Turkey - November 2025

[Eng] A 10-day trip to Turkey (Türkiye) in November of 2025 in a group of three. The original itinerary was Istanbul - Ankara - Göreme - Eskişehir - Istanbul. However, due to bad weather and a change of plans, we’ve extended our stay in Göreme (Cappadocia) and then flew straight back to Istanbul. Despite it being my third time in Turkey, many places and experiences were new to me. Cappadocia turned out to be one of the most exciting places I’ve been to in a long time. Despite it being more of a commemorative video for ourselves, maybe more people will find it enjoyable.

Do not judge the quality too harshly. I didn't take the gimbal with me and remembered about an inbuilt stabilization only several days into the trip, so some of the footage is very jittery, despite my best efforts to save it.

[Rus] Видео о 10 днях в Турции в ноябре 2025. Первоначальный маршрут был Стамбул - Анкара - Гёреме - Эскишехир - Стамбул, но уже по пути в Гёреме (Каппадокия), решили продлить Каппадокии на один день, а Эскишехир оставить на другой раз. Несмотря на то, что я был в Турции уже в третий раз, многие места и впечатления были для меня/нас новыми. Каппадокия оказалась одним из самых захватывающих мест, в которых я был за долгое время.


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🌎 Some of the landmarks and objects (in order of their appearance) :
◦ Kutaisi Airport, Georgia - 11:00
◦ İstiklal Street “Nostalgic Tram”, 2:20
◦ Galata Tower - 2:33
◦ Suleymaniye Mosque - 3:52
◦ Ankara Palas - 5:50
◦ Melike Hatun Mosque - 6:05
◦ Gençlik Park - 6:12
◦ Acıgöl (lake) - 13:55
◦ Derinkuyu Underground City - 14:45
◦ Ihlara Valley, close to Eğritaş Kilisesi - 15:25
◦ Taksim Mosque - 16:00
◦ Çamlıca Tower - 16:26
◦ Colorful Stairs of Balat - 17:22
◦ Özel Fener Rum Ortaokulu ve Lisesi (Fener Greek High School) - 17:43
◦ Nava House (cafe/store) - 18:15
◦ Gülhane Park Cistern - 18:45
◦ Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque - 19:41

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🎵 Music (in order of its appearance) :
◦ Actionable - Benjamin Tissot, aka Bensound (downloaded from bensound.com)
◦ Adored You - Praz Khanal / Kontraa (downloaded from pixabay.com)
◦ Fly Away - YakubBeatz / Kontraa (downloaded from pixabay.com)
◦ Blow My Mind - Praz Khanal / Kontraa (downloaded from pixabay.com)
◦ Team - Praz Khanal / Kontraa (downloaded from pixabay.com)
◦ Husna - Praz Khanal / Kontraa (downloaded from pixabay.com)
◦ Hadi - Praz Khanal / Kontraa (downloaded from pixabay.com)

🗒 Music licenses :
1. Music I Use: https://www.bensound.com/free-music-f...
License code: RHCVEBKUVPVAVMXU
Artist: : Benjamin Tissot

2. Music by Kontraa Music from Pixabay
Pixabay Content License: https://pixabay.com/service/license-s...
(license is quite similar to CC0)

🔗 https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... (referral link)


🎬 Video References :
◦ James Bond - From Russia with Love (you should spend a few days in Istanbul) ~ 28:00


🎥 Hardware :
◦ DJI mini 2
◦ DJI Osmo Action
◦ iPhone 11

💻 Software :
◦ Adobe Premier Pro

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 - intro
0:18 - I. Going to Turkey
1:50 - II. Istanbul
5:25 - III. Ankara
7:30 - IV. Göreme (Cappadocia)
11:17 - Cappadocia Balloons
13:28 - Cappadocia “Green Tour”
15:58 - V. Istanbul, part 2
17:19 - Balat
18:42 - Gülhane Park
20:06 - Grand Bazaar