THE VERY BEST OF IZMIR IN TURKEY 

You are the best (and free) promoters of Turkiye. There's nothing the government's official tourism office could do that comes close.

Çoğu Türk RU-vidr dan daha iyi ve ayrıntılı anlatıyor. Gerçekten harika .

Türkçe altyazı seçebilirsiniz 🤠👍

My grandparents were born in Izmir around 1920 and raised in this great city. They moved to Israel in 1949 after the establishment of the Jewish state. Jews lived hundreds of years in Turkey after the spanish deportation of the jews and they were spread all over the middle east. I think they were treated very well in Turkey and even during second world war they survived and then came to Israel!!!

Yolu bir kere de olsa İzmir'e düşenler için farklı duygular yaratacak bir video. Thanks for sharing us! 🙂

Merhaba, I really enjoyed the Izmir tour. Izmir was my home from 1966 to 1968....population at that time 200,000 and ONE traffic light!!! I was military at the time with the NATO support group. The Korfon Hotel you stayed in back then was leased by the US government and was the Officers Club and hotel and temperory housing for officer grade US military. I was enlisted but assigned to the American dependents school (supply detail) located behind the French Hospital, (in a converted tobacco warehouse) which I believe is still there. I loved that city and had many Turkish friends who gave me a Turkish name, TAYFUN. I later returned to Istanbul to study at Robert College, est 1863.. The school is still operating, but back to high school level, no university level. Although I lived and worked 31 years in Japan and retired in Bangkok 16 years, my Turkish language skills exceed ALL! I enjoy all your Turkish You Tube videos!

" Ben bütün İzmir'i ve İzmirlileri severim . Güzel İzmir'in temiz kalpli insanlarının da beni sevdiklerinden eminim ." ( *GAZİ MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATÜRK* )

I had a fantastic year teaching English in Turkey - Ege Lisan Merkezi - 1985-86. Back then Izmir was a great place to live and my students, and Izmirlis in general, were so hospitable and friendly. According to this the city is now vastly more prosperous than back then. Great to see!

İzmirliyim fakat heyecanla izledim. Çok güzel tanıtmışsınız.Tebrik ederim. Çok tatlısınız.

I'm an American in izmir ...def the most occidental place in the country. Closer to Barcelona than to konya in culutre

Izmirim..Azərbaycandan guzel Izmirə selamlar.Hayatimin en güzel illəri Izmirle baglidi

Videonuza şimdi denk geldim ve bir İzmirli olarak çok hoşuma gitti, tek kelimeyle harika ! Gerçekten İzmir çok farklı bir şehir ve bambaşka bir dünya bunu çok güzel anlatmışsınız, tebrik ederim 👏

O tramvayın altına kamerayı nasıl koydun Mick abi ya :) Bu arada çekimler, kamera, montaj her şey mükemmel. Profesyonel iş çıkarmışın, tebrikler :) Turizm bakanlığı sana bir bütçe vermeli :)

İzmir'de doğmuş büyümüş ve kendime İzmirli diyen biri olarak Oslo'da yaşayıp bu güzel görüntüleri görmek beni mutlu etti.

Türkiyənin gözəllikləri anlatmaqla bitməz 🇦🇿🇹🇷♥️

Bir Karşıyaka li olarak ben bu kadar güzel anlatamazdim gerçekten emeğinize sağlık .. güzel şehrimizi maalesef dengesiz göç yüzünden kaybediyoruz

Ben İzmirli olup avrupada çalışıyorum ve sizin bu video you görünce tüylerim diken gibi oldu bu güzel tanıtım için teşekkür ederim dostlar

Izmir, in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful cities in Turkey. Thank you for introducing Izmir in detail.

