Kubilay Sakarya meets with designer Gökçen Adıgüzel in a 146-year-old building that was used as a French orphanage. Adıgüzel, who works on fashion and decoration in the USA and Istanbul, and permaculture, biodynamic agriculture and ecotourism in Bodrum, explains her design approach in the historical house. Watch in the habitat of fashion!
Forestry Engineer Cihan Erdönmez and Anna Zadrozna Somer are on the hunt for hidden plants in Kınalıada! Mullein and mustard grass are among the treasures the duo discovered on the island. Watch in the habitat of the unnoticed!
Germany at the beginning of the 20th century... Berlin Diaries traces the process that dragged the country into World War II through the stories of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two iconic figures of the period. The streets of Berlin still carry memories of those years. Watch in the habitat of the unforgettable!
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Zülfü Livaneli, one of Ara Güler's close friends, is the guest of Fatih Aslan, who has worked with Ara Ustası for many years in photography. The versatile artist talks about his friendship with Ara Güler and more in Ara'lı Yorum. Watch on habitat...
A young female entrepreneur who started blueberry production and export on her father's land in Alaşehir after graduating from METU Mechanical Engineering Department... Pınar Ünsal Atıcı, who brings together technology, engineering and agriculture, tells her story. Watch in the habitat of those who add color to their land.
Iris Cıngı, who embarks on a Dessert World Tour in the footsteps of universal dessert culture, goes after the Ottoman heritage baklava. The flavor hunter, who learns the secrets of Gaziantep's famous baklava from Chef Yunus Emre Akkor, an Ottoman cuisine expert, comes to your habitat with a sweet conversation!
Marmara's Ring Stone Başiskele comes to the screen through the eyes of traveling documentarian İsmail Şahinbaş. The district, consisting of five towns, comes to the screen with the Yuvacık Dam Basin, Servetiye Stone Bridge, Samanlı Mountains, Beşkayalar Nature Park and its touristic potential. Watch in the habitat of discoveries.
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Hayde Vargit tells the story of a shepherd, the last traveler on the road, returning from the plateau with his flock and his dear friend, in a season of poetry, in autumn, when the farewell tone of green turns to orange in our unique plateaus.
A majestic Anatolian from the endemic species of the Animal Kingdom: The ever-vigilant watchman of the steppe, the Akbaş, appears on the screen in all his glory. The Akbaş, a Turkish shepherd dog species, has been watching over flocks in Anatolian lands for centuries. The Akbaş is in the habitat of those who are curious!
These seeds have been around for centuries. The journey of Berker Çiftçi's heirloom wheat, from its seeds to the bread that becomes the crown jewel of our tables, is on display. Watch the delicious story of bread made from healthy seeds on Habitat for those who are curious!
What's a typical day like in Amsterdam? Our Nordic hero serves as your local guide. Wilco takes a walking tour of Amsterdam, rain or shine, showcasing its churches, concert halls, canals, vibrant streets, and, of course, bikes. Watch it in the Habitat for those curious!
Reporter Coşkun Aral documents the point where words fail with his lens, telling the story of his iconic photographs through their backgrounds. Is there a photograph that can stop a war? In response to this question, Aral tells the story of the photograph he took in Beirut, under Israeli siege, in 1982. Watch it in the testimonies habitat.
Malapascua Island, off the coast of Cebu, Philippines, shares its secrets from the deep. Swinging among coral gardens, sling-tail sharks, only seen in Malapascua in the world, are captured on screen by İlker Gür's lens. Watch in the underwater habitat!
Formulaz, a long-standing tradition, returns for its 15th edition! The Black Sea region's almost-forgotten wooden car races are being revived in Rize Tunca. Watch Formulaz at habitat for moments filled with creativity, action, and fun!
A noisy resident of wetlands! This summer migrant, notable for its sonorous call echoing through the reeds, visits Anatolia from Africa every year. Learn the story of this passionate singer, who never stops even at night, in the habitat of this winged civilization!
In the city, he is like everyone else, in nature, he is a “maned wolf”… Gökhan Şafak explores the nature of Bolu with his bike. As he descends from the heights to the valleys, the season turns to spring, in the Phrygian rock houses region, the pedals are turned towards the past. The camp set up on the rock slope is the last stop of the adventure… watch it in habitat!
Reporter Coşkun Aral is on the road to create a taste map of Turkey... This time the route extends to the east of the country. Erzurum comes to the screen with its local dishes. Watch it in the habitat of culture!
Two office fugitives: Kutay and Alp, this time get up from their desks and head to Antalya. The duo is doing buggy cross for the first time on Turkey's longest buggy safari route of 25 kilometers in Serik. Watch in the fugitives' habitat...
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Art historian Feride Bozcu meets with Rahmi Asal, the director of the Istanbul Archaeological Museums, and the excavation, project and restoration work carried out in Sarayburnu, within the borders of Sur-u Sultani, meets the audience for the first time. Watch in habitat, the living space of history.
