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!
A group of underwater enthusiasts are in the Red Sea, the indispensable route of the diving world... Divers are exploring the remote reefs and wrecks of the Red Sea on a week-long diving adventure. Watch in the habitat of the deep blue!
Göynük... A hidden city where time flows slowly, preserving Ottoman heritage alongside nature. Historic mansions, social complexes, crafts, and serene lakes... The traces of Akşemseddin merge with the freedom of the highlands. A simple, profound, and deeply rooted journey. Discover Göynük on Habitat TV.
Like everyone else in the city, there is a maned wolf in nature... This time, Gökhan Şafak is following the traces of Bolu's past and visiting the cave houses thought to belong to the Phrygians in the 13th century BC; giving life to wood with the Phrygian fibula. Watch in the habitat of those who carry their homes on their backs.
Researcher Boğos Çalgıcıoğlu traces the Greek flavors left from Tatavla in Kurtuluş, as it is known today. The neighborhood, which has a deep-rooted neighborhood tradesman tradition with its pickle shops, dessert shops and taverns, brings its flavor to the screen. Watch in the habitat of Zaman!
Cairo, a political and cultural center, is a historic capital rising in the color of sand. Coşkun Aral embarks on a journey steeped in history, from Tahrir Square to the Khan al-Khalil Bazaar, from the City of the Dead to the pyramids, culminating in the Grand Egyptian Museum, a magnet for millions of visitors. The world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization brings its rich collections to the screen. Watch it on Habitat, in the heart of history!
Anatolia brings its hidden beauties to light and tells its unknown stories to the curious. The Pearl of the Black Sea, Amasra, comes to the screen with its unique geography that combines nature and history. Watch it in the Travelers' Habitat.
Adventurer Babür Vatansever visits his old friends Orçun and Büşra's organic farm in Dalyan. Then the adventure begins. Babür, together with Kaunos Mehmet, goes from Dalyan to İztuzu by paddle surfing. How? Watch it in habitat, the living space of nature sports!
An exploration of Istanbul, accompanied by professional tour guide and educator Mois Gabay... Vlahsaray Church, whose foundations were revealed during archaeological excavations in Istanbul Fener and approved as a first-degree historical artifact, is on the screen during the restoration process. Istanbul Before it is sold out, on habitat!
A journey on the trail of pleasant scents... Narrated by Medical Historian Rana Babaç Çelebi, the process of transforming natural essences and mixtures into perfumes is brought to the screen at the Perfume Camp held in Side. 360-degree perfume experiences from ancient times to today... Watch in the habitat of pleasant scents.
Actor Gürgen Öz enters the Kingdom of Books! He explores different libraries in Istanbul on the trail of knowledge and art. In the first episode, he comes to the habitat of culture with the special catalog of the Vitali Hakko Creative Industries Library in the Istanbul Atatürk Cultural Center.
Hear from their hometowns. Familiar faces talk about their cities. Actor Ferit Aktuğ is your guide in Adana, where he spent his childhood. This time, he comes to his city to stage a play, and he goes back to his past from the center to Yumurtalık, from Yılankale to Ceyhan. Watch in the habitat of those who add value to their hometown.
The story of Fazıl Say's Flute Concerto Opus 76, composed for the flutist Bülent Evcil, is coming to the screen. The work, which puts the air, water and soil of the geography we live in into notes, finds spirit and life in Bülent Evcil's flute. Watch it in the habitat of music!
How about spending 24 hours in Coimbra, Portugal's city of science? With its historic university, Science Museum, magnificent library, and streets filled with students, Coimbra is practically a campus city. With its squares, parks, botanical garden, museums, and historical monuments, Comibra is a haven for discovery!
What's left of Syria... FOTON Association accompanied by a group of photographers in Syria... 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!
Sociologist Deniz Bağrıaçık is looking for the world of the future. Sustainable local formations tell their stories. The researcher, who is a guest at a farm operated according to ecological and cyclical agricultural principles in Edremit, follows the journey of food from soil to table, examines historical agricultural tools in the Kazdağları Museum. Watch in the habitat of the future.
The old hides something new within... Side Ancient City in Antalya, one of the oldest settlements in Anatolia, exhibits the heritage of yesterday and today's life together. Side carries messages for tomorrow regarding the concept of "sustainable life". Watch in the habitat of the timeless!
A sports enthusiast who does not give up on her goals: Müge Naoko Gönül is stepping into Patagonia this time. New people and completely different lives in the fascinating nature of Patagonia, one of the most untouched corners of South America... Watch in the habitat of explorers.
