Motorcycle Tour - The Incredible Mosque of Edirne Turkey Ep. 23
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00:00If we push it till there, our donkey cart will start.
00:31Assalam Alekum and Good Morning Everyone from Eternet Turkey
00:37This city was founded by a Roman Emperor named Hadrian.
00:41That's why it was first called Hadrianopolis.
00:44But with time, it was renamed to Hadrianopolis.
00:48When the Ottomans took control of the city, it was renamed to Eternet.
00:52It was the third capital city of the Ottomans before Istanbul.
00:58That's why it's so important.
01:00Especially because it connects Europe and Asia.
01:03There is a small area in between.
01:06That's why it's even more important.
01:09So today, I'll try to explore the city and give you some information about it.
01:15It won't be a Moto Vlog but a normal travel vlog.
01:19Before starting the vlog, let's eat something.
01:23The breakfast here is amazing.
01:25Let's eat and then explore the city.
01:40I had a great breakfast.
01:42I am going to the city center now.
01:44It's about 3 km from the hotel.
01:48My bike is not working so we have ordered a taxi.
01:52We will take a taxi today.
01:54This is our taxi.
02:15There are a lot of historical places in the city.
02:17But the most important and historical place is the Salimiye Mosque.
02:22It is probably the most beautiful mosque of the Ottoman Empire.
02:26I am here now. Let's see the mosque from inside.
02:48It is very beautiful from inside.
02:52The dome of the mosque is even higher than that of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
02:57The minarets of the mosque are 70.9 meters high.
03:01They are the highest minarets in Turkey.
03:04Because of the coronavirus, they have put a 1.5 meter gap on the walls.
03:11So that people can pray in the mosque.
03:16I think I have seen the highest number of restrictions in Turkey because of the coronavirus.
03:22No other European country is taking such good care of people.
03:25Everyone is wearing a mask.
03:27And if you go close to someone, it is very important to wear a mask.
03:31Where is my mask? Here it is.
03:47The mosque is as beautiful from the inside as it is from the outside.
03:51While I was filming, I didn't pay much attention to the stairs.
03:54I tried to take smooth shots.
03:56I don't have a gimbal with me.
03:58And I stepped on one of the stairs by mistake.
04:01And I sprained my foot.
04:03But I tried my best to cover the whole area.
04:07I have just started and I am having a hard time walking.
04:11I have just started and I am having a hard time walking.
04:15Let's explore the area from the outside.
04:32The statue you are seeing is of Memar Koca Sinan.
04:37He was the most important and famous architect and civil engineer of the Ottoman period.
04:42He not only designed the Selimiye Mosque, but also 300 buildings and many schools.
04:49According to him, this is the most beautiful building in his life.
04:53The Romans had Michelangelo and the Ottomans had Sinan.
04:58His trainees designed many buildings.
05:01One of them is the famous Mostar Bridge.
05:04It was designed by his trainee in Bosnia.
05:20There are three historical Turkish bazaars in Adarne.
05:23The most famous bazaar is right in front of the mosque.
05:27It's called Rasta Bazaar, where I am right now.
05:29You can get everything you need from here.
05:32You can see shoes, sweets, clothes and toys in front of me.
05:38I just couldn't find an electronic store.
05:40There is no restaurant here.
05:42But there are some small shops.
06:02Cacao.
06:04So this one is with cacao.
06:08I have tasted so many things for free that I don't have the courage to eat more.
06:13But I had to because I tasted so many things that I can't just leave.
06:18This is Turkish Halva.
06:21This one is my favorite, Almut Pest.
06:26Okay. So I will just buy this one.
06:29Okay.
06:31So this one I will buy.
06:33I have bought it from here.
06:35I thought if he is a nice guy, I should be nice too.
06:38This is the Great Synagogue of Edirne.
07:02In the 18th and 19th century, there were 13 synagogues here.
07:05This whole area used to belong to the Jews.
07:07The quarter where I am standing right now.
07:09This is where the synagogue was built.
07:11In 1905, there was a fire in this region.
07:13It was called the Great Fire of Edirne.
07:16A lot of buildings were burnt down.
07:19Unfortunately, all 13 synagogues were burnt down.
07:22Later on, the Sultan had an idea that instead of building 13 synagogues,
07:27he should build one.
07:28So this synagogue was built.
07:30As the Jews moved out of this region, it was also abandoned.
07:33But the Turkish government, under National Heritage 2010,
07:37made a plan to restore it.
07:39And it was restored.
07:41The next thing I am going to tell you,
07:43I don't know how true it is.
07:45Because I have asked a few Turkish people.
07:47I asked them how many Jews used to live here.
07:51According to them, there were around 25,000 Jews.
07:54Similarly, 25,000 Christians.
07:56And 25,000 Muslims.
07:58Now there are very few Jews left here.
08:00Most of them have migrated.
08:02There are Bulgarian Orthodox churches here as well.
08:05And similarly, there are Catholic churches as well.
08:08But I don't want to go there.
08:10I wanted to show you this.
08:12Because in Muslim areas,
08:14there are very few synagogues.
08:16But the Turkish government has worked on this.
08:33This is the specialty of this region.
08:35Liver.
08:36I have come to try the liver.
08:38This is the first time I am trying organs that I don't normally eat.