The last eagle species that continues to breed in Cyprus, through the eyes of director Olkan Ergüler: The Bonelli's Eagle.... Monitoring and ringing activities initiated by the efforts of a volunteer group, the threats faced by the species and awareness studies are brought to the screen in the habitat of natural life!
In the anthropology department, Dr. Eda Elif Tibet goes on a small expedition this time accompanied by archaeologist Safwat Ail Araba to understand the Egyptian pyramids, one of the 7 wonders of the world, and the mysteries behind them.
Fatih Aslan meets Raffi Portakal at the Portakal Art and Culture House and Ara Güler becomes the main topic of their conversation. Raffi Portakal and Fatih Aslan's enjoyable conversations are on the screen on Ara'lı Yorum. Watch on habitat.
Writer Betül Kanbolat meets with educator Ayşegül Dede, who transforms a child's sensory curiosity into a hopeful story with her book "What's Behind the Wall?". Storytelling, the importance of communication in education and more are on Kipatlı Günler. Watch on habitat!
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Photographer Dilek Aşkın from Rize opens her portfolio. Aşkın, who has been actively focusing on photography since 2019 after receiving communication training and has returned with awards from many competitions she has participated in, talks about her works in the habitat of light and shadow.
Classical music critic Serhan Bali hosts composer Evrim Demirel in the unique atmosphere of ARTER Museum. The artist's first opera composition, Ninatta, crowns the conversation. Watch it at habitat, the living space of music!
The connected efforts of communities dedicated to preserving natural and cultural heritage in Tunisia, Lebanon and Menorca… Cork oak tree in Tunisia Olive growers in Lebanon “Island of Hope” Collective action to preserve natural wonders in Menorca… Watch in Habitat of Devotion.
Lembeh, Indonesia's famous diving spot for macro marine life, is under the spotlight due to environmental pollution caused by large cargo ships. On one side, a fascinating underwater garden, on the other, a garbage dump. Lembeh comes to your habitat with its two faces through the eyes of Ecem Nalbantgil.
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Interior designer Kubilay Sakarya visits the home of interior designer Hakan Helvacıoğlu, which is designed with unique and fine details in a historical apartment building and attracts attention with its timeless decoration. Hakan Helvacıoğlu describes the spaces where he lives and works with unique identities with his designs that bring together the traditional and the modern. Living Spaces with Kubilay Sakarya at habitat.
Academic Berker Çiftçi opens the doors of the seed warehouse. Çiftçi, who keeps Anatolia's heritage alive through the Seed Warehouse Association, of which he is a founder, reminds us of what we've forgotten about heirloom seeds and sustainable, healthy food, and explains what we don't know. The Spirit of the Warehouse is on screen in the Living Seeds' living space.
Two batteries, one antenna... Germany's bilingual and multicultural radio station, Metropol FM, shares its success story. For over a quarter of a century, the Berlin-based radio station has been supporting the Turkish community in Germany with its voice and words. Watch it on Habitat of Common Voices!
How a corporate social responsibility project is born, how it grows, how it makes a difference The Eyes of the Forest project, which sets out to increase digital technology capacity in the fight against forest fires, comes to your habitat with all its design and implementation processes from white paper to the field.
A new page in the Museum Atlas... Dr. Hüseyin Parkan Sanlıkol Musical Instruments Museum opens its doors. The museum's rich collection, reflecting the universality of music to its visitors with nearly 300 instruments from past to present, is in the habitat of time!
Armchair Travelers are going to Russia. Without even leaving their seats! Vladivostok, the easternmost port city on the Pacific coast and the most important educational and cultural center of the Russian Far East, tells its story. Watch it in the Travelers' Habitat!
Archaeologist Mehmet Hasan Bozkurt talks about Beçin Castle with Kadir Pektaş, head of the Art History Department at Istanbul Civilization University. The surprising information about the layers of civilization and findings revealed during the excavations at Beçin Castle, where 15th century Turkish urbanism has survived intact to the present day, is on the screen in Kayıp Dünya. Watch on habitat.
A journey of discovery in Iceland with guide Çağdaş Ozan Karabay... There is a glacier and a black sand beach at the new stop of the route on the south coast of Iceland. Watch Iceland Diaries in the habitat of those who are curious.
Researcher Yiğit Tahtalıoğlu chases the darkness of the night in Istanbul from the Byzantine period to the Ottoman period, from the first years of the Republic to the present. The Istanbul adventure of lighting, which started with oil lamps, was crowned with night festivals, took a new era with the advent of electricity, and gained strength with the construction of gasworks, is in your living space habitat!
Coşkun Aral sets off towards the mysterious photography routes of the East. A fairytale journey passing through Kemaliye, Ulupamir, Erciş, Doğubayazıt, Sarıkaya, Hürmetçi Marshes, Cappadocia and Salt Lake... From symbolic points to lesser-known natural wonders, watch the different colors of Turkey in the habitat of the roads!
