As a Turk who has been living in London for 3 years, I can say that the video explained the pros and cons of Turkey almost perfectly. It could even be said you were merciful about dislikes. Although the Turks are polite and respectful to tourists, they don't treat their citizens in the same way. Pollution can be seen in the same frame. While people keep their homes perfectly clean (maybe the best in the world), they leave the streets and nature littered with rubbish. It's nothing but selfishness and disrespect for others.

Türkiye hakkında subjektif bir niyetle çekilip de en objektif video olabilir. Özellikle beğenilmeyen özellikler gerçekten hepimizin kanayan yarası. Ülkemizi en doğru şekilde yansıttığınız için teşekkür ederiz

I''m Turkish and I couldn't describe the pros and cons of Turkey better. Well done you kind sir.

Bana göre ülke olarak 3 büyük sorunumuz var; Çöpleri çöp kutusuna atmayı hala öğrenemedik, çarpık yapılaşma ve trafik kurallarına uymamak 😢

En iyi dost eleştirendir.Övgüleriniz ve eleştirileriniz için teşekkürler.Eleştirilerinizi dikkate alarak hep birlikte daha güzel bir Türkiye ‘de yaşayacağız.Sizleri seviyoruz🇬🇧❤🇹🇷

Your dislikes are a 100 % true. Smoking everywhere, careless drivers, loud music, rubbish and street animals. They all are big problems and should be dealth with... asap.

tamamen özgür tarafsız anlatım için Türk halkı olarak teşekkür ederiz.

Tomorrow will be my first anniversary in Turkey! I went here so many times as a tourist, but a year ago I decided to move to Side. I agree with every single word, and i also believe that the positives still outweigh the negatives. The more i live here, the more i fall in love with the country and the people!❤ I truly hope that at least some of the problems will be solved in the near future...

Lived in Dalyan for 7 years. LOVED every Day, Month, Year. Miss it all so much😢 100% Agree with all your LIKES and DISLIKES. Also LOVE all your wonderful Videos. Thank you for all the Memories. 💕🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

As an expatriate who has resided in Turkey for a delightful two years, I must say that I wholeheartedly concur with the points you've outlined. However, it's worth noting that the positives overwhelmingly outweigh the negatives in my experience.

Thank you for all the feedback :) it was lovely to hear your opinions. Hope that we can build a better country in the future with the younger generation. From Istanbul 👋

Thank you so much for the kind words and feedback! Dost acı söyler. ❤️

I live in a small village across the river from Dalyan where my wife and I built a village style house years go. Recently they added ferry service across the river from Dalyan which has increased traffic flow through the village. A small harbor in the village now attracts outsiders/tourists that cross the river to have 'Instagram" moments at this idyllic spot. Every morning I walk from the house on the road that leads to the harbor and the volume of rubbish has increased substantially. I can identify the rubbish as being that of these visitors from the fact it consists of water bottles/beer bottles/cans, snack wrappers and plastic bags from the market. It is not household rubbish containing coffee grounds/egg shells and the like. It is obvious that it the exact trash created while in a car on vacation. This makes me insanely angry when one considers the incredible beauty of this little paradise. Only subhumans could dump all this rubbish here and drive away and leave all over the ground. I do beleive if I ever witness one of these pigs in the act of this behavior i will completely lose it and smash out their headlights/talilights and windows. It is such incredible ignorant behavior. Every day I take plastic bags on my walk and fill several. Things seemed to get better for a while but now the same old swine behavior is back. Other than that I love this country and it's people.

Some tips; 1- Be careful with taxis, use the "bitaksi" application. 2- Use long buses, small minibuses are not good in big cities. 3- If you enter a shop for the first time, be sure of the price when purchasing a product. 4- If you encounter a bad incident, take audio and video recordings. Just call the police and they will definitely help you if you are right. 5- There are bad people in every country. But good people are in the vast majority in Turkey. Turks like to help. For this reason, if you ask someone for help, they will definitely do it. And you can tell “I’m Tourist” Tourist is important for Turkish People, we are tourism country, you should tell it if you need.

Elestiri ve övgü o kadar güzel anlatılmış ki değeri gören bilen insanlar olmanız mutlulk verici. Yorumlarınız icin ülkem adina teşekürler ❤

Bu çifti ve videolarını beğeniyorum. İzlerken Türkiye'de yaşamanın; özellikle gezip, tatil yapmanın yabancılar ve yüksek gelir grubundakiler için daha kolay ve keyifli olduğunu düşünüyorsunuz. Ayrıca, videoda anlattıkları olumsuzluklardan biz de fazlasıyla şikayetçiyiz. Bu, Türkiye'de siyasetin, eğitimin, toplumun ve çevrenin gittikçe bozulduğunun, temizlik, düzen ve görgü kurallarından uzaklaşıldığının göstergesi. Oldukça nesnel ve gerçekçi bir video olmuş. Teşekkürler.

