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I'm back in Turkey with Frank to visit an abandoned ghost town with Disney or fairy tale looking castles and a giant cruise ship. Our first stop is the Burj al Babas ghost town. 587 castles of the 832 have been constructed but the company went bankrupt. The investors promised luxurious villas, but did they kept their promise? We find out.
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[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

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[@Goldrefinedthrufire]

Ads every two mins? Not finishing video

[@doratiscareno5856]

WHY ARE ALL THESE GHOST TOWN BEING BUILD AROUND THE WORLD THEN NO ONE LIVES IN THEM ???? CHINA HAS ALL THESE THOUSANDS OF EMPTY HIGH RISE APTS EMPTY AND ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES THEIR MANY AS WELL SMALL VACANT TOWNS AND SO MANY HOMELESS

[@deziking]

money laundering basically.

[@changingoftheguard7256]

@@deziking BINGO that's what it is and the new cities are built for the great reset

[@changingoftheguard7256]

@@doratiscareno5856 the great reset. You can't imagine it right now but when your city is shut off and collapsing you and other will travel long distances and hear of bright cities and there you'll be in HUNGER GAMES you'll be an outcast. the people that live in these cities will know what you are a bum and the system will capture you. Evil has the power on physical Earth and it's changing it. World Population expected to top out at 2BILLION but that's after a near extinction.

[@eaglescout121]

What a terrible waste of human labor and raw materials. It's a land of broken promises and broken dreams.

[@itsjusrex]

Just like Disney land/world 🤷🏼‍♂️🤣🤣

[@creepybeat]

wow, indeed

[@mohawk72]

Just like the +60mio. empty buildings/apartments in china..

[@bear1245]

It was a scam for the start.

[@thebaconsmell9113]

@@itsjusrex it’s not a waste if it’s being used sure the discusting food that is there is and the plastic that is soposed to be thrown away after use is but the place itself isint

[@wigglewiggle3789]

Can you imagine strolling home pissed? You would never find your house with them all looking the same.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

😂😂😂3rd right, 5th left, 7th right uhhhh

[@thebarberinblack]

The likelihood of you strolling hone pissed in turkey is pretty slim

[@proverbsTruthWisdom]

@@thebarberinblack Why? Do they not sell alchol in Turkey?

[@tomandersson5089]

to the taxi driver.. i live in a castle u'll find it ez...

[@thebarberinblack]

@@proverbsTruthWisdom it’s still a Muslim country where the locals do not drink for the most part them selves

[@shivercanada]

A castle is only good when there’s no other castles around. 😂

[@audio3980]

Exactly! This is the Turks idea of luxury 🤣

[@johnhughes1783]

Crazy, it looks like Disneylands version of a slum.

[@Vangaurd979]

That's what a castle is, not a bunch of castle's standing shoulder to shoulder. Lol 😂😂😂, it's more like a lavish slums.

[@please.665]

@@johnhughes1783 honey, if that's a slum, we'll take it. Also, can't we send some refugees there?

[@earthmother4397]

Why limit yourself to that idea?

[@daveys]

One of those villas would look great on it’s own. Put 500+ of them in a limited space and it just looks awful.

[@buffalokay]

As opposed to any other city? Where they mix architecture? Who cares what it looks like, so long as you have a roof over your head and it’s not a slum?

[@maccagrabme]

Imagine coming back to your house drunk and forgetting where you live. Worst idea I've ever seen, even worse than the monstrosities they are building in London.

[@daveys]

@@maccagrabme - Great comment! Imagine walking into the wrong house by accident.

[@earthmother4397]

Why limit yourself to that idea?

[@QuintusAntonious]

I find it hard to believe projects like this ever had legitimate beginnings or aims. Architectural taste aside, the kind of person they were supposedly targeting generally wants a unique high end product, not a copy-paste of whatever is next door ad nauseum. When I see projects like this, often in China, I can't help but suspect it is actually some kind of elaborate money laundering scheme or cover for something else. They always seem to have dubious beginnings and similar ends.

