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In Turkey
In Turkey

In Turkey

— Apr 2011 1 Season 7 Episodes
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Overview

In this seven-part series, Bram Vermeulen travels across Turkey—from the western metropolis of Istanbul to the sparsely populated, vast mountain ranges of the east; from the closed borders with Armenia to the open southern borders with Arab neighbors with whom Turks are rekindling lost ties—in search of the rapid changes in a country with a renewed self-confidence. A journey of discovery through a country we thought we knew everything about.

Created by Bram Vermeulen
🇳🇱 Netherlands · Dutch

Cast

Bram Vermeulen

Bram Vermeulen

E1

The father of the Turks

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk swept up the ruins of the Ottoman Empire and founded the modern Republic of Turkey in 1923.

Apr 2, 2011
E2

The musselman

Fifty years ago, Istanbul had one million inhabitants; now it boasts over seventeen million, the same number as the entire Netherlands. How is this city coping with all these newcomers?

Apr 9, 2011
E3

Away from Europe

While opposition to Turkish accession grows in Europe, Turks are seeking alternatives. Bram travels along and across the border with the Arab world.

Apr 16, 2011
E4

The last Armenian

The borders with the Arab world are opening. But the border with neighboring Christian Armenia remains closed. A journey to snowy eastern Turkey.

Apr 23, 2011
E5

From soap to cell

The Turkish state has lost its monopoly on thought. Hundreds of television channels are vying for viewers' attention. But in this country, nearly 60 journalists are also behind bars.

Apr 30, 2011
E6

The drowned village

The Turkish economy is growing, fast, too fast. But how does a country do that without oil, without gas?

May 7, 2011
E7

The country of God and Gucci

For decades, prosperity was reserved for Turks with a Western lifestyle: an old elite living in Istanbul and along Turkey's west coast. But times have changed.

May 14, 2011

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