I think Turkey's problem is education. If they could improve the level of education a little more, Türkiye would be a much different place. I've been there many times. People are very nice, very helpful, very friendly. The agenda in Turkey is changing incredibly fast. It is really a very active country. They are a very emotional nation. They are very energetic (or maybe it just seemed that way to me because I am an extremely calm person 😊). They are very proud of their history. They love their country very much. The city I was in was one of the most developed cities in Turkey. Kocaeli. Many of the problems described here did not exist. But as you go down to the south of Turkey, you start to experience what is described. Türkiye is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. For now, my dream is to move to Turkey when I retire. Let's see what time will tell 🙂

I'm Turkish and I agree with everything. I just want to say you're lovely people both of of you, I wish you a constant peace and happiness in Turkey.

High quality video thank u for sharing.. as a Turk who has been 33 years old here , your all detections are true.. we are proud with our hospitality

i agree with every single word very precise especially on driving issues, narrow streets in European side of istanbul but generally it related to income class of people in that specific region of istanbul overall , i love living here thank you lovely people of Türkiye for having us here

Couldn’t agree more. You are spot on. I have been married to a Turk for nearly 30 years. We have lived in both the U.K. and Turkey. Currently- nearly 5 years - we live in Asturias Northern Spain but will be heading back to Turkey in the near future. The pros out way the cons for sure.

Spot on. I've lived in Istanbul for 26 years. I'm amazed at how little crime there is when compared with so many other countries - not speaking of anything large and organised of course, but just at a daily level. The worst here if you're a driver is the horrendous traffic and the excellent, cheap and very frequent public transport is completely packed, Japanese style at rush hours. The image of Turkey amongst so many is a travesty and I for one, work with many Armenians here. That's not supposed by many to be possible! But I've never evidenced any fuss at all. People are far more tolerant and respectful of others than in many places I know.

This is the most honest and objective Turkiye video I have ever seen in UKposts👍🏻 Enjoy my beautiful country🇹🇷

I share 100% of your thought. But you should add another dislike as "invaders" which are overpopulated illegal immigrants.

So true. Our inaction against these problems, especially the street dogs is unbelievable.

I am a Turk living in Brussels, I completely agree what you said. Need to take action about the rubbishes, smoking problem, and they need to stop driving cars like monsters asap. Thank you for presenting Turkey such a good way, take care. We love you🙏

As a Turk, your comments and thoughts are very appropriate. Thank you

as a Turk, I can say that your thoughts are genuinely objective and true. so I'm on the same page. almost every countries comes with it's cons and pros.

Turkish here 🖐🏼 Agreed with everything you’ve mentioned 100 %

Have loved Türkiye since I first visited in 1983. And love the turquoise coast including Bodrum . Thank you for these wonderful videos.

Hi Mick and Trudie, thanks for this video, I like it a lot. As an English language teacher, I suggested my students watch it and write a comment. I'm sure, they will enjoy watching this video.

Ya harikasınız bir yıldır Türkiye'den uzakta Almanya'da yaşıyorum ülkemi çok özledim ❤😊

I'm Türk and living in Ireland, also travelling to many parts of the UK regularly. We are like exchange students with you guys. :) In every day, I miss the weather of Türkiye under gray sky. There is no perfect place. Every country comes with its pros/cons but, I think everyone should experience the another geography. I wasn't aware how much we are lucky when I was in Türkiye. Now, feeling grateful more than ever when I visit. I literally agree with all the likes/dislikes you've listed here. Well done for such a nice explanation.

I lived in UK for 13 years, back home now 16 years and totally agree with everything you said. I still love the country very much though and planning to spend my remaining life in here. Thanks for the video and your honest comments.

Great Video Mick and Trudie, you are so lovely!!!! As a Turk living in the UK, I do 100% agree with your opinions.