[@tardvandecluntproductions1278]

Housing is an investment now. So even if you finish some copy-paste house and cut a few corners here and there. You instantly sell them with a profit. The scheme being that you didn't build them to last

[@eily_b]

This is Turkey. Bribery runs this country.

[@matthewmosier8439]

I agree that something seems fishy here. Why build all of them rather than selling the first ones, then building from orders the way neighborhoods in America sometimes do? Just spec building hundreds of niche market structures seems really strange

[@bear1245]

Definitely fraud of the taxpayer. Without doubt.

[@kebman]

When the money is tainted, and you got it illegally for no work anyway, then you don't care if you get out just 1/10 of the original sum. The only thing that matters then, is that the 1/10 is clean money in the eyes of the authorities.

[@PineValleyDigital]

They could probably recover some of their investment by letting Hollywood use it as an explosive ending for a B rated Sci Fi movie

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Hahahahahhahaha😂😂😂😂

[@aeternoscorpio5230]

that is actually quite bloody brilliant, hats off to you

[@HandsomeMoose]

If you blow them up one at the time that could be enough for a lot of movies. 😁

[@thelongboarddude95]

They filmed a music video of a famous song there if that counts: Lose Control - Becky Hill, Goodboys, and Meduza

[@PineValleyDigital]

@@thelongboarddude95 Just watched it, not bad, but I was disappointed at the end when there were no explosions! :)

[@acegoat7573]

I couldn't think of anywhere worse to live, imagine living in an area where every single house is identical. Just looks completely soulless

[@kaasvaag]

You should check out skid row

[@grrayfox2300]

Better than living under a bridge

[@E4439Qv5]

@@grrayfox2300 _barely,_ but yeah.

[@roxyprice900]

That's basically most places in UK lmao 🤣

[@ismailalioglu]

Arabs spend hundreds of thousands of dollars every year for such places in Turkey.

[@MsTheeloisa]

It looks so creepy. They should definetely make a movie using this nightmare as a location.

[@YesItsMeGuys68]

It is the pure definition of the word insane ... making a mistake and then repeating it over and over and over

[@Maybe1Someday]

Incredible that anyone thought this was a good idea

[@new-kids-on-the-block]

It is. It's only bilt in the wrong time

[@new-kids-on-the-block]

a few hundred years😂

[@cwg9238]

obvious money laundering

[@jean-lucturquin6557]

@@new-kids-on-the-block 🤣🤣🤣

[@pabellos]

🤣🤣

[@TheXanUser]

Even if completed perfectly , WHY WOULD ANYONE EVER WANT TO LIVE INSUCH A PLACE???

[@pyellard3013]

I think it was meant to be a holiday resort.. Might have had more of future as luxery holiday rentals.. My understanding is many wealthly Arabs leave the middle east during summer as its too hot.. Maybe north west Turkey is a lot cooler?.. Most go further north to cooler London or Paris..

[@Jupiter.141]

@@pyellard3013 if you are building a holiday resort, you need to make sure it's close to a community where resources and personal necessities can be acquired this place is clearly isolated ,no business owners would dared to gamble in a place like that.

[@pyellard3013]

@@Jupiter.141 I get ur point but apparently the resort was to have its own facilities.? I note that in Jamaica there are self contained tourist resorts that tourists don't have to (and often don't) leave... But, yes, probably bigger than just 700 odd apartments..

[@PinkLloyd88]

It’s just a small town with fancy buildings. People live like this all over the world really

[@craigandsnowwadam4511]

This is more like a MOVIE Set! It’s simple concrete blocks and foam elements covered with concrete. Most theme parks use this technique. I seriously hope that by you documented this place that someone will rehab this mess. Hug’s and kisses from Orlando Florida!

[@jessiejames2155]

When everyone has a special palace, no one's palace is special .

[@lillian9221]

So true

[@mikemhz]

If everyone's palace is unique then they are all special.

[@gabrieleghut1344]

@@mikemhz and here is nothing unique.

[@MrClaudiuzz9]

Lol everyone is not the same. Lay down your blunt.

