Why Turkey Built the World’s Longest Suspension Bridge 

The hidden story behind the international collaboration is what caught me by the most surprise. What a feat of engineering and historic achievement. Bravo Turkey 🇹🇷

Very impressive feat. Not only the sheer length and importance of the bridge, but also the fact that they managed to finish it ahead of schedule despite the pandemic caused havoc for construction projects across the globe.

The relationship between Aus and Turkey has become a really beautiful thing. Our national day of remembrance(ANZAC Day) is on the anniversary of the landing of Gallipoli. They named that location ANZAC Cove, and each year they hold a dawn service. I loved how you added that at the end. The bridge is a terrific feat for Turkey, and it genuinely makes me happy thinking what an amazing symbolism of Turkey’s history, and peace between nations.

As an Australia .I have a lot respect for the Turkish people. Although we have different cultures, political views, we still have that mutual respect based on what our ancestors fought for that shaped each country. I visited Gallipoli back in 2019-I was impressed how the Turkish govt still protect and maintains a lot of the Australian/NZ war graves and war memorials in Gallipoli, Anzac cove after all these decades.

We are going to turkey in 3 days!! We are travelling the world, family of 5 from New Zealand. Thanks for this video. Can’t wait to use it to get to Gallipoli

Nearly three miles long and taller than most buildings. That's impressive

I am a a Civil Engineer, and this is totally cool! Good work, Turkey!!👍

It’s fucking amazing that the bridge was completed 18 months before schedule.

My wife and daughter will be in Turkey next week - great country to visit.

Living near the Golden Gate Bridge in America, it's truly incredible seeing mountainous cargo ships sliding easily under the bridge. The new bridge is beautiful and breathtaking, congratulations to Turkey on this achievement.

I remember when it was just an idea... it's finally complete. I feel like a relic now

As a future engineer and worked as an intern in this project, i am so proud that it's accomplished before the deadline. İ was checking the cables and their twist between two tower. Took about 2 hours to walk in catwalk and climb to the other tower. then wait for elevator and boat and elevator again to go my workplace. By the way work in cables are still going on with traffic.

It's kind of impossible to convey the true scale of this on video. To me, it looks like a regular ol' suspension bridge, as the design is pretty much the same, but enormous. Overlaying it over central London certainly helps to visualise the incredible scale of this bridge, but video can't convey it all. Truly insane engineering.

Congratulations Turkey brother country from S Korea We are a good team

an absolutely amazing engineering feat

Man I love Turkey, Istanbul is such an amazing city.

The bridge also combines aesthetics and efficiency. Nice job 👍

As a student who lives in İstanbul, this bridge made my life way easier especially on holidays when I travel. Thanks everyone who contributed this bridge construction.

To me it's that fact that this huge and important Bridge is built to withstand earthquakes in a region that has some pretty big earthquakes is what is most impressive. Way to go Turkey!

That bridge is enormous! Makes me wonder what the limit on suspension bridges is.

not just the current economic crisis of Turkey, but the fact that they finished early during a pandemic where movement of goods and people was so restricted is quite something

You forgot about New Zealand, its role in the Gallipoli campaign, and its importance for New Zealand as a young country. The history and importance of this battle for all three countries (Turkey, Australia, and New Zealand) is fascinating. Turkey celebrates the WW1 battle of the Dardanelles campaign on the 18th of March, when Turkish forces, led by Mustafa Kemal, stopped the Allied naval invasion of Istanbul. This battle made Mustafa Kemal a hero, leading him to become a revolutionary leader, the founding father of Turkey's modern-day and secular Republic, and its first President. Mustafa Kemal was later given the surname 'Atatürk' by the Turkish Parliament, meaning "Father of the Turks." Stopping the naval invasion necessitated a land invasion by the Allies, which occurred over a month later, on the 25th of April. This is the day that both Australia and NZ celebrate national days of importance, ANZAC Day, as remembering those who have fought in wars and as the 'coming of age' for both countries. There is a large memorial on the battlefield, featuring a beautiful quote from Atatürk, dedicated to those who lost their lives, reading: "Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore, rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours... You the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well." Also of note is that Winston Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty at the time, was, at least in part, responsible for the terrible failure in tactics and leadership of the Gallipoli campaign. It could have/should have ended his career.

I’m proud of this Splendid Bridge ! Congrats 🇹🇷

Turkish and south Korean construction companies together built it, it is not mentioned here in the video. 80% of the construction was done by Turkish companies and some technical assistance was taken from South Korean construction companies.

