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Simon Reeve's Turkey

Rating:3.3 of 5Total number of episodes:2Last broadcast:24/01/2018 at 10:40
January 2018
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Season 1 Episode 2 - Taurus Mountains To Istanbul

Expired 4.0 18 x
The second part of his journey takes Simon from the beautiful Taurus Mountains, to the Black Sea and then back to Istanbul. In the Northern Highlands visits a community that's keeping an ancient whistling language alive, while in the volatile South, he witnesses the shocking effect of fighting in Kurdish areas and back in Istanbul, he takes part in a globally popular television drama, set in the palace of the Ottoman Sultans.
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Season 1 Episode 1 - Gallipoli To The Syrian Border

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In the last 20 years, Turkey has become a popular tourist destination for British families, lured by the beautiful sunshine, low cost and friendly atmosphere. But now this country is at the epicentre of crisis sweeping across the Middle East and Europe. Caught between tortured Syria and a foundering European Union, terrorism, mass-migration and political unrest threaten to destroy the nation. With its breath-taking beauty, extraordinary communities and unique traditions, what will become of Eur...
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