Turkey with Simon Reeve

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- 3.1 Gallipoli to the Syrian Border
- 3.2 Taurus Mountains to Istanbul
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Sociopolitical Documentary hosted by Simon Reeve, published by BBC in 2017 - English narration

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Turkey with Simon Reeve Adventurer and author Simon Reeve is on a journey around Turkey - a land of beauty and extremes, in a unique position at the crossroads between Europe and Asia. In this two-part series for BBC Two, Simon discovers a country undergoing dramatic and fundamental cultural and political changes.

[edit] Gallipoli to the Syrian Border

The first leg of his journey begins in Istanbul, from which he travels along the Aegean coast to the hostile border with Syria. He meets refugees trying to start a new life and a billionaire taking advantage of a property boom. He moves on into the Taurus Mountains and the Black Sea Coast, and visits a community trying to keep an ancient language alive.

[edit] Taurus Mountains to Istanbul

In the second half of the journey, Simon travels along the Black Sea Coast to the capital of Ankara and the Northern Highlands, witnessing first hand the aftermath of fighting in Kurdish areas and meeting a conservationist attempting to preserve the region's brown bears. He then returns to Istanbul, where he takes part in a popular TV series set in the palace of the Ottoman Sultans.