[@DarkSkay]

Maybe it was meant for cloned people that also all look the same

[@mikaeljonsson4686]

Why would anyone like to live in a mini-castle with the neighbors house in spitting distance? And all "castles" looks the same... mindboggling. Such an insane project.... :=

[@oicu8130]

Vivarium...look it up it's a good movie

[@crack61616]

still better as to live in an old socialist block where you can hear your neighbors fuggin and diarrhea.

[@snowmiaow]

Few have time to use their yard these days.

[@paxundpeace9970]

Back then in the early ages of the castle they looked the same too in the early middle-ages

[@snowmiaow]

I grew up in a development of identical houses quite near each other. Such developments are common here in the US. I assure you people will do it.

[@MA-mh1vs]

I can see why this failed with one being that they tried to build so many all at once rather than build a few and sell them to pay to build more. Then they just did one design for all of them, the castle look losses it's flare when there are 100's of castles that look identical.

[@Dumbluck14]

Rich people don’t live that close to each other!

[@louis-philippeletourneau7689]

The environment and landscapes were beautiful there.This projet is a shame!

[@ahmememre]

As a Turk, I cannot understand this stupidity. It was the worst spending of 200 million dollars I have ever seen in my life.

[@MichaelPybus]

Not a single garage in sight. I find it hard to believe the kind of high net worth people who these hideous castles were aimed at would not have a car or two. Where were they expecting to park & store them?

[@MrRevancheRay]

there was a multiple level building visible on the video which looked like a parking house

[@saltymonke3682]

@@MrRevancheRay lol, that's so stpd 😂

[@elcleopatra8467]

Horses maybe

[@nssherlock4547]

@@MrRevancheRay That was supposed to be a shopping centre.

[@fjellyo3261]

No rich gulf Arab would buy any of these shit Houses 😂😂

[@Mansions.]

He is absolutely correct. Build 50, 100 fully then start new phase. Never 600 unless you have the full money.

[@Zaitekno]

It's been a scam from the very beginning mate. No intentions to deliver, just take the money and run.

[@tranquilgiftsonline]

Yes build 100 sell them then build another 200 and so forth

[@zenbhudda8342]

Yup Scam from the beginning, probably needed certain progress to get money released.

[@carloko08]

turkish way hahahah XD

[@damedesuka77]

This video showed up in my recommendations and it's definitely worth it lol. The whole thing reminded me to a housing complex in Indonesia specifically marketed to be used as vacation houses or "villas". The place is located near a mountain and the houses were designed to mimic "traditional style houses" of different countries. So there's a block of "traditional Japanese style houses", a block of "English castle houses", etc. Looking at it now, it's obvious that they're bad imitations of the originals but people didn't know better back then. This was in early 2000s when most Indonesians don't have internet access or can travel abroad easily to see the real thing. So, weirdly enough the houses sold quite well. Now the whole area is still functioning, but most people have realized it's tackiness. It's now catering to people from the lower social/economic status, the opposite of its original purpose when it was first built.

[@damedesuka77]

@glyn hodges it's called "kota bunga puncak".

[@ytube.agusss]

@@damedesuka77 makasih komen nya, damn baru liat dan kayanya gak bakalan betah kalo tinggal disana. Rumahnya sama semua.

[@damedesuka77]

@@ytube.agusss Yang mana gan? Kota bunga puncak atau yg di video ini? Kota bunga dulu ngehits banget waktu saya masih kecil. Bahkan dulu sekolah saya pernah karyawisata ke sana. Sekarang jadi kelihatan norak hahaha. Mirip2 sama yg di video ini, hal yg harusnya unik tapi diproduksi massal, jadinya malah kelihatan murahan.

[@sterlingarcher4989]

Strewth, even if the houses didn’t look absolutely awful; the height of them, looming over each other like that - I couldn’t think of anything worse.

[@AW-po7jr]

An awesome paintball arena!

[@txblades1]

Oh my word. Could you imagine!

[@RS-xx8gz]

Airsoft!

[@markmezo]

That my friend is probably the best use for it, although OH&S would never allow people inside the buildings, especially those stairs.

