The Wanderer (2022) s01e03 Episode Script
Türkiye: The Spirit of Kismet
1
Am I being ghosted by my Mum?
I actually might be.. Oh, not answered!
Hello?
Hi, Mum. You look nice.
I'm just packing my bag, ready to go.
And I don't know where
I'm going to be going.
- God, that's an adventure!
- I know!
I know.
How do you know what to pack?
If you don't know,
I hope you'll take that
factor 50 sun cream I gave you.
What about insurance?
- Will your travel insurance cover it?
- Yeah!
So I've been asked
to create this travel guide.
I don't know where I'm going,
I don't know what the itinerary is.
But that really excites me, actually.
I definitely
was inspired to travel by my parents.
I was very fortunate that when I was
I mean, right from being a baby, really,
we would go away every summer.
We would go camping
and I'd have the opportunity
to meet people from all around the world,
so I'd like pick up bits of different
languages, right from being very little.
Although with languages I'm definitely
a jack of all trades, master of none.
Before you try and test me!
I'll give you
a call from the airport, okay?
Okay. Please do.
And let us know, when you can,
let us know where you are,
so at least we have a little idea
of what part of the world you're in.
Yeah, will do.
Okay, I've got the e-mail through.
Oh my God, I'm going to Turkey!
I've actually visited İstanbul before,
but I was speaking at an event there,
so I didn't
get that much chance to explore.
So this is brilliant.
I've actually thought I'd like to go back
and see more of the country.
It's my first day in İstanbul.
I've had a good sleep and now it's
time to see what the city is all about.
First, I just need a strong
Turkish coffee to start my day.
Hi! Am I okay to take a seat?
Enjoy.
If you're not too busy, who would you mind
sitting and having a little chat?
I'd love some recommendations.
Sure.
Maybe that's a weird request.
Oh, that's really good.
Yeah, it is so strong, right?
It is strong,
but I need a strong coffee.
I've got a lot of things
planned today.
It is real and traditional,
because Turkish coffee is coffee that
comes from the Ottoman era
as far as I know, but tea came here after
the foundation of the Republic.
Yeah, tea is actually very new if you
compare it to the Turkish coffee.
I only know one word in Turkish.
- I know Merhaba
- Ah, that's nice!
- It's opening a lot of doors.
- That's true.
You should probably tell me some more though,
to be fair.
Some more? You know,
we have a word in Turkish: Kismet.
Kismet means you know, it's like,
common belief that your future,
your life, has already been written
by someone who has a higher power.
- Interesting
- Yeah, yeah.
- It's like your fate. It's about
- It's already written?
Yeah. Yeah.
I asked Berfin where I could go next
to feel the spirit of Kismet.
And her suggestion was Hagia Sophia.
I've been in the United States 25 years
and I always dreamt about coming to İstanbul.
I'm so excited.
I'm so excited.
My granddaughter say,
"grandma, let's go, let's move here."
"Let's move here?"
You like it so much you want to move?
I want to see a lot of things
and I want to sit down somewhere
high up, to drink my coffee
and see the Bosphorus.
That sounds perfect.
Oh, okay.
I'm here now because it's been a long time
I've had this dream to be here.
For them, this visit,
wasn't just ticking a box.
It was a culmination of a dream,
I suppose, that they've had for years
to come and visit it.
And they finally achieved this dream.
And I like to imagine
that thousands of people
will have had that dream over centuries,
people of all different kinds of faiths.
And they made the pilgrimage to visit it
like so many people have done today.
And actually,
when you see people walking around,
they're not just being ushered around
and following the arrows.
There's people sat on the floor, taking it all
in, meditating, chatting to their family,
clearly a very special place
and it has been for many centuries.
A quick browse on Tripadvisor
has brought me
to the Şerefiye Cistern,
one of the top attractions in İstanbul.
And it's a visually
stunning feat of architecture.
It's one of the earliest examples of water
structures in the city with a history
of 1600 years,
I'm going to try to find a guide
that can give me
a little bit more information
about the history of the place.
So what are you doing in İstanbul?
Well, I'm here for a few days
and I'm making a travel guide
and then I'm going to explore
some more of Turkey.
Turkey?
It's not anymore Turkey.
This is Türkiye.
- Türkiye, is that right?
-Yes.
Okay, I'll make a note,
I'm going to make sure I say that: Türkiye.
I'm on the edge of Taksim Square,
just outside the Atatürk Cultural Center.
And this is the epicenter of the city.
So it seems like the perfect place for me
to start my wanderings for the day.
Hello.
- Thank you very much
- Nice to meet you!
This street here is absolutely full of music shops,
just on this corner now.
There's one there, one there, one opposite.
So I think I'll take a little look in
and see what instruments we've got here.
How are you?
Fine, thank you.