I loved the significant meaning behind the bridge. Its not just an object, but a testament to unity!

Very impressive. Superb engineering and it looks amazing. So practical yet so beautiful. Well done Turkey and well done those who designed and built it.

An engineering marvel, a historic achievement for an economic boom Turkey built a beautiful bridge which bridges Europe and Asia. Bravo Turkey.

Perfect timing. We (Technical University of Munich) are organizing a field trip for our civil engineering students to this bridge next week. We are all really looking forward to see it!

I live in a 30k populated small city. This Bridge is longer than our City from one end to the other, thats massive.

I was 2014 there the last time and we had to take a ship to cross the sea. Now, I have to visit Canakkale again - this place is magic, because so many souls leaved this world there, fighting for an independent Turkey which we know today. Many testaments and monuments are located there, its really worth a visit.

Now imagine if we had thousands more of these great works of art helping connect us all together. What a sight that would be

Having crossed the bridge several times as a tour guide, it is always such a strong emotion seeing this peace of engineering wonder!

The 4,608-meter bridge was constructed by South Korean contractors SK ecoplant and DL E&C, who teamed up with Turkish contractors Yapi Merkezi and Limak. ........... Nikkei Asia

Wow Congratulations Turkey 🇹🇷

My farm is 1 KM from this bridge in a small village. It is a masterpiece and truly out of all proportions. Last weeks there were huge storms (Lodos) hitting the bridge with a lot of force. It is incredible how the cranes on top of of the pillars can stand out so much wind. The bridge itselve is not profitable yet ..... but that will hopefully change in the coming years. Thank you for the objective reporting.

Always thought who would succeed the Japan's Akashi Kaikyo engineering feat. But after 24 years, here we are with this marvel. Thats why engineering is so fascinating!

Always exciting to see international cooperation on a project of so massive a scale. Large but elegant in design utilising the aerodynamic features for this windswept passage. Inspiring video! Thank you.

Its beautiful....Soo Massive...soo Constructive......its a need of modern world....Great Work Turkey...👏👏

Turkey is killing it with these mega-projects recently

Fantastic! I hope to travel over it next time in Turkey.

We are proud of this bridge.🇹🇷🇹🇷💪

The two towers look so tall that by comparison, the height of the deck above the water looks small and not nearly high enough, even though 72 meters is like around the height of a 20-story building. It's hard to fathom how big this bridge is!

I was expecting the B1M channel to cover this topic for a long time. The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge is where I am from. Even though there are so many controversies regarding the bridge, I am proud that we have built such a feat of engineering.

Finally another TheB1M video 🙏🏼 What a big boi

The production of these videos keep getting better and better. Keep up the great work Fred and team.

This is simply marvelous workmanship! I am very impressed by this awesome bridge construction. Mankind needs now to find a way to foster lasting PEACE. Mr. Mention!

Can’t get enough of this channel. I wonder if they’ll make a vid on the LA regional connector which will give the city the longest running light rail in the world.

Thanks for the video greetings from Turkey

I hope the Korean financiers, the Australian crane company, the Danish engineers, and the Turkish construction crews had a great feast to celebrate the completion, with Döner Kebab, shrimps on the barbie, Bibimbap and Danish pastry.

Outstanding engineering feat! 👏 Thank you for this video! 👍

As a Dutch person that loves making videos about infrastructure, I really wished there was such a bridge in the Netherlands!

The Japanese held that particular record for a long time And then Turkey just come and say: *"Hold our Strait"*

Cracking video, Fred. Thanks, and what a great project!

Turkish Justice And Development Party's masterpiece

It was built because the concept represented a challenge to the intellect of man. Mankind needs these challenges to grow and learn and connect to other people. The benefits (prestige, commerce, intellectual growth) warranted the expense and the efforts involved. I'm glad it was done. Thanks to those who conceived it and those who labored to complete it.

I am a Turkish resident, when my family visited Gökçeada (an island located in Çanakkale Province), we used the bridge to go from the asian side to the european side! It was a cool experience, floating above the water and looking between the 2 continents just between and admired.

I thought it's impossible to defeat that bridge in Japan, WOW

Building a giant bridge using the pinnacle of technology and international collaboration is the most positive symbolic thing humanity can do I think.

Greetings from Turkey and very thanks for the impressive video. There is also an anectod: 318 meter refers to 18. day of 3. month which is the Gallipoli Victory of 18 March 1915. 🇹🇷

Thx for the people of South Korea, Australia and Denmarks for making this possible.