[@atomictraveller]

but you each gotta dress as a disney princess

[@luc4s_4lmeid4]

@@atomictraveller bruh

[@PowerrangerInWhite]

As someone who worked on several construction sites I literally could not stop laughing at the styrofoam and fiberglass "decorations"... its so hideous

[@Tirra227]

Maybe they're gravesite.

[@cybercomets7260]

definitely!

[@damirage2010]

why don't you talk to the owner and rebuild it I mean it. It is sad to see all this waste land and houses with waste of 2000000 dollars They would give it to the syrian refuges they would build the city into one beautiful place.

[@brendanstoran7555]

Built to last!! … 10 minutes 😂

[@VictorMartinez-rn9xu]

You know it would make for a great episode is to track down some of the people who actually worked on it and built it and hear what they have to say that definitely would intrigued me!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Would be interesting indeed!😲

[@riptide10x60]

Even if that project was successfully completed, living there would be like a nightmare where every house was identical. In fact there is a movie (Vivarium)about a young couple that get trapped in a similar development

[@stevecharman8420]

I read your comment and then followed up by hiring the movie tonight on KZbin Movies. Thanks for the heads up. A chilling but brilliant movie.

[@kingkenny7393]

Spot on, That movie freak me out when everything is identical. Just like these villa

[@anulfolantigua6291]

You can try painting with diferents colors to distingue

[@barakmuladi7190]

You forgot squidward was here backthen

[@dilukaprasad]

harry potter in UK houses 😏😉😎

[@Estie_cz]

Buildings have a different kind of vibe when you know no one ever lived there.

[@salsheikh4508]

Paintball Paradise.....

[@heidirepp7462]

Heck yeah!🇳🇿

[@Skyfall8865]

Airsoft

[@jannsander]

Airsoft would be a great too... Please don't hate me 😂

[@paulv2394]

I'm not really into those activities, but looking at this, those sound like damm good ideas.

[@AQUATRONIXXX]

Mickey Mouse is dead ,they shoot him in the head .Graffity Space

[@yeswing10]

This is very interesting and so sad. I love Castles, but too many of a good thing kinda made them hideous. Thank you so much for the tour. I appreciate seeing inside and all around.

[@milsgarage]

That build quality is mind blowing. Holy Styrofoam?!?

[@haileiselassie]

"you can almost shake hands with your neighbor" make me laugh a lot!

[@ruudb72]

With the houses so close and all that styrofoam...it must be a very dangerous fire hazard. Nice video.

[@pilgrimsnest592]

great point. these cokeheads were just thinking about profit, nothing else. I wish i could see how these cokeheads look like.

[@sataka2546]

I don't see any re-bar in this Construction! Marvelous

[@fjellyo3261]

Yes! They should have used wood for the entire building that would be better quality 😂😂

[@markscholz1219]

Good job, fascinating video. I would never have believed someone could have invested so much in such a goofy project unless you had posted this.

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

The project is called ''Burj Al Babas'', as the name is suggesting it was an Arabic project. Local government and people hated them and tried to stop the construction but it was bringing foreign investment so Turkish government allowed it. After 2008 crisis Arabic investors just ran away and the project got ditched later on but with this kind of poor quality it was doomed anyway. I only wish the investment they already made covers the cost of dismantling this ugliness.. By the way there are severe punishments for building dangerous structures in Turkey so nobody can build cheap foundations. However decorations is not considered as dangerous and they could be built from anything really as long as it doesn't risk falling down and hurting people. But even then it is ridiculously low quality and most people who visited the houses could realize it. However the target of project wasn't Turkish people who would visit them rather again Arabic people so it is possible they were going to sell them with only videos and photos that's why they pushed for the cheapest ''good looking'' option.

[@kirkc9643]

If the concrete structure is sound they could be stripped and rebuilt

[@vallerypirat9959]

irresponsibly how human life is dealt with in an earthquake country. There Are hundreds of projects like this in turkey. And all of them are in a really bad quality but expansive on same time just to get money from tourists. After the building company get the money they ran away. That’s the sad truth in many cases.