Are you interested in drums?
Yeah, they're called Tark..a?
Darbuka
Okay. Can you show me how to play one?
Snip technique, we're using.
- Maybe you can do it.
-Can I try that?
How do I do it?
You have to lean your hand like this.
Yeah.
Maybe like this.
Yeah.
Oh, okay.
Oh, I see.
I've never tried to do it like that
before.
You are learning quick!
This is our famous instrument.
It's like our signature.
- What's the name of it?
- Bağlama
Do you learn as a child how to play?
Yeah. I was in Germany.
My father played as well.
He gave it to me one time, the Bağlama,
and he said "You have to learn it"
- Do you have children yourself?
- Yes.
And did you teach them how to play?
Of course, she's playing.
- Thank you
- You're welcome!
I was just wandering along Istiklal.
And I've come across the most beautiful
Roman Catholic Church,
which I guess really just shows
what a melting pot of cultures
and religions
İstanbul really is.
You good boy.
He's wandering, just like me.
Hi ladies!
Where else should I go?
I need some more tips!
Oh. So it's a tricky question.
I feel very responsible.
Did you.. You grew up in İstanbul?
- I'm from İzmir.
- Oh İzmir! Okay. Is it nice there?
Yeah, actually, it's smaller than İstanbul.
- You can swim in the sea.
- Oh that would be nice.
Yeah, in İstanbul it's a bit difficult.
- I didn't know I was coming.
- Wow!
What a view, this is insane.
It's my final day in İstanbul
and I'm finally getting to go on a boat
on the Bosphorus.
But clearly, production
were feeling a little bit extra
because they've got me this
absolutely epic boat, which, you know,
I'm not complaining about.
Yeah, I'm on the Bosphorus Mum,
can you see?
Yes, yes
Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful.
What a great idea though,
asking local people
- Exactly.
- Where to go.
Yeah, I like doing that.
Because sometimes people come up with,
you know, things that aren't
on the usual hit list, don't they?
Yeah, but it will be on mine.
I better go Mum,
because I think we're about to dock
- Ok, bye,
- Love you, bye.
The boat has just drop me off in this very lovely
neighborhood called Yeniköy,
and I'm going to stop at one
of these cute restaurants
and have a bite to eat, because I am starving.
- Oh, that's so salty.
- Do you want to Google what it is, maybe?
Oh it's sweet bread. Okay.
You know what, it's really delicious, actually.
I think that's good!
Next stop is Lacivert restaurant.
I've read amazing
reviews about this place.
The first plate Chef Pınar brought out
was colorful and refined,
so I was hoping to ask her
a few questions.
This must be pretty special
working here and being able to see this.
Yes, it's like a parallel space, you know,
whenever
I come here every morning,
I feel gratitude.
I feel like being next to the water
has a very calming effect as well.
It has, because of the sodium, it feels calming.
Yeah. How long have you worked here for?
I'm here for the last two months.
I'm the first woman chef.
Oh, congratulations.
So I'm enjoying it very much.
I grow, I born and grow up in İstanbul.
So it's a privilege for me
to be a chef of this restaurant
because İstanbul, this view,
you know, it's beautiful
and needs to match the food to that.
So everybody should feel special
when they come here.
Deefinitely. People quite often talk
about the home cooked food here.
I need to go to a Turkish home and try some,
- someone's Mum's food!
- You are more than welcome to mine!
Oh thank you.
This wine is gorgeous, by the way.
- Oh, thank you
- The waiter recommended it.
Yeah, it's from Urla.
It's a coast.
And in Urla we have beautiful vineyards
and there's a Bornova Muscat,
a special kind of grape.
It's beautiful, this one.
Do you like. It?
I really love it.
- Yeah, I think you're having that one.
- It's very nice, actually.
It's interesting because I don't
necessarily associate
Türkiye with wine, but the wine
I've been having here is just incredible
I presume I can go and visit
some of the vineyards, maybe?
Yes, of course you can.
There is like six, seven,
I think, beautiful vineyards there.
I go there every year.
Because I don't actually have a plan
for this trip.
The whole idea is that I'm wandering and
meeting people and hearing their stories.
- Ah lucky you
-Yeah, I feel very fortunate!
And getting suggestions from people as well.
Yeah.
So I was trying to figure out whether I
would stay in İstanbul another day or maybe
- You should go to Urla!
- Yeah?
And I have a friend there
who owns a restaurant.
- Really?
-OD Urla, you should go there.
Okay. Yeah, that sounds good.
Osman, his food is beautiful.
Yeah, well, if it's as good as yours,
as good as this looks.
-Thank you.
- I need to tuck in actually.
So yesterday at dinner at Lacivert Pınar
recommended a friend's restaurant,
OD Urla.
So this morning I set off with the crew.