We lived in Izmir for a total of 6 years. A piece of my heart is still there.

welcome to izmir. As a native of Izmir, it made me proud that you described our city so beautifully. It is especially honored that you include our September 9 liberation day in your video. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is very precious to us, the people of Izmir. It is a pleasure that you have included this topic. you're amazing, it's a great video! ❤️

Bir kez daha ne kadar güzel bir şehirde yaşadığımı fark ettim. Teşekkürler Mick and Trudie ♥️

İzmir needs at least one more video. This is the city center . İzmir is known for its lovely holiday destinations.. ☺️👍

I am 42 and no one even no tv professionals have ever filmed my city this beautiful...I am sure cos I have seen tens of others...This is a perfect art piece for Izmir histoyrical archieve...If I visit Fethiye one day I'll honestly look for you to shake your hand...You are the man Uncle Mick 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Congratulations for this beautiful video ! I visited Izmir in2021 Türkiye is amazing country. Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦…Selamlar..

9 Eylül de İzmir'e gelmeniz ne hoş olmuş 👍

What an amazing city! Been twice and can't wait to go back. İzmir has so much to offer for all ages. We just fell in love İzmir ❤️

Bir İzmir li olarak size çok teşekkür etmek istiyorum. Kültür bakanlığı tanıtım filmi yapsa sizin kadar güzel sizin kadar detaylı ve sizin kadar tatlı anlatamazdı İzmir imizi. Çok güzelsiniz. Yeni bir takipçi ve bir dost kazandınız. Görüşüp kahve içip izmir hakkında daha çok muhabbet etmek çok keyifli olurdu. Selamlar saygılar dilerim.

I am from İzmir, living in Manila/Philippines. This video made me so emotional.. Thank you for this beautiful video of my hometown! You guys are free spirit!

Lovely video Mick! Izmir is my favorite city in Turkey and you did a really amazing job showing its beauty and brightness! Cheers from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 🇹🇷

I've had 2 spells of living in İzmir and met my wife there. It's a great place to live and we miss Turkey greatly. Yet another great video, can't wait for the next one. Harika!

شكرا لك العم ميك على هذه الجولة الرائعة لقد احببت إزمير من خلال عدسة تصويركم الجميلة 🌹❤️🇹🇷

Videoya bayıldım sunucular çok iyi anlatıyor. Doğma büyüme İzmirli biri olarak gezdiğim yerleri burada görmek ilginç geldi bana nedense. 18 yaşındayım ve 18 yıldır Izmirde yaşamama rağmen Konak Pierin Eyfel Kulesinin mimarı Gustave Eiffel tarafından tasarlandigini bunu izlerken öğrendim şu an Edit: Turkiyenin en kozmopolit sehri Istanbuldur İzmir değil ama Istanbuldan sonra İzmir olabilir Edit2: Fuardaki İrem Derici konserine ben de gitmiştim

Bir yabancının Ülkemi ve memleketimi bukadar iyi tanıtması çok güzel birşey Thank you Mick :D

I was born and raised in Izmir but currently living in the United States.. While watching your video, I realized that I miss Izmir so much. You made a great video!

I was born and raised in Izmir. And i'm so proud to see my hometown's great video which includes 9th September celebrations.Such a nice coincidence.. Congratulations! 👏👏👏

Videoyu izlerken özellikle Atarürk ksımında çok duygulandım ve şehrimizi böyle güzel anlattıkları için gururlandım inşallah hep böyle anlatılır :) basmane tarafları baya kötü olmaya başladı inşallah oralarda temizlenir ben bile oraları rahatca gezemiyorum.. umarım herşey güzel olur :)

Mick amca Doğduğum uzun yıllar yaşadığım şehri çok güzel anlatmışsın Teşekkür ederim.. Kızlar ağası hanını, Havra sokağını da gezin lütfen çok seveceksiniz 🌴🍀🌸♥

A fantastic video as usual. Now, thanks to ur story, Izmir is in my “must visit” list for the soonest trip I am gonna have. U two are lovely, thank uuuuu🥰🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

Hi Mick, Canadian born in Turkey.. Thanks for all the Turkey videos. About Izmir, Smyrna is the name in English and other languages, Turkish people never called the place Smyrna, long before the official declaration in 1930. BTW Turkish "Beylik" took over the city first time around 1330s...

