In the city, he is like everyone else, in nature, he is a "maned wolf"... Gökhan Şafak goes snowshoeing on the snow in Aladağlar in Bolu, makes snow goggles, a snow cave and a Turkish coffee cup. Watch in the habitat of those who are self-sufficient in nature!
The spotted beauty of the animal kingdom... The smallest copper finch found throughout Turkey... You can instantly recognize it by the black spots on its orange-brown wings. If you'd like to learn more, you're invited to the habitat of the avian kingdom!
The cultural heritage between the Pazar and Hemşin districts of Rize is becoming a tourism route from the sea to the mountains. A rich historical heritage, from the nearly 3,000-year-old Maiden's Castle to stone bridges, mosques, and fountains, meets nature in the Hemşin Valley. Watch the explorations in the habitat!
This time, Betül Kanbolat wanders between the lines of adult literature. The first guest of the Kitaplı Günler generation is Ece Erdoğuş Levi. Levi talks about her recently deceased husband, the writer of Istanbul, Mario Levi, and her last published works. Watch it on the habitat of literature!
Archaeologist Mehmet Hasan Bozkurt meets with archaeologist and musician Deniz Tanrıverdi; he traces the oldest of today's arts, music, which emerged simultaneously with cultural history, from the Paleolithic period to the ancient period. Kayıp Dünya is at habitat, the living space of music and history.
The world's largest soda lake and Turkey's largest... With its endemic pearl mullet and islands boasting a magnificent historical heritage, Lake Van boasts a treasure trove far beyond its surface area. With its natural beauty and history, Lake Van is ready to welcome you to your habitat.
Coşkun Aral is on the trail of flavor, on a tour of Anatolia. A mandatory stop in the Journey of Food is Gaziantep. Gaziantep, one of the gastronomy capitals that Turkey has gifted to the world, is on the screen with its deep-rooted food and beverage culture and unique flavors. Watch in the habitat of insatiable flavors.
After a thirty-year career as a dentist, Sinan Tansal, who continues his life by producing handmade knives from recycled materials, tells his extraordinary life story. Those who make their passion their profession, meet at habitat, the living space of the Outsiders!
Delicious concerts in the comfort of your home! Hezarfen Ensemble performs world premieres of works by Bilkent composers. Arda Yurdusev's Seyyah 3 meets the audience at Ankara Bilkent Concert Hall. Watch it in the habitat of new voices!
Forestry Engineer Cihan Erdönmez and anthropologist Anna Zadrozna Somer are exploring the plant atlas of Kilyos. The two scientists are examining scabious, blue chicory and sage. Watch in the habitat of the unnoticed!
Children of Atlantis hosts an actor this time in their underwater studio. Özge Borak dives with Tuğçem Akgün and Engin Aygün in Çeşme. Monem wreck, SG 68 artificial reef and stingray field are the natural backdrop of the studio. Watch in the habitat of the blue!
Narrated by Boğos Çalgıcıoğlu, the journey through time continues from Taksim to the Tunnel... Rumeli Han, the Odeon Theater, Cercle D'orient SERKL DORYAN, Tokatlıyan Han, Üç Horan Armenian Church, and Çiçek Pasajı are among the stops of the past. Watch in the habitat of yesterday and today.
Music writer Serhan Bali hosts 12-year-old young pianist Ilyun Bürkev at ARTER. The warm conversation in which the award-winning young talent talks about the milestones of his artistic life takes the audience on a classical journey. Watch in the habitat of music!
High peaks, flower-filled valleys, and waterfalls in the heart of nature… A group of trekking enthusiasts are on a trail through the wilderness of Hakkari, walking in silence as they rediscover not only the landscape but also themselves. Follow them through the habitat of natural journeys.
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!
In Africa, rail networks go where roads don't. The 5,742-kilometer South African railway route winds its way through real nature and wildlife. Discover the dream continent in habitat!
İlker Gür observes the ocean's giant winged creatures underwater. Accompanied by stunning footage, the lives of these fascinating species are explored step by step. Watch in the habitat of the depths.
What's left of Syria, what's left of Syria... Coşkun Aral in Syria accompanied by a group of photographers from FOTON Association... The war-torn country after the fall of the Assad regime comes to the screen with what's left of Idlib, Hama, Aleppo and Damascus. Watch in the habitat of the changing world!
Bethlehem, known as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, the historical city of Masada in the Negev Desert, the unique beauty of the Dead Sea... Armchair Travelers are going to Israel. And without even leaving their seats! Watch in the habitat of discoveries!
Archaeologist Mehmet Hasan Bozkurt talks with Prof. Dr. Necmi Karul about the Neolithic and Chalcolithic period settlements in Aktopraklık mound, which sheds light on Bursa's 8500-year history and has been turned into an archaeological park. The Lost World is at habitat, the living space of history.
Rize, the rebellious child of the north, comes to the screen with its characteristic Black Sea nature. A special geography between the sea and the great mountains, in the shade of lush forests... Watch in the habitat of beautiful Anatolia!
