Watchtower of Turkey

Over than 3500 km traveled in 20 days, capturing landscapes from the bluish tones of Pamukkale to the warm ones of Cappadocia, the all passing by a great variation of colors, lights and weathers through six other cities.
I've crossed Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Ephesus, Istanbul, Konya; and tasted baklava, kunefe, doner, the turkish tea; and got the chance to meet the soul of Turkey, its people.. and got their smiles and their hospitality.
This is Turkey lived by me from north to south, and I hope you enjoy it :)

Directed and edited by Leonardo Dalessandri
Voice off: Meryem Aboulouafa. You can follow her on soundcloud in the following link:

You can like it, share it, or just have a look on it :)

[necrimekarim]

I am not Turkish, i am Moroccan. But i had tears in my eyes watching this. So many familiar sounds and Mediterranean colors.
Beautiful people, beautiful country.

[Burimi]

Kosova'dan selamlar. Türkiye'yi anavatanımmış gibi seviyorum!
Greetings from Kosova. I love Turkey as if it were my homeland! 🇽🇰🇦🇱🇹🇷

[alexanderfitzwater]

Been editing professionally for 20 years, and this video still has me in awe every time I come back to watch it. An absolute masterpiece!

[bozgur]

"...Do not give up this heavenly homeland, even if it’s the worlds you’re granted..."

(a sentence from Turkish National Anthem)

[halimekilic]

Atatürk'ün sesini hiç beklemiyordum. Duyunca içim bir garip oldu ♥️👏🏻

[FawadMueenArbibwp]

What a beautiful country!
Love you Turkey 🇹🇷
From Pakistan 🇵🇰
#BrothersForever

[temirlanbatchaev]

Посмотрев это видео осознаешь, что главная достопримечательность любой страны - это люди живущие в ней

[okie]

The word "Turkey" is always enough to bring a sweet smile on my face 😍 Turkey çokyaşa 🇹🇷 love from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[fatihaktug]

in the 03:00 min " Ne Mutlu Türküm Diyene" so beautiful & powerful !

[peacewalker]

I still watch this and my eyes tear up every time, thinking about the defeat and glorious feeling that overwhelms me all at once...
It's hard to put into words how moving the story behind this art is. Truly a timeless masterpiece...

[innatyshchenko]

Watching this after 9 years and still thinking you’re genius to make such emotional and dynamic video!

[takeru]

We Japanese love Turkey.I am Japanese.On September 16, 1890, An Ottoman ship Ertuğrul Fırkateyni was wrecked in the sea near Japan. Most of the people on the boat were many thrown into the sea because of the storm.
Japanese people rescued the Turks thrown into the sea.The Japanese continued to rescue the Turks without rest. 69 Turks have been rescued.Japan treated the injured many Turks who were saved. The Japanese gave the Turkish a warm meal every day. So many Japanese donated money to save the Turks.The Japanese loved and cared for the 69 Turkish people.
The Turks injury has healed.
And Japan sent the survivors of the Turks safely to the Ottoman Empire.The 69 Turks were able to reunite with their beloved family and friends.
The Japanese love Turkish, memorial ceremonies are still held for Turkish people who have died.

[Agonyification]

I can’t imagine how many hours of pure hard work and creativity he exhausted on this 3 minute clip!

Edit: Wow! I’ve never had this many likes before 🤪

[mekexplore]

This is one of the my favorite videos ever. It kickstarted the trend of this editing style, yet none of those newer videos beat the vibe, emotions and pacing of this masterpiece. I and people I know took so much inspiration from this video. I know it's been 6-7 years, but this video will have a special place in my heart forever.

[DavinaMaryMagdalene]

just came by to say that it's been nine years since this first came out, I was literally a kid and now I'm grown up. I STILL come back to this video every now and then.

it is my TOP #1 favorite video to have ever existed on YouTube. 🙏🏻🤍😭

as the Internet grew exponentially with media pieces being churned out daily, as well as it being relatively accessible to learn how to create films ....nothing ever beats THIS.

and I'm happy to say that my first visit ever to turkey was in 2023. I thought of this video the entire time I was there.

thank you and everyone involved for giving us this art.
I know I am one of many people who are deeply touched by this eternal masterpiece. I was just now thinking that all the children in this video also are probably grown up in real life as well. cheers to being a timeless visual piece of poetry. 🕊️
my favorite thing about this, is that it was so quick. and it really does reflect how beautiful but fleeting life is.

Sending Love from California

[eomer]

Bu aralar umutsuz ve depresif zamanlarımda izlediğim, ülkeme olan umudumu artıran ve bana 'Vay be ne güzel bir mozaiğin içerisinde yaşıyoruz, her kültür var' dedirten tek video. Yapanların eline sağlık. Artık umudumuz böyle videoların arasında sıkıştı kaldı çünkü sokaktaki mozaik gün geçtikçe bozuluyor, insanlar birbirini her geçen gün daha da ötekileştiriyor ve bunların sonucu olarak da birbirimizi sevmeyi ve saygı duymayı unuttuk. Herkes kendi durduğu tarafı mutlak doğru kabul edip, karşı tarafı da kesinlikle yanlış kabul ettiği müddetçe de bu mozaiği yok etmeye devam edeceğiz maalesef. Halbuki bizi biz yapan, yüzyıllardır bu mozaiği korumaktı. Elimizde ki mirasın kıymetini bilmediğimiz için kendi kendimize yok ediyoruz. İnşallah güzel günler görürüz...

[Passeka.]

This masterpiece inspired me visiting Turkey. And finally I did it last spring. I visited all the places in the video. And every time I used to say “Look at this, this is just like in video!”))) Thank you so much!!!

[visualstudiocode]

why turkey 🇹🇷 is so cool???
love from japan

[KnqTqla]

You made all the Turks who watched the video cry at the Ataturk (Father of Turks) part. We are grateful for your effort and for introducing our culture.

[yasirenes]

Ne güzel memleket be, bi o kadar güzel yerlerde olmayı hak ediyor. Umarım bir gün...