You two have done an excellent job showing Izmir with the cinematography and storytelling of this documentary. I have had a growing interest in Turkey, especially Istanbul, and to a lesser extent Antalya and Cappadocia, but now Izmir has taken up all my attention. This city looks like a really great place to live.

Adamın kendi kaç yaşındaki 30 sene önce bomba tatlısını bulmuş. Bomba tatlısı çelebi unlu mamullerinindir çelebiyi yedirmeyiz :) :D 15:12

cities like this are so beautiful

You have the honor of making the best Izmir video…..Thank you. I loved the video. 👏🥰🌅

I visited Izmir many years ago; thanks for this video - it has ground by leaps and bounds since I was there. Reason enough to put it on my bucket list! Lovely people, beautiful scenery and awesome food!

Love Alsancak 💘, here is a secret that most don't know, Smyrna Agora and the Velvet Castle use to connect through sub-Terrarium tunnels, which most Collapse due to earthquakes.

ikinize de çok teşekkürler.. umarım bütün Dünyadaki dostlarımız bunu izler

Kadifekale velvet castle in Turkish. My translation "ancient Cardiff ". Cardiff, Wales the city with the most castles in the world .

Thank you, Uncle Nick. Your hardwork is highly appreciated. Keep up with your good work.

I lived in izmir for 6 years and this period was the best time of my life.I miss İzmir everyday. While I am watching this video, I smiled in every minute. Thanks a lot to show these beautiful places :)

İzmir bu kadar güzel anlatabilirdi, helal olsun size, tebrik ederim 👏👏👏

As someone who was born and raised in Izmir, I claim that this is the best and most comprehensive video of downtown Izmir. Loves from Ireland and thanks for making a video of my hometown. PS: We eat plain kokoreç while some eat with peppers and tomatoes inside which is called Istanbul kokoreç. PS2: Cumhuriyet square is the other big square just before coming to Gündogdu square from Konak.

What a wonderful video, especially for me! Why me? Because my Father was in the US Navy, and in 1953 he was assigned to Izmir for two years, 1953-55, and so he took our entire family there from San Diego, California via prop plane across the Atlantic, stopping on a rainy night in Frankfurt to change planes, to Athens, to change planes (prop planes aren't JETS, LOL) and by morning we landed in Izmir's airport and took a car to the city of Izmir where the first time in my life I saw lots of camels on the streets. How exciting it was!. I was almost 7 years old and my sister 9 years old. We went to school in an American school housed in an apartment building near Alsanchak, where we lived across our back fence of a mosque, the Alsancak Hocazade Camii, across our back fence, probably the Chims Line cafe building now on 1392 Sk. I am now nearly 76. We visited Ephesus while we lived in Izmir. I recall the castle on the hill where I remember being told that the Apostle Paul was once there, and of course Izmir, the old Smyrna, is the city where Polycarp lived and was martyred in the second century AD. I do remember in those days the shopping markets, but at that time there were no skyscrapers, underground rails, or highways. There were FEW cars and we got around often via horse and carriage. My parents talked of Ataturk, and the recent past, but I didn't learn about that history until I went to school again in the USA. Eisenhower was our President while we were in Izmir, a highlight of my childhood! We returned the USA and NYCity via US Navy passenger ship across the Atlantic, which took 2 weeks and 4 days. On our way through the Mediterranean via ship, we stopped in Naples and toured Pompeii, which in those days wasn't nearly as unearthed as it is today. I can still count to FIVE in Turkish, though it has been many years ago. We did visit Karshiyaka, where I saw the BIGGEST pomegranates I'd ever seen. Coming from San Diego, I found that Izmir has nearly the same climate and weather and layout of the city as San Diego, with it huge bay and waterfront. Our Navy ship left for the USA right along that main waterfront shown in your video. Thank you for this very lovely tour that brought back many great memories of my brief childhood.🌹

Love Izmir. I serve for Air Force in Izmir, almost two years. Beautiful city and people.