Thank you from me who is living in San Diego/ California. I am turk and my hometown is Antalya. I waited to see some parts of Antalya too. But you right, there are many place for talk about Turkiye. Thank you again for this amazing video🙏🏻

The music is a big problem. Deniz Incisi is a nice beach restaurant which I know you will know. What could be a really relaxing nice place to spend an afternoon is wrecked by thumping music. In the end it drove us out. My brother went to a nice hotel in Marmaris with his family for their summer holiday. This was spoilt by permanent load music. When you ask to turn it down a bit, sometimes they do a little, but soon it's back to full blast. He will not go back. It's ironic that they put the music on to draw people in and make them have a good time , but it's actually doing the reverse. It's strange because the Turks are normally so helpful and accomodating. They must get a lot of complaints from foreigners, but it doesn't compute.

Don't forget the Beliyedesiye cafes, they are so cheap and really sociable places, with areas for all the family together, we love the things provided in the community in Türkiye.

Güzel çift, güzel insanlar hoşgeldiniz. Ne de iyi yaptınız geldiniz, renk kattınız. Umarım burayı eviniz kabul etmişsinizdir. Türk insanı her zaman kolları açık, sizler gibi her yaşdan misafirleri, türkiyeyi evi gören insanları, vatanınızın haricinde sizi yurt sahibi yaparak sımsıcak bekliyor olacakdır. Kadim Anadolu insanın sarı sıcak sevgisiyle ve sağlıcakla kalın.

Hoş geldiniz. Evvela Türkiye ismimizi güzel söylediğiniz için tebrikler. Güzel gören güzel düşünür, güzel düşünen hayattan lezzet alır.

Beautiful country! I hope they will protect the beautyful villages, like Dalyan, from becoming to look like Içmeler or Marmaris. I've seen it changed over the past years, and not always for the best. Had magnificent holidays over there and went home crying😢 Enjoyed the people with their smiles and jokes, the Turkish music, the food, the relaxed atmosphere in the evenings and so on.... 😍❤

i visit turkey alot, one thing i really dislike is the taxis, they refuse to put a meter on unless my husband is with me, they make up prices. we have spend alot of time in istanbul over the last 18 months and im so impressed with how well public transport runs and how cheap so i do try avoid taxi when i can.

Thanks alot for your great comments dear Mick and dear Trudie... wish you all the best...

Mick Amca! Huge thanks for correct notices on Turkish pros and cons, especially critique of smoking habits! Agree completely. Regards from Roman and Sofiya, Fethiye/İstanbul.

Sizin gibi youtuberler sayesinde bu yıl 60 milyon turist gelmesi bekleniyor turkiyeye emeğiniz büyük

An Indian with a Turkish heart I absolutely agree with all the pros n cons you mentioned. I love the beautiful weather in Turkiye and the historical places remind me of my childhood visits to the Mughal era monuments in India. We are soon migrating to Turkiye for good and a happy life

As a Turk who lives in Turkey I 100% agree everything about the dislikes especialy smoking, rubbish and the music

Harika gözlemleme ve yorumlar❤ umarım bu video birçok kişiye ulaşır ve olumsuz özellikler üzerinde çalışmalar başlar 🙏

Oh my, how accurate you are. I have to say more about the drivers! I ride a big motorbike, and yet, if I was not on my metal, I would definitely be dead. Tailgating me about 5ft from my bike, pushing past with inches to spare in the fast lane to take up the space that you had for braking. Pulling out from a junction in front of you and stopping because the traffic is coming the other way. If you come here and hire a car, forget all you know about good manners and driving respectfully. You will get shouted at to get out of the way. They use their horns like they breathe. Your best option is to drive like them or suffer an accident. You have been warned!!

Thank you Mike and Trudie. I would agree with you on all your likes and dislikes. I visited Turkey many times in the 80s and early 90s. Now I am unable to travel I and am armchair traveller! Your wildlife videos are a delight Thank you so much

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us dear Mick and Trudie. It's hard not to agree. I hope you will continue to be with us with long and pleasant experiences. Love!

izlediğim en iyi belgesel olabilir. Bizim ülkemizi gayet çok açık ve net bir şekilde tanıttığınız için teşekkürler!

First like from me 🙂 I strongly agree for your dislikes - since I born that esipecially cigarette buts and rubbish has always been problem.

As a Turkish guy ı really appreciate your videos and point of view about Turkey .You are really someone from us and present our country so objectively.Thank you very much for your efforts

I lived in Ankara in the early 70s when I was a young man. After seeing a few videos of Turkey now I am amazed at how clean everything looks. The food has always been fantastic so I may retire there just for the food and neighborly people. A plus is that I still remember a lot of the language and I am sure the rest would come back after arriving. Thanks for the information. I appreciate it.

I appreciate you for taking the time to make this video. These are so true. Turkiye is a beautiful country and it should be preserved.