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

@@kirkc9643 It is definitely an option but there is a problem who will do it! After investors ran away their Turkish partners went bankrupt and government seized the property. Government could rebuilt them but you know governments before right or wrong they think about how many votes projects would bring and this project is in middle of nowhere so it has very low political value. It could be given out by contract but i doubt it would be financially feasible. Most probably they will rot for years until there is significant public outrage to dismantle them..

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

@@vallerypirat9959 Im pretty sure everybody could realize your true intention but still i will answer your nonsense. The real irresponsible thing is talking extreme nonsenses without actually knowing anything about Turkey like you do. After Gölcük earthquake which took 18.373 lives in 1999 construction safety laws got changed dramatically. Before that construction companies could use their own civil engineers to approve construction safety which was causing corruption problems ofc. But now they have to hire a private engineering company specialized on costruction safety and government officials are also inspecting the projects more carefully. So right now anybody wants to construct unsafe buildings has to buy or bribe like 20 people not just a handful like before. Also there are severe punishments issued and building an unsafe construction which causes death is considered as FIRST DEGREE MURDER!! So it is really hard buying those private engineering companies as they could face life sentences same as constructor and their engineers + government officials. People could be still bought with millions of dollars but why not spend those millions to actually construct a safe building, huh?? So pretty much all buildings constructed after 1999 are safe while older ones could be unsafe, in fact during recent İzmir earthquake all collapsed buildings were old ones!! You can blame Turkish government for not inspecting all old buildings and replacing them asap but you can not fabricate a total nonsense as ''there are hundreds of unsafe projects in Turkey and they are selling them to tourists'' which is just a cheap lie...

[@kebman]

Sad

[@eimdeima]

A utopian village for someone who loves LSD and the Adams Family.

[@dimitrisolejak26]

that sabsolutely retarded, hundreds of identical houses.......you cant tell me anyone really wanted to buy this that must have been a gint scam or scheme or laundery operation.......

[@dainphillips3126]

@@dimitrisolejak26 seriously. who in there right mind would want to live there lmao

[@mariangrimsdell1112]

🤣👏👏👏🤬

[@idyllenaive.5461]

I am sure , this project Will revive very soon. It is only a matter of final touch

[@FloridaGirl-]

Eimdeima 🤣🤣

[@mikelander1454]

After watching and visual inspection I would have to say that this whole village was part of some money scam , being a handyman and done work before you couldn't possibly believe that any of this construction would of worked , I mean like the guy says " he can put his hand through the gap in the window and wall! No one could do that and expect it to hold any purpose what so ever , so I call bullshit on this project.

[@Dekaeo]

Wow it's like a PUBG map. The whole thing just feels bad. It's so sad to see stuff like this; it makes humanity look pretty sad too. I can't imagine the depression of the person who chose to use their money on this.

[@jemimahkendall6579]

It seems like some sort of tax write off or money laundering thing , kinda like buying a piece of shit art

[@Oniontrololol]

it’s gonna be fun trying to find your own house in the dark :)

[@rickscott8091]

Should have built them with Lego . Stronger and better quality material .

[@tahminashahgaldiyeva8302]

Ü99999

[@jacko4483]

Only if you use the newer Legos with the SPF 30 compound. It holds up much better in the elements.

[@craigandsnowwadam4511]

This just breaks my heart ❤️

[@roninaround6450]

Those guys were brave using the stairs! I've heard of castles made of sand but not castles made of Styrofoam...

[@ismailalioglu]

Sand castles are for games, styrofoam castles are for warmth. The area is so cold :)

[@Mr_Dimplezz]

Imagine trying to find your house 🤣 😂 They really didn't think this one through 🤦‍♂️

[@andrewrowley2269]

Like trying to find your tent at Glastonbury after one too many..

[@pizzafrenzyman]

I'd repaint mine blue. easy to find under the most drunken standards.

[@stellastella9538]

Fortunately numbers and colors may help you find your house 😉🏠 I mean Castle 🏰😁

[@snowmiaow]

@@pizzafrenzyman that would probably be illegal

[@ThisReckless]

@@stellastella9538 That was a stellar joke.

