiyerarşik yapı var, doğayla uyumlu, her canlıya saygılı, kadınla erkek eşit zaten Türk dilinde batı dillerindeki gibi dişi erkek hatta hayvan ayrımı da yoktur.

[@yakuptas1440]

İstanbul is super clean. Visit it 10 times!

[@artemizoo]

I was in Istanbul last January, cleannesses got my attention…

[@semsomify]

Man I just love your vibe and your videos so much. Great work! Love the accent too :)

[@StartLivingNow1963]

Another Awesome Adventure Thank You Sly Safe Travels🙂❤👍Watching from Canada🙂

[@arlene1525]

Great video, did not appear dirty

[@MsCleo-nl6de]

Turkey is the place! I hope you visit other areas of Turkey and not just Istanbul. The entire country will blow your mind! I absolutely could live there with no problems!

[@joegardner5386]

Is Istanbul lgbt 🏳️‍🌈 friendly?

[@MertPapazoglu]

@@joegardner5386 Istanbul, Izmir, Antalya

[@isageziyor]

17:25 it is starting for fasting traditionally waking up people for that it is as back time an alarm clock!!

[@ranman9095]

Looks nice there 👍

[@edenrios1377]

That dessert looked so good!! I bet it was to die for.

[@classics39]

Did you know James Baldwin lived in İstanbul on and off for 10 years? He famously said, Turkey saved his life. It was his refuge.

[@AliYagci-jt4fn]

You missed out a great Library directly at the Bosphorus in Moda (Kadiyköy). You were very close to it. Wonderful building from the Ottoman time and a wonderful place to drink cay (tea) and relax. Nice videos, thanks for sharing. Greetings from a turkish man from Germany :)

[@ermanafacan]

Fun fact Ottomans used to drink coffee more than tea. After the world war and the Initiation of the republic importing coffee was a problem so they started to produce tea in the northern part of Turkey since then (100 years), Turkish people have been the biggest consumers of tea compared to the rest of the world.

[@bonfacewachira3297]

Then u have never seen Pakistan or India tea drinking culture, Turkey can't come close

[@ramyobserver8596]

All those who claim that Istanbul or Türkiye are dirty are out of envy, in comparison to their country.

[@deSechelles]

Turkey is a great place to visit and enjoy your holiday

[@isageziyor]

5:00 like for the music behind!!

[@TAITRAVELVLOGS]

Bless up bro 😎 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@mahmudmert9473]

Taksim is the center of the city, but it is not the most touristy place. That honor goes to Sultan Ahmet. That’s where the most tourist attractions like the Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia, Grand Bazaar and Sarnich etc are located. It is where the original city was located. You can get there by metro.The grand Mosque you saw was built just a few years ago, doesn’t have any historical significance. It is literally a knockout of the historic mosques like Blue Mosque and the Sulayman Mosque in the historic center.

[@Daisy_Aimee]

Thanks for this tour...Turkey is on my dream list. ❤ Though I can't help it you just said sezzy inside a mosque...

[@Biodyn3758]

Good man…great video.Thank you

[@isimbulamadm7972]

Man I loved the video! Keep It up!

[@MrVeteranVlogs]

Great video Brother

[@niecyl]

I might visit this Country one day! It looked nice to me, and friendly people!

[@aminaaminat8378]

Its Ramadan wake up prayer time.

[@TRbeybifeyz]

fam, if you have the time, please visit the famous bagdat street (saskinbakkal-ciftehavuzlar) area. you can also take the boats to the islands facing istanbul from bostanci. enjoy!

[@Duisburg55]

Nice Video from Istanbul. 🤟🤟

[@Paltheus]

The drummer at the end is a "Ramadan Drummer" that patrols the neighborhood to wake people for "sahur" (the last (or first) meal of the day before the sun rises. This is an Ottoman tradition. The drummers bid on neighborhoods to get this job every year. They get paid in tips that they collect by going from door to door - I think twice in the month of Ramadan. If the guy paid him something that was probably just another "tip" but not a sanctioned one.

[@user-be6mf5tq7f]

I enjoyed watching your video Beautiful City Istanbul I born Europe side

[@youme1414]

The people are pretty modern than other Islamic countries by merely looking at this video. Their women don't wrap themselves up. Thank you, sir.

[@mgsmus]

I understand what you mean, but I still want to emphasize that Turkey is not an Islamic country; it is a secular country where the majority of the population is made up of Muslims.

[@kingmoreorless2810]

Exactly I like that and they are beautiful

[@99alp99fila]

You mean backward being naked is backwardness like the uncivilised people

[@JordansAlwaysOntheGo]

Turkey, especially Istanbul, is becoming fairly liberal these past years. Went for the first time in 2014 and visited again 2023..was shocked at how liberally people dressed just in a 9 year time difference

[@rolealert4503]

@@JordansAlwaysOntheGo Atatürk gave us freedom and told us to follow the West, we are trying to fulfill his wishes

[@Abc-fh8if]

As an American, Istanbul is a super clean city compared to New York.

[@muratmurat624]

As an Istanbulite, I first welcome you, have a nice holiday, the places you chose to visit are perfect. Take a Bosphorus tour by ship at the first opportunity. And definitely go to the Princess Islands by ship. Greetings.

[@MyCamilla1989]

Türkiye is way cleaner than most nations, rivaling even Switzerland in most cases. I've come across many people in the US who've never been to Paris but they somehow claim that Paris is dirty and French people smell. Which is far from truth obviously but makes me wonder who plants these thoughts in people's heads and how?