As a Turkish youth who smokes, I can tell you why cigarettes are popular. Because the most accessible and cheap thing you can try as a "different experience" is cigarettes. Everything else is too expensive. After trying once or twice, you become addicted to smoking. Actually, this is a bit about purchasing power. You can't travel, you think about how much money it will cost when you drink at a bar or eat out. Having a hobby is equally difficult. Because working hours are 9-10 hours a day. That's why smoking 1 cigarette is enough to relieve all the stress and it starts to become enjoyable. may the force be with you

Hi Mick and Trudy, hope this finds you well, im a Turk living in Australia and i agree with you whole heartedly, everything you said was spot on and more, my heart breaks every time we travel back and see it all in person as its such a shame because it truly is a beautiful country

Great descriptions, thank you ❤❤

You are so kind and gentle Mick and Trudie. We are lucky to have you here!

Loved the video Mick & Trudie, we too have lived here a long time and consider Turkey as our home, it’s so beautiful and friendly. One of our dislikes is the ‘multi-tier pricing system’ they have here. It happens in a great many establishments depending on where you are and who you are, things will be priced either higher or lower. I personally don’t think it’s fair that certain establishments should exploit people in this way.

I've been fortunate enough to have visited Turkey a few times. I agree about the litter. My partner and I did a trip to Girdev plateau (stunning) but, even as far up as it was, the amount of plastic bottles and general waste up there was unreal. Really sad because it was beautiful up there. Hopefully one day I'll go back. I love watching your videos; they are so informative. Thank you❣️

I just found your channel and I love it. I have lived in US for 30+ years but I go back to Turkey, every year. I benefited from your videos on places and price comparisons. Also I love your perspective of everyday Turkish life. Thank you for promoting this beautiful country. Looking forward to your next video.

Harika bir video olmuş. Ülkemizi en doğru şekilde tanıtmışsınız. Beğenilmeyen kısımlar hepimizin malumu. Umarım zamanla düzelir. Sevgiler! ❤❤

İlk defa Türkçe konuştuğunuzu duyuyorum ve çok hoşuma gitti. Hem akıcı konuşuyorsunuz hem telaffuzunuz güzel hem de günlük konuşma diline hakimsiniz. Her ülke aynı mıdır bilmiyorum ama yabancı bir insanın azıcık bile olsa Türkçe konuşması ya da sadece Türkçe konuşmaya çalışmasını bile çok sevimli buluruz 😅

all valid points, thanks for the video. i hope you have a good life ahead of you

That’s awesome guys Thank you so much and greetings from USA!

Bir Türk olarak sonuna kadar söylediğiniz şeylere katılıyorum hepsi çok doğru tespitler bu konularda belediyeler ve yetkili kurumlar ellerinden geleni yapmıyorlar ve malesef halkın bu konularda alınacak önlemleri yasak olarak algılaması ve tepki koyması da çok rahatsız edici.Selam ve sevgilerimle (bugün fethiyeden yeni memleketine dönmüş birisi olarak yazıyorum ).🧿🧿🧿

Çok iyi tespitler yapmışsınız. Emin olun bizimde rahatsızlık duyduğumuz konular aynı. Türkiyedeki çoğu sorunun temelinde aslına bakarsanız saygısızlık ve empati yoksunluğu yatıyor. Bilinçli vatandaşlarda doğal olarak bu durumdan çok rahatsız. Bu arada videolarınız çok keyifli be Türkçeniz çok iyi. İyi gezmeler, bol deneyimler…

Thanks for your honest observation and sharing on youtube to everyone.

Bukadar güzel ve şeffaf bir analiz videosu izlememiştim, teşekkürler.

Thanks M&T, I can’t wait to visit Türkiye next May❤

I wholeheartedly agree with your observations, however the weather, beautiful scenery, and superb cuisine at very good value, will always have me returning there as my favourite holiday destination.

Teşekkürler bir Türk vatandaşı olarak olumlu ve olumsuz yorumlarınıza içtenlikle katılıyorum hepsi gerçekten çok doğru mükemmel anlatim

What a lovely couple you guys are, we are honored to host people like you. As a Turk living in İstanbul (yes it is tough sometimes) i totally agree about pros and cons and i want to thank you both for being objective about everything. Have a wonderful life and god bless you both!

Living in a small village, in Ortaca, the only loud music we get is from weddings. We often go to the beaches, in Sarigerme, and Dalaman, and they are clean, and no music. Also they're cheap, compared to other resorts, possibly because they're run by the council, (Belediye). One place I would reccomend visiting, is the kukurt near Dalaman airport. It's beautiful, clear waters, and mud that makes your skin smooth. It has disabled access to the cafe, and toilets, and costs 10tl 30p, entrance. In the main I agree with your comments, although in our area, I've never heard about anyone being attacked by dogs, and nobody smokes inside restaurants, they sit outdoors if they want a cigarette.