[@ianthompson9653]

Proof of quality over quantity. Maybe if they had only started with 50 and built them well they would be able to build more after.

[@derain95]

And the rich clientele would probably pay more to stay in a one of 100 castles than they would for one of 832,

[@oryxland3994]

I understand these are vanity purchases for rich foreigners looking for "investments" but I can't understand why you would buy a house in a beautiful mountain setting like that only to be in a cookie cutter house that's as close to the next one as living in any other town, you go all the way to a rustic landscape and then surround yourself with hundreds of copies of the same house with no decent views. How someone could spend so much money on something like that instead of a beautiful house by itself in the trees is just so strange to me. You go to places like this to get away from the city, if you want to be looking into your neighbors window just buy a house in a town where you don't have to worry the project goes bankrupt. More money than sense.

[@ebikes1077]

@@oryxland3994 I think they could have sold it to investors as a Disney paradise. Every girl I've known has had an obsession with Disney stuff to the point where they will buy anything if it's even somewhat related. They really messed up their budgeting and had no margin for error. When things went wrong there was no backup plan they just abandoned ship and let it all go to waste. Overall it's a real tragedy and hopefully some company like Disney buys the castles and finishes them.

[@rutheliz75]

GREED !

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

@@oryxland3994 The project is called ''Burj Al Babas'', as the name is suggesting it was an Arabic project. Local government and people hated them and tried to stop the construction but it was bringing foreign investment so Turkish government allowed it. After 2008 crisis Arabic investors just ran away and the project got ditched later on but with this kind of poor quality it was doomed anyway. I only wish the investment they already made covers the cost of dismantling this ugliness.. By the way there are severe punishments for building dangerous structures in Turkey so nobody can build cheap foundations. However decorations is not considered as dangerous and they could be built from anything really as long as it doesn't risk falling down and hurting people. But even then it is ridiculously low quality and most people who visited the houses could realize it. However the target of project wasn't Turkish people who would visit them rather again Arabic people so it is possible they were going to sell them with only videos and photos that's why they pushed for the cheapest ''good looking'' option.

[@LayllasLocker]

Well. If this gets totally abandoned, it's going to be interesting to visit it in 50 years or so. When nature reclaims it.

[@kirlijoe9302]

you say so right

[@lornab2555]

This gives me some eerie intuition! Great film guys I’m a new subscriber!

[@hamburgerjung4373]

Utopian? I mean places like these always seem so unnatural that they’re mesmerizing, but imagine living a life in such a uncreative space where there is no individualism, the thought is terrifying to me.

[@snowmiaow]

Welcome to suberbia!

[@Blessedbears]

Kind of what the “elites” want for us all. No thanks.

[@ShaferHart]

You haven't seen the American suburbs, I gather? Lol

[@DSL3125]

@@ShaferHart at least there's still color variation

[@kebman]

I'd love to live in a castle like that!!! I'd actually pay good money for that! Caveat: #1. If it was _well constructed..._ #2 And it stood _alone_ on the top of a hill....

[@waminette]

it would still be ugly

[@daveffs1935]

Delivery driver: which house is yours? Me: the one with the tower, can't miss it

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Haha.. must have happened all the time when this place got inhabited

[@Yatukih_001]

Gentlemen...welcome to Furby Town! Thanks for the video!

[@xFlow150]

All of the pollution caused by the styrofoam in the future. What a shame. Amazing video as always!

[@alexdbird]

Masses more pollution already caused by producing all that concrete

[@Ganiscol]

"Pssst! Wanna buy some Dizneeland attractions? I got plenty..."

[@clairemendoza5402]

Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."

[@monicamaria6101]

I owe my success to having listened respectfuly to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

[@brendacarla4657]

How do we get paid?

[@jennydave9666]

Is it through online investment platform?

[@investorjenni2260]

Yes through online investment platform

[@ahmedjoe4528]

i get paid directly to my bank account

[@kazbekfarniev9730]

What would it be like to order a pizza delivery. -"Hello, i live in white castle with a green roof, you won't miss it"

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Haha. I guess it takes a while for an inhabitant too to get around there😂

[@ronnahjohnson5013]

Hilarious!!!