What an amazing video of what I perceive Izmir as an Amazing city. Regardless of where you take us to your Turkish adventures,I never want your videos to end. In my previous life 😳,I must’ve been Turkish because I’m infatuated with this country. Another great piece of work,Thank You both.

I love Izmir and I live here so

Lovely coverage of Izmir, full of positive vibes, thank you!

I lived in Izmir for many years. Goodness I miss it so much 😔 thank you for taking my heart home even if just for half an hour ❤️

I'm a Turkish Cypriot but living in Turkey for 21 years and I love this city very much.Thank you for this lovely video and I know your attitude against Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and appreciate it much.I'm looking forward to your next video about Turkey. Love and Greetings from İzmir😍🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷♥️♥️♥️🌹🌹🌹

Thank you Mick and Trudie for showcasing Izmir. I can't wait to visit.

Ecxellent introduction about Izmir. Thanks Mick and Trudie.

As always, Mick and Trudie will give us a good content of their travel adventure. I believe everybody has started or will start to love Turkey after following Mick's video since day one. What a lovely country. Well done Mick and Trudie. Hope to see you all again with some more fascinating videos

Gelmişken Efes'e ve Meryem ana'yı ziyaret edin,kutsal yerlerdendir. Hrıstiyanların haç yeridir.,seçilen tüm Papalar oraya gelir. Bol şanslar.

I haven't seen any kind of Turkish channel that narrates and introduces a city beautifully as you did. Thanks for amazing video love you.

I have been living in the Netherlands for over a year. I couldn't go to Izmir for 6 months. I'm sitting and watching your video crying right now. Thank you so much for explaining the beautiful izmir in such a beautiful way. love!

Just an amazing city tour. I realized that I miss my hometown. Thank you also for reflecting us objectively. You should definitely add touristic routes such as Çeşme, Foça, Ephesus, Kuşadası.

My words are less to describe this video,is worth a thousand words!!!!!

Dear Mick and Trudie. I am loving your videos and learning about Turkey. Please continue making your videos

Dogma büyüme İzmirliyim. Ben bile bu şehri bu kadar güzel anlatamazdım. Canım şehrim İzmir❤. Şimdi orada yaşamıyorum ve çok özledim. Emeğinize sağlık. Videoya bayıldım ! Bence daha iyisi olamaz !

I have been watching your content for a while and all I can say is that you are really good at making travelling videos because of your manner that prioritizes the local perspectives. As an inhabitant of İzmir , I really appreciate your effort to show the city.

I'm really glad that you have visited my hometown. I hope we as Turkish people treated you the way it should be to show our hospitality :)

Love Izmir,cappadocia,Ataliya and burssa ❤🇪🇹❤

Went to Izmir in 71 for several days with the Royal Navy. It was a lot smaller place back then but found the people to be very hospitable and friendly, of course visited Ephesus which was a fantastic visit. Watching this video makes me think that a second longer visit may be enjoyable.

"You had my curiosity but now you have my attention" to Izmir 😂👏👏👏Production quality has gone up 10/10

İzmir'in çok farklı bir Avrupa şehri olduğunu gösterdiğiniz için bir İzmirli olarak teşekkür ederim

Hi mick and trudie. Excellent video as always. Thank you. I wish to thank you guys for all the videos that I've watches. I was in fethiye and had a holiday of a lifetime. Thank you very much for all the informative videos. You guys rock

You mixed and highlighted everything that makes this city so special. Whilst most travel videos are samey and characterless, you two have stood out like a diamond. Bless you both from a Turk living in the West Midlands, you’d be welcome anytime in Izmir

I have been watching your videos even before my departure to turkey,I followed your footsteps to Eskisehir and now I’m in Izmir 😆