Wow!As a turkish,i can say that this video's almost perfect about Türkiye.You've descbribed Türkiye as its real situation.I think,Türkiye is great because we have a lot of good stuff.For example,the our People,our kitchen cultre...These are incredible!However,we have some issues;For example,Türkiye's smoking percent is too high or This country's education system should be improved more.Also we are pretty dirty country.If you dont consider the these sides,Türkiye may be world's best country to live in!Thanks for the this beatiful video!🇬🇧❤🇹🇷

You are amazing. You explained the issues we all wanted to say. thank you very much. I wish you success on your channel. stay with love.❤

Çok doğru noktalara değinmişsiniz. Elinize sağlık 🌺

Many people smoking because of stressful lifestyle also cannabis or other drugs not legal and impossible to find almost thats why people just smoked but all other dislikes you are %100 right. Our people not educated well about recycling and traffic rules etc… thanks for sharing your idea, enjoy and have best time in TURKIYE ♥️🤩🙏🏻

I just returned from a couple weeks in Turkey and I would mention the inflated prices were higher than we thought. The Turkey tax was sure noticeable when travelling solo vs with a guide at restaurants and cafes in. We walked out of multiple restaurants for not posting prices even in menus to discover asking $25usd for a drink. I was lucky enough to know this trick, but imagine many others don't.

Çok yerinde tespitler olmuş. Dilimize tercüman olmuşsunuz. Teşekkürler. iyi tatiller ❤❤

Doğru tespitler. Ne yazıkki böyle. Umudumuzu kaybetmiyoruz, düzelecek.

Unfortunately, I left my country because I couldn't find a job. I'm currently in a European country and I like this place and Turkey very much. Thank you for the video. You are very sympathetic and good-hearted people. ❤

Thanks for this video and I am fully agree with you for all points.

I love it,thanks for sharing ❤

I've said this before, I'll say it again, you guys make GREAT videos about Turkey. Please make more of these videos

couldn't have described my own country better, thanks for everything!

Your love for our country is evident as day. I am glad good people like you are among us.

I want to thank you guys for this kind and honest review.

Many people want to visit Greece and don't realize that by coming to Turkiye they can get a better experience at a much better price. A bonus is that many resort cities offer cheap ferry's that will take you to any of several Greek islands. Along with cars, electronics are also terribly over priced here. Every thing else is cheap if compared to Europe or the US.

I visited Turkey five times, I love that country. Definitely, you make the most informative videos about Turkey. Thank you for being objective in this video.

Such a nice and Honest evaluation ❤ great ❤️❤️

Çok doğru kritik etmişsiniz,bu videoyu çok beğendim, teşekkür ederim ❤

Turkiey is amazing. I love the people and everything there is just amazing genuine and generous. Since 1998 I simple adore this country. Congratulations for one more beautiful and amazing video. God bless your both. Love and lots of funny stuff ou there for you. ❤

You're a true gentleman, you were courteous and sensible when you showed the dislikes in a way that absolutely right and in the right order from worst and downwards, waiting for more videos, cheers to the nice couple.

Omg you made it sound like the best place ever its so nice to hear that you enjoy here. Hep böyle mutlu olun ❤

Very very good summary Mick and Trudie, thank you for your video. I can make empathy with all your points. Wishing you both happy times.

You are right on all the things mentioned. The worst thing about Turkey is the lack of awareness about trashing the streets and other public places. It makes me sad when I see grown men eating sunflower seeds by the sea and throwing the trash into the water. It is not hard to keep your trash in a piece of paper something and toss it into a trash can nearby. People simply don’t have that concept in general. It seems to be common problem in all the Middle East. Though Turks pay great attention to personal hygiene and keep their homes and businesses clean, but many people treat the streets as trash dumpster. Need to educate the population to raise awareness. Chinese people were like that until recently. They also like to spit everywhere. To address the problem, the Chinese government hired a lot hygiene police to watch the streets. If they see anyone spit or throw trash, they would catch them and fine them on the spot. You either pay up or face jail time. Now, they have less hygiene police, because people gradually changed their behavior and there are not many people trash the streets anymore. Turkey may need similar system.

I agree with you and your dislikes Dear Uncle Mick and Dear Trudie.🤗😍🥰🙏👍❤