Berlin's Kreuzberg with a Guide

I’ve long wanted to better understand Berlin's Kreuzberg neighborhood — traditionally the home of many Turkish immigrants, and today gentrifying fast. Just like many Mexicans are guest laborers in the USA (doing the scut work that middle-class Americans and their kids don’t want to do), Turks have long served that “Gastarbeiter” role in the much wealthier Germany. As usual, the guest workers get the worst neighborhoods. And, in the case of the Turks here in postwar Berlin, it was “up against the Wall”...the Berlin Wall. Then, suddenly, in 1989, the Wall’s gone and Kreuzberg is free to blossom. I enjoyed a delightful afternoon with Hashim Anik, a Turkish German guide who grew up right here and has seen a lot of positive change. Join us for a little walk. I’d love to hear about any Kreuzberg experiences you’ve enjoyed.

[woltersworld]

Kreuzberg is great for all kinds of international cuisine. I lived in Bermin for a number of years and Krezberg was where we would go eat the best Turkish food, the Indian food, the best Greek food. We always stop back when we go back to Berlin for amazing food. Good to show some of the district. Also super easy to get to on the U-Bahn (subway)

[davidandjendejong]

Simply hard to find markets like you find in Europe, here in the US. Of course we have markets like nothing they will see over there also. I love the personal feeling of these smaller market stands. Immer noch wandern (my German spelling was always horrible)

[aimzee]

This is what I like to see in travel videos. The real thing, the stories. Thanks Rick!

[Gatran]

Kreuzberg Berlin is one of the cities i will love to visit. Good job Rick!

[BeautifulSouls]

Love It Thanks Rick Berlin It Truly Beautiful I Shall Visit In October :-) Keep It Coming Awesome Content :-)

[ramazankilic]

Thanx rick been there 2months in 1979 wish still live in there

[travelandfoodstuff]

Kreuzberg is great, it has lots of good turkish food restaurants too.

[arifdemircioglu]

I been in Kreuzberg . So Nice place . There is good bars coffe shops and the atmosfers is so wonderfulæ . If You want a chiep holiday in Berlin You had to go to Kreuzberg very good food to very chiep Price . In Berlin there is about 300 tousand turks . About 50.000 lives in Kreuzberg they Call it little Istanbul in Europe

[msrose]

Rick can you or anyone seeing this know how to use map and fine stresses in Kreuzberg starting with the letter
A. Thanks

[centavitagris]

Always Amazing, Never a let down again! Superb and thanks again Rick. YOU ROCK!!!

[moha]

He was here
very nice I'm like this place

[dancygr]

Love it, but this is a prime example of the worth of great camera men/women lol

[LivelyWhiteNoise]

Kreuzberg is absolutely great for eating and drinking.

[peterdreff]

Dude, try to learn to control your video camera! Please!!

[iandurie]

Wonder if they voted for the Turkish President even though they claim to be Germans, so they have divided loyalties as well as duel nationalities.

[Dr.ArielArik]

Rubbish about Kreuzberg being "turkish". Especially that part of Kreuzberg