Tan Sağtürk tells his extraordinary life story. With his successful career from taekwondo to ballet, from Ankara State Conservatory to French State Ballet, Tan Sağtürk comes to the screen with the testimonies of names such as İlber Ortaylı, Murat Karahan, Türkan Şoray. The icon is in habitat!
Prepared by Müjde Yazıcı, The Opposite Sex continues to focus on extraordinary women's stories. Cansu Akdeniz, who uses the puppets she produces in her workshop as a performance tool, describes herself as a "lost city wanderer". Watch in the habitat of those who say another life is possible!
İrem Nur Terzi, who makes her own unique figures and dolls, opens the doors of her workshop. She talks about her colorful collection, which she designs everything from her clothes to her boxes, the sources she gets inspiration from when finding her style, and her connection with her work. Watch in the habitat of the Outsiders!
Although it is known for its urban history and advanced industry, it is always green Bursa. Green nature, right next to the big city. Discover the unique nature of Bursa with its mountains, canyons, longoz forests and waterfalls at habitat!
A journey through time from Taksim to the Tunnel, narrated by Boğos Çalgıcıoğlu... The Greek Consulate, Aleppo Passage and Ses Theater, and Atlas Passage are among the stops of the past. Watch it in the Habitat of Memories.
Lesbos: Lesbos, where philosophers and poets lived in ancient times. The address for unforgettable holidays with its emerald green olive groves, fertile sea, fossilized forest, and inspiring sunsets. Island Time is at habitat.
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.
Betül Kanbolat talks to writer and illustrator Elif Yemenici about the story of Pina, who fits her life into her home and has no need for other worlds. Watch the creative world of children's literature on habitat.
On one side is the Aegean, on the other the Mediterranean... Nature above, history below... Knidos, the face of Datça that opens to the past on the Reşadiye Peninsula, the southwest tip of Turkey, comes to the screen with its ancient stories. Watch in the habitat of the past and the future!
The small but valuable member of the Animal Kingdom: The honey bee, comes to the screen with its unknown features. Watch the honey bees, which contribute greatly to the life cycle on Earth and are indicators of global climate change, in the habitat of those who are curious!
How about taking a look at the colorful world of Lviv, the city of art, with musician Müge Zümrütbel? A journey from its historical streets to its concept restaurants, from the opera house where renaissance and baroque styles are blended to the open-air museum Lychakiv Cemetery. With its magnificent churches, cathedrals, historical buildings and colorful touristic life, Lviv, the city of art, is at habitat.
Lands where life once flowed, now silence reigns... Babür Vatansefer embarks on a journey through the flooded villages of Halfeti, where past and present intertwine. But this journey is no ordinary one. Gliding through the depths of the Euphrates on a jet ski, Babür traces a history lost to water.
Classical music critic Serhan Bali hosts veteran pianist Gülsin Onay in the unique atmosphere of ARTER Museum. The enjoyable conversation is crowned with Gülsin Onay's Yolda concert at the 46th Istanbul Music Festival... watch it on 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 desolate, lonely and mysterious country with a population of only 25 million in one of the world's least rainy lands in southwest Africa... Namibia, with its ecosystem adapted to desert conditions, comes to the screen through the lens of photographer Serhan Akın! Watch in the habitat of other worlds.
A unique journey through the heart of the Mediterranean, stretching from Adrasan to Olympos! On the Lycian Way, where blue blends with green, history with nature, we listen to the magnificence of the Gelidonya Lighthouse and the whispers of ancient cities. Follow the journey in its living space, habitat!
Researcher Serhan Bali is a guest at the ethnography museum founded by Kenan Yavuz in Bayburt Beşpınar Village, where he was born and raised. The story of the museum, which won the 2021 Silletto Award in the European Museum of the Year awards competition, is told by its founder Kenan Yavuz. Watch in habitat, the living space of tradition.
Reporter Coşkun Aral returns to Indonesia's Raja Ampat archipelago, which he discovered years ago... Raja Ampat, the dream of underwater enthusiasts with its alternative diving routes, is in the habitat of exploration with its markets, local people's life and local cuisine!
İris Cıngı talks about the traditional English muffin Scone with her guest Boğaziçi University Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Naz Bulamur at the 5 o'clock tea at Çırağan Palace.
Kubilay Sakarya visits award-winning architect Gökhan Avcıoğlu's office in Nişantaşı. Avcıoğlu, who also has offices in New York, Bodrum and Moscow, talks about his headquarters in Istanbul and his projects on different scales, from private residences to urban planning. Watch in the habitat of architecture!