In the city, he is like everyone else, in nature, he is a "maned wolf"... Gökhan Şafak, in a forest full of yellow fir trees in Bolu, both makes cakes in nature and gives life to the wool spinning tool, kirman, which is an inherited wool from our ancestors. Watch it in habitat, the living space of free spirits!
Art historian Feride Bozcu takes a step into Selimiye, revived by Sultan Selim III, with writer Samet Altıntaş. The historical texture of the district that has survived to the present day is on the screen in Talking History. Watch in the habitat of the living past.
Kubilay Sakarya visits Merih Uman's house in Kalamış. Uman, one of the first names that comes to mind when Horhor Antique Market is mentioned, promises an inspiring journey through time in his store, which reflects his 29 years of experience. Watch in the habitat of the timeless!
A magnificent settlement that has been around for over 2000 years... One of the four major cities of the Kingdom of Commagene... The Muses of Zeugma continue to inspire today. Watch the historical site in habitat!
Tattoo culture is coming to your living space with a brand new generation. In the first part of the series, Kaan Güner talks about his approach to tattoo art, his understanding of design and the emotions created by leaving a mark on a person's body. Watch in the habitat of real stories!
On the trail of the Greenest, a nature journey... Trabzon brings nature to your living space with Uzungöl, Sumela Monastery and Altındere Valley National Park. Watch the greenest of the north in nature's habitat!
Betül Kanbolat meets with literary agent Nermin Mollaoğlu, who represents copyrights in opening Turkish works to the world and bringing world literature into our language. Kipatlı Günler is at habitat!
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...
FOTON Association is organizing its traditional photo safaris for the first time in Tunisia. The event, in which over 400 photographers, 100 of whom are from Turkey, participate, starts at the Ibn Haldun Cultural Center in the capital and ends with an award ceremony. Watch it in the habitat of photo hunters!
One of the pioneers of hip hop music in Turkey, Fuat Ergin, is on the road this time! Destination: Ankara. Fuat Ergin meets with Aga B, Kst, Eva and Baneva. Watch this journey full of music, conversation and discoveries in the habitat of alternative culture!
In this installment of her "A Sweet World Tour," İris Cıngı hosts Timur Erk, the founder and president of the Turkish Kidney Foundation. Their delightful conversation, filled with health, life, and awareness, is sweetened by the touching story of the legendary French delicacy, Tarte Tatin. Watch it on Habitat's Sweet World!
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Graphic Design Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Ayşegül İzer talks about graphic design, which uses images and text together and provides both viewing and reading expression with its conceptual background. Watch at habitat, the living space of art.
Witness the stingrays' struggle for life in Hatay's rich underwater ecosystem! An adventure full of discovery in the mysterious depths of Şahlankaya and Üçtaşlar, led by underwater cinematographer Engin Aygün, diving instructor Cumhur Marşan and Gül Demirci... Watch in the habitat of the deep.
Tamer Yılmaz, one of the leading names in fashion photography, opens his portfolio. The artist, who turned his passion for photography, which he discovered at a young age, into a career, tells the story of his efforts to create a fashion photography that has both visuality and emotional depth in the habitat of light and shadow.
Actor Gürgen Öz is traveling on the borders! He looks at Turkey's borders from two opposite sides. İğneada with its unique nature in Turkey, Plovdiv with its historical heritage in neighboring Bulgaria. The two countries, on both sides of the border, come to the screen with their cultural closeness and differences. Watch in the habitat of those who are curious!
Three winged inhabitants of Anatolia, from the eyes of Dr. Zafer Kurnuç: The starling, the penduline tit and the crossbill, are visiting your living space. Watch in the habitat for those who are curious!
Russia's cultural capital: St. Petersburg. The Hermitage, Nevsky Prospect, Kazan Cathedral and the canals that make up the city's identity are featured on St. Petersburg. Watch in Traveler's Habitat!
Exploring Türkiye's landscape step by step, Cenk Polat embarks on an observation journey stretching from wetlands to high mountains. The birdwatcher, who also participated in the Sultansazlığı-Aladağlar camp in Trakuş, brings the beauty of nature to your habitat.
Budapest comes to your living space with Wagner Days, the founding artistic director of which is the famous orchestra conductor Ádám Fischer. Classical Music Writer Serhan Bali listens to Wagner's ''Ring of the Nibelungen'' quartet at the Bela Bartok National Concert Hall. Watch in the habitat of universal notes...
A unique museum in Irkutsk, Siberia... The city's art museum, crowned by the statue of Tsar Alexander III in Heroes' Square, houses the city's largest collection with over 16 thousand works. Watch in the habitat of time travelers!
Mukaddes Cansu pedals on the trail of nature, history and culture in her journey from the ancient city of Amos in Marmaris to Cennet Island, from Kız Kumu, famous for its legends, to Turgut Village. On the trail of nature and culture, at İyi Yaşa habitat.
Braga, Portugal's third-largest city and religious center, opens its doors to the curious. Discover Braga, with its cathedral, churches, squares, fountains, parks, and museums, soakk street by street, in 24 hours. Watch it in the Habitat for the Curious!