Sevgili Mick & Trudie, Ailem 4 nesildir izmir'de yaşıyor sizin gibi güzel insanların izmir'e gelip görmesi ve beğenmesi bizler için gurur verici . Fakat izmir'de gezilecek o kadar çok merkez var siz az bir yeri gezmişsiniz umarım izmir'e tekrar gelirsiniz ve biz izmir'liler sizi müsafir ederiz :) Not : Kadife kale ismini benim duyduğum şekli ile şu şekilde adını almıştır. Eskiden yerleşim yok iken ve buralarda Bakla isminde bir sebze yetişirdi. ( Annem anlatırdı her yer bakla tarlası idi derdi ). Bakla'nın üst kısmı kabuk bölgesi dokunduğun zaman kadife hissi verir ellerimize diye biliyorum. Sizlere iyi yolculuklar diliyorum tekrar gelin güzel izmirimize :) Dear Mick & Trudie, My family has been living in izmir for 4 generations, it makes us proud that beautiful people like you come to izmir to see and like it. But there are so many centers to visit in Izmir, you have visited a few places, I hope you will come to Izmir again and we, the people of Izmir, will welcome you :) Note: Velvet castle got its name as I heard it as follows. In the past, when there was no settlement, a vegetable called Bakla was grown here. (My mother used to say that everywhere was a bean field). I know that the upper part of the broad bean gives a velvety feel to our hands when you touch it. I wish you a good trip, come again to our beautiful izmir :)

Thank you for your nice thoughts about Izmir. For us, you are a tourism ambassador.

Thank you for this lovely video. I’m studying in Germany now and my tears up while watching this. Thank you so much, wish you the best

Dogma buyume izmirliyim hele baba tarafi eski izmirli sonradan gelme degil bir Alsancakli ve izmirli olarak bu kadar guzel izmiri anlatan omrumde gormedim harikaydi

Mick and trudie I’m finally getting to revisit marmaris again in October. Holiday been booked for 2 years. Looking forward to coming again. Love turkey 🇹🇷 and the people. Love the channel btw. Keep up the great work

this video is incredible 😊😊 thank you for shooting our special city 🌃

This is the best video I've watched about Izmir; definitely very nice. Thank you Mick, thank you Trudie...

I moved to izmir since two month.iam new here.You guys knew izmir better than us.its good to see how you present good places that makes me very happy your more than great thank you so much stay health and good wishes for your next trips.love you from izmir.🥰🙏❤

I was born and lived in Istanbul. I came to Izmir for university. I graduated years ago but I still live in Izmir. My dear Izmir ❣️

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 amazing video, watching my city from foreigners’ eyes made me happy 💗💗

Bu gün buldum,bayildim siz gibi çifte güzel anlatdiniz Türkiyəni.

Nice video. Would like to see more of the old town. My parents, and grandparents lived there, until the 1900's and left.

Thanks Dear Mick and Trudie this is my beautiful city but unfortunately we have been living in cloudy weather in Germany for 50 years.. Best regards to you both...Thanks again ..👍👍👋👋

First of all, thank you very much for explaining the beautiful İzmir beautifully.

Your contents are not just vlogs. They have a documentary quality. Your narration reminded me of Rich Steve's documentary. Keep up the fantastic work.

Dear friends, thank you for this beautiful amazing video X x X

Thankyou another great video mick and trudie. Izmir looks a lovely place, and wow that statue was amazing.

Great Video!! Thank you Mick!!!

İzmir'i niye bu kadar çok sevdiğimizi, 11 yıl aradan sonra, yine İzmir'e taşınıp buraya yerleşmeye karar vermemizin nedenini, yabancıların çektiği bu video kadar güzel anlatan başka açıklama olamazdı. Bu çifti ve videolarını seviyorum, çok başarılı buluyorum. Ülkemizi ve kentlerimizi bu kadar güzel, ayrıntılı ve nesnel anlattıkları için teşekkür ederim.

Fantastic video guys , I really enjoyed it. Its great to see all the different places in Izmir, its so beautiful, thankyou for bringing us along on your adventures 😀❤🇹🇷

matey, i am telling you, what you have been doing is such a professional work I really really enjoy your narration. spectacular !

Thank you for introducing the city where I was born and raised so perfectly

I have been in izmir for almost a month now as a student and watching this beautiful city on your video made me fall in love with Izmir again.