Would you like to travel without leaving your seat? If you are an armchair traveler, this time you are invited to the City of Popes. Watch in the habitat of those who continue to wonder!
A Latin Catholic church in the heart of Istanbul, Santa Maria Draperis. Art historian Feride Bozcu talks to Prof. Dr. Kürşad Demirci about the history, architecture, artistic value of the Santa Maria Draperis Church and the place of the Franciscan order, to which the church belongs, in the culture of Istanbul. Speaking History is at habitat.
Hear about their hometowns from them! Familiar faces talk about their cities. Actor Serkan Kuru welcomes viewers to his hometown, Iznik. Lake Iznik, Hagia Sophia, Iznik tiles, city walls, streets, memories...
Watch in the habitat of those who add value to their hometown!
It's not where we go, but why we go... Why do we leave behind the familiar and chase the unknown? Yiğit Tahtalıoğlu, alongside his colleague Mine Karahan, embarks on an exploration into the philosophy of travel and the deeper meaning of journeys. Watch it in the Habitat of the curious.
In the city, he is like everyone else, in nature, he is a "maned wolf"... Gökhan Şafak, in the nature of Bolu, gives life to trees with his hands, and on the other hand, he discovers the beauties of nature with his friends. Watch in the living space of free spirits!
Gökhan Bağcı, Tolga Taviş, Tolga Akın and the STOA creative team host young musicians in a 7-day music camp. The camp offers young orchestra members, conductors and composers the opportunity to meet, work and experience; it prepares conservatory students for symphonic life. Watch in the habitat of music!
Guide Çağdaş Ozan Karabay canoes on the Spree River, which flows through Berlin for 46 km, and explores the region. He moves through the Spree Forest, where the river divides into hundreds of branches, and passes through villages. Berlin Diaries is in the habitat of nature.
This week, Sweet World Tour is in Istanbul, the fairytale city of great empires…
Our guest is the master journalist Coşkun Aral, who travels the world step by step. The unique sweet heritage stretching from Ancient Greece to Rome, from Byzantium to the Ottoman Empire… In this city, dessert is not something that comes after the meal; it is the reason for staying at the table. We are discovering the centuries-old flavors of Istanbul, along with their stories.
The old hides something new within... Side Ancient City in Antalya, one of the oldest settlements in Anatolia, exhibits the heritage of yesterday and today's life together. Side carries messages for tomorrow regarding the concept of "sustainable life". Watch in the habitat of the timeless!
Kemal Kara, who has been bringing his works together with art lovers in both group and personal exhibitions in Turkey and France since 2007, opens the doors of his studio. The artist, who explains his understanding of painting and his approach to modern art, is a guest in the habitat of colors...
Artificial reefs in Bodrum create brand new underwater living spaces. The condition of artificial reefs of different ages is examined on site with day and night dives. A contribution to tourism today, a living heritage for tomorrow... discover in habitat!
A journey through history with Professor Bilal Söğüt in the ancient city of Stratonikeia... Ancient times, ancient cities and monumental olive trees that are witnesses of those days... A 1500-year-old olive tree in the ancient city of Lagina... And the legacy of the Phoenicians in Urla... Monumental Trees with Su Yücel, in habitat...
Cenk Polat and his friend İbrahim Uysal set off for the Kaz Mountains. Visiting the cave where King Paris once stayed, the duo passes through the Ida waterfall and, while walking through nature, comes face to face with an Anatolian plasterer. Watch in the observers' habitat!
Bee Caravan flies towards the smell of the sea! The bee family, together with their traveling companion Roket, enjoy the sea and nature in Datça. The family, who visits Old Datça and discovers the ancient city of Knidos, crowns the trip with a unique sunset. Watch in the habitat, the living space of travelers...
Mustafa, who took over the profession when his father, a watchmaker, died in Milas, completed his unfinished mastery training with Master Ruhi in Bodrum. The health and wisdom found between the ticking of the clock comes to your home at habitat.
Cyclist Mukaddes Cansu is pedaling in Erzincan, on the trail of nature and history. Girlevik Waterfall, the 7-kilometer stone road between Kemaliye and Divriği, one of the most challenging courses in the world, Dark Canyon, and the ancient Urartian city of Alıntepe are among the stops on the route. Watch at habitat, the meeting point of those who live well!
Against rote, taboos, and the ordinary... Müjde Yazıcı Ergin focuses on the “opposite” sex. Watch the dance steps of Aydan Uysal, one of our first female dancers to specialize in breyk dance, that led to the Olympics, at habitat.
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!