You Know You Are Dating a Turkish Man When...

Turkey: the land of Baklava, beautiful Mosques, and home to the only city in the world that rests on two continents. But what is it like dating a Turkish man?
(I apologize for the terrible quality of this video)

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CREW:
Ahmed Ferchini (video)
Cagla Dermbas (sound)
Jason Tojeiro (editing)
Chandler Qian (co-writer)

CAST:

Filmed in:
Istanbul, Turkey

[basaksungur]

You forgot the most important thing, they never let you pay.

[busebayhankayaokay]

They are such a drama queen when they are sick, it's totally true! 😂😂 I am Turkish too, my husband always like that when he is sick 😂😂

[saraojut]

My mother is obsessed with Turkish soap operas and this definitely reminded me of them. She still watches them to this day despite not understanding the language😂😂

[mgracia]

true!! I traveled alone in Turkey and because im so friendly they stopped me around 50 times per day. I spent more time talking with boys than doing touristic things, Haha i felt like a princess!!! I love Turkey!

[missallycemarie]

Oh my god thank you! I’ve been waiting YEARS for this video. I’m an Australian woman married to a Turkish man and in our case this is 90% accurate 😂😂😂

[TheRoqco]

You can only generalize the Mom part. Turkish men love their moms no matter what. They are in a special place. We are ”Ana kuzusu”

[Jakeylicious]

Half Turkish Half Danish here. I grew up in both London and Denmark. I'm conflicted with having a Danish father who's like: "Women are equal. Treat them with respect." to my Turkish mother who tells me, "Treat a woman like a Princess...that's all you'll ever need." And then 5 minutes later, I see my dad just agreeing to everything my mum would say and I'm like, "Sure...Bloody equal my ass." Hahaha.

[TheShady]

And as a true Turkish man, he's of course, balding

[dansugardude]

I love Turkey and Turkish people. Merhaba Türkiye!

[reyhanarahma]

But Turkish guys are so nice lol, they compliment a lot and makes me feel like a Disney princess 😂

[adimikimkoydu]

It's like a mini Turkish Telenovela and I am loving it lol

[coloneljason]

The guy looks like a At hırsızı, not gonna lie, great video though..

[Justme-jpih]

Us turkish Men really can take jealousy to a whole other level. But turkish girls too. Turks in general. I can confirm that. 😁

[clementinasahin]

My husband is from turkey i am from Mexico, this video is very funny and true :)

[SaraWilsonBasturk]

😂😂😂 If my Turkish husband had been like this I would never have married him. But I’ve certainly seen some of these stereotypes in my friends’ husbands and boyfriends.

[prjdghyt]

This is sooo like the turkish guy I've been talking to. Yes he's very jealous and possessive but also protective. He's a gentleman. And about being assertive, I have no problem. He likes me for knowing what I want. I always tell him how I feel and what's on my mind. Yet he never changes. He is always kind to me. Very patient. Very emotionally open and honest. And sweet. I'd love to have a turkish boyfriend. I don't know the part about being a mama's boy yet. But he doesn't know how to cook much. And his mom does his laundry. He's 22. 😂 being family oriented, that's a good factor. I'm also family oriented.

[windyputri]

Ah yes, that jealousy part. Whenever you are dressing nicely they will ask thousand questions 😂

[medicporcupine]

As a turkish man I cried like a baby when Sena died. That was so dramatic. 😢

[hungryhazel]

my boyfriend is turkish, i am german, despite the language barrier, (he's getting better and better, so do i try my best to learn turkish), there were a lot of things I wasn't used to xD for example he NEVER lets me pay. And hours of videochat. With all of his family. Which there are his parents, his two brothers, two sisters, his nieces, nephews, cousins, and so on. And presents! he doesn't get tired of it, and he loves surprising my sisters and my mother aswell. Talking from my mother, he calls her kaynana since our first week of dating. When i explained it, she was so surprised, i thougt she had a heart attack. another thing: The eyes. the eyelashes. I've never seen any turkish man or woman who didn't have amazing eyes. And the constant need of attention. Cute, very cute, but don't tell him it's cute, or else he gets salty because, he's a man. xD
Aaah i could go on like this forever but guess what, someone wants attention

[Lydia.]

I love Istanbul I have been there 3 times and I recognized all the places there, and yes, Turkish men really are like Greek men of my country, and that was so cute to watch! Merhaba ve çok güzel video!