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A journey through time from the museum of the bank founded on Atatürk's orders to the economic and social history of our country... Watch in habitat, the habitat of the past...
Children of Atlantis meets with diver, archaeologist, art historian and Bodrum Maritime Museum Director Selen Cambazoğlu. Knowing the underwater world like the back of her hand, Cambazoğlu is a guest in Tuğçem Akgün and Engin Aygün's underwater studios. Watch in the habitat of the blue!
Tunç Emre Karakoyunlu continues his Southern Red Sea expedition. The experienced diver, who had to escape the storm, dives to the local reefs near Hurghada. The last dive is to the most tragic wreck of the Red Sea, the Salem Express.... Watch it in the habitat of the deep!
Engin Aygün Selçuk Kolay ve Savaş Karakaş Ege'nin derinliklerindeki esrarengiz batığın peşinde: Babakale açıklarında 54 metre derinlikteki Melpomeni sadece tarihiyle değil dalış kazalarıyla da ürkütücü bir üne sahip. Yaşamın ve ölümün kıyısında unutulmaz bir ders niteliğinde bir keşif… Derinlerin habitat’ında.
An archipelago on the other side of the globe that is not known to many people but has a well-deserved reputation among diving enthusiasts: Raja Ampat, consisting of 1500 islands in the east of Indonesia, comes to your habitat with its underwater beauties through the lens of Ecem Nalbantgil.
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Music researcher Serhan Bali is at the Anton Bruckner Festival! The historic Pöstlingberg Hill in Linz, Austria, the homes of the famous tenor Richard Tauber and Bruckner, the St. Florian Monastery, and two important concerts are being screened in the music habitat.
The traditional Photo safari organized by FOTON Association is this time in neighboring country Iran! In the event where photographers from different countries participate, competitors are after the most beautiful frames reflecting Iran in a limited time... Watch in the habitat of photo hunters!
The masterpieces of contemporary Turkish painting come to life at İstiklal Caddesi No: 144. Halil Pasha's Choppers from the collection of Türkiye İş Bankası Painting and Sculpture Museum tell their stories. Meet the Residents of No:144 in the habitat of art!
Narrated by Boğos Çalgıcıoğlu, the journey through time continues from Taksim to Tünel... Atlas Pasajı Cinema Museum, Vosgeperan Church, and Afrika Han are among the stops of the past. Watch in the habitat of yesterday and today.
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The story of Paşasuyu, which has met the water needs of İzmit for over 2 thousand years from Nicomedia to the present, and the canyon geography comes to the screen through the eyes of traveler İsmail Şahinbaş. Watch in the habitat of natural cycles!
Ceramic artist Yıldız İbram traces the Christmas traditions in the towns of Sibiu Lunca İlvei Calineşti and Certeze in Romania, where she was born. Follow the artistic and cultural journeys in the habitat...
An inside look at the largest logistics operation in the history of civil aviation... Behind the scenes of the transportation operation carried out from Atatürk Airport to Istanbul Airport in record time, on habitat watch!
Against the rote, taboos, the ordinary... Müjde Yazıcı Ergin focuses on the "opposite" sex. Burcu Önal, who was eager to cook at the age of 7 even if it meant burning down the kitchen, is today a sought-after name in big kitchens. Masterchef Burcu tells her own story in The Opposite Sex. The Opposite Sex is at habitat.
Mehmet Halis Aydoğan, who has contributed to the development of hot air balloon tourism in Nevşehir since 1998, explains how the number of balloons increased from 5 to 156 and how Turkey became a country that produces balloons and exports pilots. With the contributions of the Turkish Air Sports Federation, at habitat!
Reporter Coşkun Aral heads to Cappadocia. Aral explores the geography, cultural richness and cuisine featuring endemic plants of the region, which is the continuation of Cappadocia, in Güzelyurt, Aksaray, with local experts. Watch in the habitat for those who are curious!
Interior architect and jewelry designer Canan Yolaç opens the door of her space, which she uses both as a home and a showroom, to Kubilay Sakarya. Canan Yolaç tells the story of the restoration process of the detached building, its decoration bearing exotic traces from different civilizations, and the story of branding in jewelry design in Living Spaces. Watch in habitat.
Coşkun Aral travels all around Turkey, meets with beekeepers and travels to the fascinating world of bees. On the Trail of Honey, in habitat.
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İris Cıngı, who went on a Sweet World Tour, is a guest of Doğa Rutkay in Urla. After a sweet conversation about the special flavor of the Aegean, mastic, the tricks of making mastic profiterole are explained in Gamze Tavas' house in Istanbul. Watch in the habitat of sweet journeys...
Yalova: Mukaddes Cansu is a licensed cyclist who has cycled 60 thousand km in 30 years. She sets off with her bike and pedals on the blue-green tourism track in Yalova, the botanical garden of Marmara. Live well, on the trail of nature and history, at habitat.