08:41But they have served it with chili sauce,
08:43some big tomatoes,
08:45and onions.
08:47So it is going down with that.
08:49It tastes much better.
08:51You don't feel any smell or anything like that.
08:54Because I don't normally eat organs.
08:56But it is very tasty.
08:58You don't feel any smell or anything like that.
09:01Because I don't normally eat organs.
09:03It's a serious thing.
09:05But those who like it, can eat it.
09:07So if you come here, you can try it.
09:09I ordered a small plate, not too much.
09:11So that I don't end up eating it later.
09:29We are going back.
09:31And neither does he know the way,
09:33nor do I know the way.
09:35Google Shreep is here to help us.
09:37Thank God I have downloaded the offline maps.
09:41The hotel is almost 2-2.5 km from the center.
09:45Normally, I walk.
09:48But today, my leg is not in a condition to walk.
09:51And I don't want to injure myself.
09:53That's why we are taking a taxi,
09:55which is not normal in my trips.
09:57I always try to walk around the city center.
10:012 km is not a problem.
10:03It will take at least half an hour.
10:05If you go slowly.
10:12So I have decided that
10:14we will do a round of the city.
10:17Because I fell asleep while sitting.
10:20And even if I have to push it,
10:22we will definitely try once.
10:24There are a couple of old bridges
10:26passing through the city center.
10:28We will go there.
10:30There is a little slope here.
10:32So I will try to start the bike on this slope.
10:35If I succeed, it will be fun for us.
10:38Then we will not have to call anyone
10:40to push the bike.
10:44We have to let it go down from here.
10:46But first, let's try
10:48whether it starts or not.
10:50No.
10:53Bismillah... In the name of Allah
10:56No.
10:57That's not possible.
11:00You can hear the sound of the bike.
11:05That's it.
11:07We will have to call someone to push it a little.
11:10If we manage to push it till there,
11:12then our donkey bike will start.
11:16Let me call someone.
11:18I will ask him to push it.
11:20You guys have made me look like a BMW owner.
11:35Now we will give you a little city tour.
11:44I forgot to tell you a few things in the morning.
11:46First of all, I think I pronounced it wrongly.
11:51It's wrong.
11:53This is Adrianople.
11:55This was its old name.
11:57Just like Istanbul had Constantinople.
11:59This was a part of Greece.
12:01When Sultan Murad I attacked
12:03and captured this area,
12:06he made it the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
12:11It was the capital for 84 years.
12:13It was the third capital.
12:15After that Istanbul was formed.
12:17It has remained the final capital of the Ottoman Empire.
12:20Now Ankara is the capital of Turkey.
12:22You might know that Mehmed the Conqueror
12:26who had captured Istanbul.
12:30Istanbul was under the Romans.
12:32He was born in this city.
12:35Now we are going towards the city center.
12:38The same place where I showed you all the places in the morning.
12:42I just want to give you a bike tour.
12:44You can see mosques here and there.
12:47Tourists usually go to Istanbul.
12:49But since it's only 2.5 hours away from Istanbul,
12:54you can come here and see the mosques.
12:57Besides that, it doesn't feel like a tourist city.
13:00It's more like a local environment.
13:05The mosques here are really beautiful.
13:09All the money is for the mosques in this city.
13:13You can see the minarets of the mosques.
13:18There are two mosques here.
13:20One is Suleymiye Mosque and the other is an old mosque.
13:25This is the old mosque.
13:27It's older than Suleymiye Mosque.
13:29And that's Suleymiye Mosque.
13:31You can see the statue of Sinan here.
13:35It's a very beautiful mosque.
13:38Let's pay our respects to Sinan for building such a beautiful mosque.
14:04We have to cross two historical bridges now.
14:07It's a little out of the city center.
14:09So I was thinking of taking a look there.
14:13You can see that it's not like a tourist city here.
14:16It's a local atmosphere.
14:18I guess it's because of Covid that there are no tourists here.
14:21People even stare at me.
14:25We have reached.
14:27We haven't even opened the door yet.
14:29And they have already left.
14:31Now we are going along the river.
14:33Old Town is on our left side.
14:35And the river is on our right side.
14:37You might be able to see it on the map.
14:39I don't know if the GoPro is showing it or not.
14:50There are two bridges.
14:52This one and the one ahead.
14:54Let's go to the next one.
14:56I couldn't remember the name of the next one.
15:00Before it gets dark.
15:02Hopefully the GoPro is still showing something.
15:07This is the main bridge.
15:09It's more crowded than the other one.
15:11There are a lot of people and restaurants as well.
15:20I am here to have dinner at an authentic local restaurant.
15:24One of the oldest restaurants here.
15:26It's called Usman Kofte.
15:28He is a specialist in Kofte.
15:30It's similar to Meatballs.
15:32Exactly the same.
15:34I have ordered that as well.
15:36I am waiting for him.
15:38I have also ordered Ayran.
15:40Ayran means Lassi.
15:42Yes. Lassi.
15:44I just remembered that word.
15:46It's a local drink.
15:48You can find it all over Turkey.
15:50Let's enjoy the food.
15:52And I'll let you know how it was.
16:00Very good.
16:02I didn't like the one I had in the morning.
16:04But this one is really good.
16:06Let's enjoy our dinner now.
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16:34Goodbye.