[@paulhealey8933]

Great video Bob. Very surreal looking, I can imagine it being more so in person. Glad you you filmed it, it’s good to get your take on it, even if this location has been popular. You go into more detail about the place and the surroundings and I find that much more interesting. Thanks again.

[@martinlb4541]

There probably made by a Micky mouse building company 🤪🤣

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Hahaha good one !

[@crxtodd16]

Hayoooo!!!

[@bathroomsexmurder]

They’re

[@tanja8907]

And I know you have never built a house.

[@stevec5657]

"We'll promise them an elevator, but give then 'em the shaft!" (Redd Foxx - Sanford and Son television show).

[@thefarmerswifeknits6190]

Love the drone footage.

[@allandavies1642]

Its like a huge art instellation . physically and visually Amazing !

[@sanzoparty1066]

Fantastic video. What a waste of resources. I still cannot get over the styrofoam decor. ROTFL!

[@patorourke6065]

This is so much more interesting as a ghost town then it ever would if it were finished.

[@FunStations]

Thank you, and special thanks for including subtitles in early videos👍

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Where are you from?😄

[@FunStations]

​@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Crimea is a peninsula that used to belong to Ukraine, now Russia, I am an opponent of special operations wars and the division of territories. I really liked your videos, I watch them with great interest, and the way you speak, show and tell is nice to watch !! With subtitles.

[@jb5music]

That's great, you went in there. I saw the other video about a year ago. Great close up of how they were made

[@JorgeGarcia-lw7vc]

Living cramped like sardines, with hideous taste: no wonder there weren't enough buyers. Fascinating.

[@commenter7893]

If that’s cramped like sardines, what do you call condos and apartments?

[@danthovict381]

@@commenter7893 apartment is different from the beginning, you just basically like rent the same plot of land and share it with people up and downstairs (you do not own the land, only the building owner own it and you rent from them). And this project you own your own plot of land but still so small and cramped.

[@A69966996]

UNBELEIVABLE!!!

[@209tammy]

It's hard to believe the way they put those castles together and did not use any wood whatsoever

[@Dima-px6pr]

In the maddel East we do not use wood for houses or any building

[@209tammy]

@@Dima-px6pr thank you I did not know that😚

[@ThisReckless]

Imagine eating 3 grams of mushrooms and stumbling upon this place.

[@DCRACKA]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ThisReckless]

@R G A place like this I’d say Flying Saucers or Golden Teachers 🍄.

[@darrenadams9782]

i am still trying to figure out exactly how many there are. They said 590, and 600 then near the end they wrote 732 and said 832

[@sugarkiddo]

When you unlock fairyland in simcity but couldn't give enough time and efforts to the region.

[@incorrect1844]

Its always good to see fire-rated materials

[@Domini_k]

One nighttime fire to keep you warm would easily set the buildings alight.

[@anakkucing6758]

Very pretty beautiful. Thank you this is awesome And thanks for the translation

[@sybillewesenberg6440]

WOW!:-) Incredible!

[@pitabread79]

Man I feel for those construction workers. They knew they were building shit, but had no choice. So unfulfilling

[@jacobsarjan]

I wouldn't dare taking one of those stairways lol. Great video guys!

[@Helphisha10000]

new resident evil map looks sick af

[@ThisReckless]

💯

[@FullchanAnon]

Man, can you imagine living in the completed one as a guard? Just there smack dab in the middle of nowhere... Wonder if he's even got fast bandwidth.

[@FloridaGirl-]

Wow scarey! What aweful construction! Am surprised they are still standing!

[@gapvicky]

What were they smoking when they agreed on this build and someone in the government actually approved it??

[@albertwolf731]

Crack

[@maspur100]

If these were some kind of hotel-villa investment scheme, perhaps the low quality of the buildings were intentional. Just like many hotel/ condotel investments going on in Indonesia, the buyers were not investing on houses per-se, but in hotel business, as the properties will be run as rental rooms, for weekend or vacation getaways. That could explain why outer ornaments of the 'castle' were built on stereofoams, as it will be easily repaired during low seasons.