[@laanaa26]

17:14 HERE IT'S CALLED WAKEY WAKEY FOR SAHUR.

[@user-sv1cw6fh6o]

Where's the dirty bro?

[@user-gp8cv6br6p]

Please write the name of the country correctly: it's No longer called Turkey, it's " Türkiye ". Turkey is a kind of bird. Türkiye is the right name for the country you're referring to. Thanks.

[@Stendo-cv3eo]

when was this filmed im going to istanbul on the 20th

[@rantlyy]

That ice cream 🤩🤩

[@BlackSolutions7532]

I remember when Sly had 23,000 subscribers. ✊🏾🇺🇸

[@vojtaborsky]

oh man, I love this

[@ibrada]

Hello, the name of this country is Türkiye not turkey. Thanks for the video.

[@Paladin53]

6:30. there was coffee in the Ottoman times, tea came to the Türkiye after 1960s. But you are right, the core of the turkish breakfast is turkish rize tea. We drink it 24/7 😀

[@ondererkan3554]

I don't know those metro barriers were new but man when saw that metro barriers that reminded me some dark incident happened after that last Turkey presidential elections. It has different place in my head i probably never forget that.

[@RalphUsaTr]

I did enjoy your video and you are asking the person who is beating the drum what this is, He is beating Drom to wake up the people for the Sahur (people eat till almost sun rice for the fastening) in Ramadan, Thanks.

[@ahmetcankirmizi]

the title has to be bait

[@networkirc]

Although most people in our cities pay attention to cleanliness and not throwing garbage on the ground, there are also people who exhibit behavior that throws garbage on the ground. I wish everyone would pay attention to their personal education in this regard, but unfortunately, such people always exist, even if we do not like them.

[@misirnihat]

The guy who was singing at the end was just doing his job. During Ramadan, these 'Drummers' wake people up to eat their breakfast just before they start fasting. Ramadan is for 30 days and these drummers collect money/tips at the middle and end of Ramadan for services rendered.

[@ahmetozdemir6228]

Since it is a holiday, it is not busy, but it will start being busy on Monday.

[@serkan1597]

The drummer at the end of the video plays the drum to get people to eat for sahur and sings mani, this is only done during Ramadan, it is traditional in Turkey, drums are played at night during Ramadan on all streets in Turkey.

[@Gunzo780]

17:10 It's a traditional Suhoor alarm clock. Sahur means the last meal that Muslims eat from dawn to sunset before fasting during the month of Ramadan. We pay money him for his work.

[@drummer_alex_martin]

"I love subways for some reason". Maybe "Underground Railroad" is the reason ))) No offense mate, it's just a joke))) Loving your content!

[@irfanb4332]

The drummer wakes up the fasters so they can have their last meal before the fasting starts.

[@yvzycl2654]

videodaki başlık ile videoda anlattıklarının İLGİSİ YOK... kirlilik ile ilgili.....33 ülke gezdim...videonuzdaki gibi türkiye çok temiz... selamlar...

[@Nemesissis]

11:44 De bahsediyor.

[@royalflush9418]

The drummer at 2 a.m. is a Ramadan tradition. he goes from street to street to wake people up at night time to intend to fast and collects the last bets. in order to fast until the evening, you get up at 2-3-4 a.m. and have sahur. sahur=breakfast.

[@edilee5909]

So that guy at the end is tasked with waking up the people for sahur (suhoor), which is the last meal you can eat before daybreak when the fast starts

[@ersozsozer2]

these are the teasers for the asia side man, you should also go to bagdat caddesi (called "cadde" :)) )

[@carlosfernandez7098]

You killed me with the “Bruh” at the end.

[@deb.e.9787]

Compile a book on all the metros you’ve documented on your travels 😊

[@yanasvinukhova3112]

I've been to Istanbul three times. This city seemed dirty to me. If you go into neighborhoods where locals live or just turn away from tourist spots, you will simply be horrified

[@Thelilantjr]

That food looked good!

[@Ceylin_Kurtbogan]

you are in Kadıköy and even though there might be some tourists around, the entire place is not very touristy. So restaurants in the main road are ok there, you don't need to worry :) For Ramadan, other than the small cities in inner anatolia I think, most restaurants will be open and will be packed. No worries, you can eat as you wish

[@AMOSS1970]

The “average Turk”. There used to be such a thing in the 80’s and 90’s. People looked a certain way more than not but, now there are a lot of Turks with natural blonde hair and green or blue eyes. Or black hair with deep blue eyes , even an occasional red head. Turks from Turkey are mostly immigrants from the Ottoman era, so they’re very mixed. The true Turks have dark hair and Asian eyes, like the Turks of the Turkish Republic s of Russia. Because Turks came from East Asia. Some stayed in Turkey and others migrated north. For instance Turkish men used to be very hairy but, now they’re not. Evolution 😊..

[@cts9213]

You don’t know much about the Turks and Turanis appearently. They are Caucasian and in the Asia naturally some were mixed as well. For example Timur was half Mongolian half Turkic. In the Balkans Turks are still the same, Caucasian. In Anatolia, mostly the same, too.

[@nadirhatali8113]

15:49 you say the City name changed. But even in 1922 on the Ottoman coins there were writing "struck in Constantinapole Mint"

[@pearlinecrews6826]

İnstanbul is not dirty. I love that place.

[@taximdriver]

who said that :))) You can not find any city as crowded as İstanbul and clean. Maybe Tokyo can compete with istanbul. Rest has no chance.

[@samibizim9079]

that must be early morning because Kadikoy is one of the most crowded towns

[@fezabaydur2821]

Ottoman didn't have slave trade