We came through the beautiful olive
trees and vineyards, and now I'm here
upon her recommendation, and I can see why
she suggested this place.
The smells coming out of the kitchen
are just incredible.
Oh, I thought that was for me.
I came on a recommendation, actually.
Really? Perfect.
- I think it's a friend of yours, Pınar, from Lacivert
- From Lacivert, yes
This was our family olive grove,
four years ago we started this business.
We also press our own olive oils here.
Yeah, this is a wood fired
chef's table restaurant.
You can sit on the chef's table
and watch the chefs,
or you can sit under these beautiful
olive trees and taste the Aegean food.
Every month we change our menu
according to what we have on hand
and what we have on the fields.
Because, you know, the sea is cold here.
The fish is fatty like us, so it's tasty.
And every season there is other fish
coming from the Black Sea
to the Aegean or Mediterranean to the Aegean,
so we change our seafood, we change
our vegetables, we change everything.
Now, for example, we have like
30 different kinds of tomatoes.
- If you want, I can show you.
- Yeah!
I'm following you!
You see, this color.
It's like a rainbow, you know?
What percentage of what you serve in
the restaurant is sourced locally?
Absolutely everything.
In this area food is very important,
and we were eating in the big tables
with our families and every house
people, grandmas and mothers and fathers
cook food here.
So to be a restaurateur
and chef is very hard
because everyone has an opinion
about food.
And when they come, they say, "Oh,
my grandmother's cooking like this.
My mother is cooking like that"
- Have a nice dinner.
- Thank you so much.
- I should go to my kitchen. See you!
- Yes, thank you!
It's hard to put into words
how succulent and delicate,
but at the same time powerful
these dishes taste.
And just knowing the story
of these ingredients and the passion
that Osman and his team put into
everything makes it taste even better.
Just grilled to perfection.
So the ladies I met in İstanbul
recommended
I go for a swim while I'm in the region.
I have hired a small boat
to take me to some deserted beaches
nearby
to cool off in these absolutely incredible
turquoise waters.
I could really get used to this
As much as I enjoy
fine dining restaurants,
I absolutely love street food.
Like this?
And then she did a
Order up! Anyone hungry?
Yeah.
While becoming a real street food seller,
I started to hear
what can only be described
as a massive party.
So I followed the sounds and started
wandering over.
I have no idea what's happening,
but I'm quite into it!
I've danced, I've swam, I've cooked
and I've eaten.
And now I feel like I'm missing one last thing.
Those famous vineyards everyone
has talked to me about.
How often do you come out
here to the vineyards?
- Actually, twice a day
- Oh wow
We have to come because it's all organic.
So we have to do, we have to come,
we have to see, we have to watch.
Do you personally come?
Yes, I do. I do. Yes.
So you're very involved then.
Yes, because of my mother.
She's the owner
and she's always working in the vineyard.
So we have to help her, so we have to come
twice a day.
It's Boğazkere, and it's actually from the Eastern part
but we planted it in Urla
so in this territory it's
smoother than the Eastern part.
Boğazkere means it's hard to swallow.
So in this territory it is not that hot,
but it still has its own tannins
and still has the balance.
How did it come about?
How did your family decide to
buy the vineyard?
We wanted to move from İstanbul to here.
Because
we wanted to make our life different.
So we wanted to plant
some organic stuff.
In the end we chose to plant grape
and then to do wine after that.
So it was not just a business choice,
it was a lifestyle choice.
It's actually like that.
- We wanted to change our lifestyle totally differently.
- That's nice
I can see why you chose this. It's
really beautiful.
Thank you.
I always say that
slow travel is very important to me.
And I know
this has actually been a fairly short trip,
but there's a lot to be said
about the way that I have slowed down.
I haven't had an agenda or an itinerary,
and it's a bit of a cliche
to say that the people make the place.
I've met some wonderful people
in my short time here
and they've all had such varied
recommendations as well, which means that
I've experienced the historic side,
the fine dining side.
This trip has just shown me the diversity
of Türkiye,
in terms of what it's got to offer.
I think it's also proved that this
shouldn't be my last visit.
I need to come back again
to see the different regions
and be the wanderer once again.
Am I being ghosted by my Mum?
I actually might be.. Oh, not answered!
Hello?
Hi, Mum. You look nice.
I'm just packing my bag, ready to go.
And I don't know where
I'm going to be going.
- God, that's an adventure!
- I know!
I know.
How do you know what to pack?
If you don't know,
I hope you'll take that
factor 50 sun cream I gave you.
What about insurance?
- Will your travel insurance cover it?
- Yeah!
So I've been asked
to create this travel guide.
I don't know where I'm going,
I don't know what the itinerary is.
But that really excites me, actually.
I definitely
was inspired to travel by my parents.