[@kamikazes03]

This would make an awesome movie set.

[@darknez09240]

it's a nice concept, i think if they would gone for quality over quantity those houses might be coming out real good, if they did not try to build so many of them but instead just 10-20 or 30 units of them, then they wouldn't really ran out of money and can focus building for quality

[@MarkoDeLaVoota]

maybe someone was perfecting the job , learning maybe 🤔? 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@earthmother4397]

I agree the quality was the major set back.

[@tobyffrench]

Yup, and they should have just have the lands ready, if the 20 to 30 units sold well then they could make more units gradually. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@teamrisk41]

Can’t wait for the next video with the traditional ottoman houses

[@jb-fy4en]

This was a great in-depth view of the shabby work done by these builders, I estimate they spent over $200,000 on each of these structures, certainly doesn't look like it. Thanks for the exploration!!

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

They spent 50,000 dollars maximum, in fact even this number is a little bit too high because none of structures have any isolation or interior architecture which cost way more. The project is called ''Burj Al Babas'', as the name is suggesting it was an Arabic project. Local government and people hated them and tried to stop the construction but it was bringing foreign investment so Turkish government allowed it. After 2008 crisis Arabic investors just ran away and the project got ditched later on but with this kind of poor quality it was doomed anyway. I only wish the investment they already made covers the cost of dismantling this ugliness.. By the way there are severe punishments for building dangerous structures in Turkey so nobody can build cheap foundations. However decorations is not considered as dangerous and they could be built from anything really as long as it doesn't risk falling down and hurting people. But even then it is ridiculously low quality and most people who visited the houses could realize it. However the target of project wasn't Turkish people who would visit them rather again Arabic people so it is possible they were going to sell them with only videos and photos that's why they pushed for the cheapest ''good looking'' option.

[@hmmm9220]

That would make a awesome set

[@brandonfarfan1978]

Wow! From the outside, that place really looks like a magical disney land. The exterior design looks fantastic, but inside of those castle houses look depressing. They should break down all of those castles, and rebuild them better😃

[@E4439Qv5]

Yeah Brandon! Let's "Build Back Better!"

[@denisleblanc681]

One good thing, if there's a flood they'll all gonna float...!!!!!

[@wishfulthinking8699]

If they’re livable, help homeless people by letting them live there!

[@wishfulthinking8699]

Never mind. Watched some of the video further and wow!

[@Vespyr_]

@R G Almost impossible to be hired without an address, a phone, papers, and the self-respect and esteem that the housed enjoy. May God have mercy on your horrid soul.

[@unaeruditi]

Nice write off Dude Congrats!

[@mrebholz]

This is like a scenery of a creepy horror movie

[@jessiejames2155]

I'm shocked they went this far .

[@NOcollapseIN]

this is insanely strange!!!!! this bad dream we are in is getting weirder everyday!!!

[@ThisReckless]

For real.

[@dcptiv]

What stands out to more than anything is that nothing is growing around them. After yrs of no work you would think trees & grass would start taking it back.

[@deadtreebark]

Imagine a neighborhood of castles, walls, towers, moats, etc. Could have been awesome

[@luckystriker7489]

I would like to buy the entire property and fix just one villa to perfection... and watch the rest crumble away around me.

[@STARFOXPERIENCE]

That sounds so romantic. I'm in!

[@yatessmyrna]

One of those houses on property is enough. Having so many in one place. Makes them all look like cheap knock-offs.

[@RamonaRayTodosSantosBCS]

I've seen these. It's a pity they never were finished and substandard construction.

[@teamunimogdubai.nomadsover1678]

Great bro

[@Rackhage]

Mannen! Jullie verdienen zoveel subs/views met deze productiekwaliteit! Dikke pluim!

[@robbiewright4414]

Bob, it's a really creepy place, it's like having 800 Adam's family homes all together

[@taffythegreat1986]

They’re certainly pushing the boundaries of less building materials.