It's a piece of marvel of engineering, Congratulations to our Turkish friends from Taiwan, China. But we will take the crown back again very soon after we finish unification with Mainland China, we are gonna build the longest bridge across Taiwan straight. But of course, it takes some years. But again, hats off to our Turkish friends for this beautiful bridge and Istanbul airport. And those footages remind my travel to Turkey in Janaury 2022, it's fantastic city of Istanbul, I spent around 15 days alone in Istanbul, coz I will come to visit other cities next time, beautiful people and delicious food, I met a lot of interesting people there. merhaba.

I worked on this project. It was a good experience to work on such a mega construction project after my graduation at a young age.

Drove over this bridge today, amazing experience!

This is an awesome engineering feat !!

l crossed this bridge on the way back from vacation. I had a hard time keeping my car on the road before the bridge. Canakkale is usually very windy. I entered the bridge with a strong wind warning. thanks to the panels on the bridge sides, I hardly felt any wind along the bridge. they did a great job. .

Astonishing achievement! Keep growing and keep prospering. Viva beautiful 🇹🇷, from your friends in 🇵🇰

Its literally fascinating, love Turkey 🇹🇷

Beautiful bridge and sunset! Great video! Thank you very much for sharing!

I've been waiting for this video to drop and it didn't disappoint! It could be truly amazing if more world powers could collaborate on super projects such as this . If the best minds came together, I'm sure asteroid mining in space could happen alot faster! Now there's a dream project !!!!

_FRED ALWAYS HIDES A _*_POSITIVE AND INCLUSIVE MESSAGE_*_ IN HIS VIDEOS. I LOVE IT. HE IS A GREAT SOUL._ ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Never did this ever touch sky news or BBC news or any media to my knowledge. Its not the only project out of Turkey that deserves big credit and exposure. They built this during the Pandemic on time! Or ahead of schedule, in an earthquake prone zone crazy! I'm addition to this they also got stung with a crippled lira....

Its beautiful Turkey.. .lots of love from India ...

Many years ago, we took a ferry to the Black Sea, the existing bridges looked huge. i cant imagine how this looks!

Beautiful in every aspect:art,collaboration, construction. Amazing. Just amazing. Another bridge that unifies the continents, countries and thus PEOPLE....

It's amazing to see how bridges has been expanding their span! i still remember the Akashi Kaikyo to be the longest, now, we have a new impressive feat!

Final message is beautiful. Bravo!

Fantastic video, really enjoyed the symbolism of the bridge

Very nice TÜRKIYE ! ❤💖❤ from MOROCCO ❤💖❤

The Turkish people should be very proud. Turkey is trying to be a peaceful country while existing at the crossroads of turmoil. Overall they appear to be successful. Now for the Turkish Canal.

OUTSTANDING, and many thanks for this video.

What an engineering marvel! I hope it improves Turkey's economy. Nice presentation, B1M Team!

Hakkımızda güzel şeylerden bahsettiğiniz için teşekkürler 🇹🇷

I am a huge fan of construction objects around the world. I'm 78 but I hope I live long enough to see a bridge across the Strait of Messina. Anyhow, this project was all new to me. Has the U.S. news media (and/or government) boycotted this project because of political considerations? Thank a lot. St. Joseph, MO, USA May 20, 2022.

Great video ! Very interesting and well explained ! I love Türkiye ❤️

Unbelievable achievement... It's inspiring world

Brilliant documentary that mixes engineering with history! Please continue

Those shots from the ends of the bridge I think give the best idea of its scale. You can barely even see the end of the bridge from the other side.

What a beautiful way to end the video.

Fantastic way to conclude the video on how much we can archive working together!

It was breathtaking to drive through this bridge. It is like you don't want this to finish.

impressive turks are sure self made ... and intelligent people...

The view from the top, looking down the cables 😲😲😲😲😲😲

Amazing........ We love it.

Your videos are always the best💯 I do receive a notification each time you post a new video.. We'll have regrets for things we did not participate in...Investment should always be on any creative man's heart for success in life.

Engineering at its Best. A revolution for bridge construction.

Impressive in many ways

A feat of engineering on this magnitude is only the tip of the iceberg for how much of a challenge maintaining it would be. Kudos to Turkey for fulfilling an obligation.

A beautiful bridge. Amazing architecture.

Tremendous video - very informative. I didnt think that the tallest ship could get under it though...

What an incredible accomplishment!