A woman who walks around with her guitar, microphone and amplifier in her bag... Miray Akgün makes the streets of Istanbul her stage; she decorates the streets with her voice. They call her "crazy" but she makes songs out of it. The Opposite Sex, prepared by Müjde Yazıcı Ergin, is on the screen in the habitat of extraordinary stories!
Sociologist Deniz Bağrıaçık is looking for the world of the future. Gathering around a wonderful table in the North Aegean, the valuable names of the region are discussing the sustainable future of the Aegean. Watch in the habitat of tomorrow.
The old hides something new within it... The ancient city of Magnesia in Aydın tells its stories with its ruins from the past to the present... Watch the city of architect Hermogenes, who shaped today's understanding of architecture with his designs and applications, in the habitat of the timeless!
An inside look at maritime culture... Rowing, considered one of the most difficult sports in the world, and the maritime culture it represents are on the screen under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Mehmet Zihni Sungur. Watch in the habitat of the endless blue.
Getting older isn't about getting older, it's about being closed to the new. Our Nordic hero is revisiting his youth! Wilco attends his daughter Şira's friends' hip-hop concert and becomes young with young people in the Netherlands. New music, a new venue, a new approach to entertainment... Watch it in the Habitat of the Ageless!
Şule Üzün, who combines her graphic design education, advertising experience and corporate life experience with ceramic art, opens the doors of her studio in Zeyrek. The artist, who explains her understanding of ceramics and her artistic approach, is a guest in the habitat of colors...
The masterpieces of contemporary Turkish painting come to life on İstiklal Street No: 144. The Furry Woman painting by Eşref Üren from the collection of Türkiye İş Bankası Painting and Sculpture Museum is on the screen in all its colors. Meet the Residents of No:144 in the habitat of art!
Versatile poet and writer Haydar Ergülen is Betül Kanbolat's guest at Kipatlı Günler. Ergülen talks about his understanding of literature, his own childhood and the place of poetry in his life, around his book "Şu Benim Mavi Babam" (This is My Blue Father). Watch it in the habitat of words!
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cihan Erdönmez and Dr. Anna Zadrozna are on the streets of Istanbul, hunting for plants! The duo shares the stories, features and usage areas of mallow and donkey lettuce they found in Ataköy with their enthusiasts. Watch in the habitat of the unnoticed!
Going on a Dessert World Tour, İris Cıngı, together with dietician Çağatay Demir, follows the trail of Antalya's special tahini pumpkin dessert. She listens to the features of Antalya's registered dessert from experts, and learns the secrets of the legendary pumpkin dessert offered in his restaurant from Mehmet Akdağ. Watch in the habitat of sweet journeys!
Su Yücel, in her journey of civilization between water and humans, meets giant plane trees in Bartın Küre Mountains National Park. Depicted together with Egyptian goddesses, said to have been used in the construction of Noah's Ark, the 'big kavlak' as it is called in the Bartın region, makes a sound in the habitat of nature.
Did you know that among the artists who left their mark on Beyoğlu Culture Road are Liszt, Donizetti and Tchaikovsky, the most important names in classical music? Three Composers in Beyoğlu follows the traces of these three artists' Istanbul journeys with the narration of experts. Watch in the habitat of cultural travelers!
Bird Watcher Cenk Polat goes to check the camera traps he set up in different parts of Çanakkale with his dog Papi. Jackals, roe deer, foxes, wild boars and many more are waiting for the duo on the memory cards. Watch in nature's habitat.
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!
Fatih Aslan, the 20-year companion of veteran photojournalist Ara Güler, turns the camera on himself this time. He searches for the reflections of a life spent next to a master photographer in his portfolio. Watch in the habitat of light and shadow!
Adventurer Babür Vatansever opens the doors of his new life to his enthusiasts. Babür, who transformed an old granary into a home on the plateau, explores the surrounding rock tombs and the life of the Yoruks. Discover in the habitat of those who continue to be curious.
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!
Turkey's world-famous hiking route is reflected on the screen through Tansu Topuzoğlu's viewfinder. The hiker who completed the first and second stages of the Lycian Way begins to walk the next stage accompanied by magnificent natural landscapes. Watch in the habitat of ancient roads!
Carpet and kilim weaving, which is a reflection of our thousands of years of culture and one of our traditional handicrafts, continues all over Anatolia, although it is gradually decreasing. In the introductory part of the three-part documentary series, sections from the stories of people trying to keep this tradition alive are shown on the screen. Watch on habitat.
Behind the iron gates of Manisa Prison, a traditional art that was on the verge of extinction is being revived. Gördes carpets are being revived in the Bir Usta Bin Usta workshop. Watch in habitat.
A completely different route through the eyes of a young traveler... Deniz Şahinbaş turns his direction to the East and goes to Diyadin in pursuit of the unknown. The young traveler, who is the guest of Diyadin District Governor Mustafa Karali, observes the development movement in the district. Watch in the habitat, the living space of explorers!