I was very fortunate that when I was
I mean, right from being a baby, really,
we would go away every summer.
We would go camping
and I'd have the opportunity
to meet people from all around the world,
so I'd like pick up bits of different
languages, right from being very little.
Although with languages I'm definitely
a jack of all trades, master of none.
Before you try and test me!
I'll give you
a call from the airport, okay?
Okay. Please do.
And let us know, when you can,
let us know where you are,
so at least we have a little idea
of what part of the world you're in.
Yeah, will do.
Okay, I've got the e-mail through.
Oh my God, I'm going to Turkey!
I've actually visited İstanbul before,
but I was speaking at an event there,
so I didn't
get that much chance to explore.
So this is brilliant.
I've actually thought I'd like to go back
and see more of the country.
It's my first day in İstanbul.
I've had a good sleep and now it's
time to see what the city is all about.
First, I just need a strong
Turkish coffee to start my day.
Hi! Am I okay to take a seat?
Enjoy.
If you're not too busy, who would you mind
sitting and having a little chat?
I'd love some recommendations.
Sure.
Maybe that's a weird request.
Oh, that's really good.
Yeah, it is so strong, right?
It is strong,
but I need a strong coffee.
I've got a lot of things
planned today.
It is real and traditional,
because Turkish coffee is coffee that
comes from the Ottoman era
as far as I know, but tea came here after
the foundation of the Republic.
Yeah, tea is actually very new if you
compare it to the Turkish coffee.
I only know one word in Turkish.
- I know Merhaba
- Ah, that's nice!
- It's opening a lot of doors.
- That's true.
You should probably tell me some more though,
to be fair.
Some more? You know,
we have a word in Turkish: Kismet.
Kismet means you know, it's like,
common belief that your future,
your life, has already been written
by someone who has a higher power.
- Interesting
- Yeah, yeah.
- It's like your fate. It's about
- It's already written?
Yeah. Yeah.
I asked Berfin where I could go next
to feel the spirit of Kismet.
And her suggestion was Hagia Sophia.
I've been in the United States 25 years
and I always dreamt about coming to İstanbul.
I'm so excited.
I'm so excited.
My granddaughter say,
"grandma, let's go, let's move here."
"Let's move here?"
You like it so much you want to move?
I want to see a lot of things
and I want to sit down somewhere
high up, to drink my coffee
and see the Bosphorus.
That sounds perfect.
Oh, okay.
I'm here now because it's been a long time
I've had this dream to be here.
For them, this visit,
wasn't just ticking a box.
It was a culmination of a dream,
I suppose, that they've had for years
to come and visit it.
And they finally achieved this dream.
And I like to imagine
that thousands of people
will have had that dream over centuries,
people of all different kinds of faiths.
And they made the pilgrimage to visit it
like so many people have done today.
And actually,
when you see people walking around,
they're not just being ushered around
and following the arrows.
There's people sat on the floor, taking it all
in, meditating, chatting to their family,
clearly a very special place
and it has been for many centuries.
A quick browse on Tripadvisor
has brought me
to the Şerefiye Cistern,
one of the top attractions in İstanbul.
And it's a visually
stunning feat of architecture.
It's one of the earliest examples of water
structures in the city with a history
of 1600 years,
I'm going to try to find a guide
that can give me
a little bit more information
about the history of the place.
So what are you doing in İstanbul?
Well, I'm here for a few days
and I'm making a travel guide
and then I'm going to explore
some more of Turkey.
Turkey?
It's not anymore Turkey.
This is Türkiye.
- Türkiye, is that right?
-Yes.
Okay, I'll make a note,
I'm going to make sure I say that: Türkiye.
I'm on the edge of Taksim Square,
just outside the Atatürk Cultural Center.
And this is the epicenter of the city.
So it seems like the perfect place for me
to start my wanderings for the day.
Hello.
- Thank you very much
- Nice to meet you!
This street here is absolutely full of music shops,
just on this corner now.
There's one there, one there, one opposite.
So I think I'll take a little look in
and see what instruments we've got here.
How are you?
Fine, thank you.
Are you interested in drums?
Yeah, they're called Tark..a?
Darbuka
Okay. Can you show me how to play one?
Snip technique, we're using.
- Maybe you can do it.
-Can I try that?
How do I do it?
You have to lean your hand like this.
Yeah.
Maybe like this.
Yeah.
Oh, okay.
Oh, I see.
I've never tried to do it like that
before.
You are learning quick!
This is our famous instrument.
It's like our signature.
- What's the name of it?
- Bağlama
Do you learn as a child how to play?
Yeah. I was in Germany.
My father played as well.
He gave it to me one time, the Bağlama,
and he said "You have to learn it"
- Do you have children yourself?
- Yes.
And did you teach them how to play?
Of course, she's playing.
- Thank you
- You're welcome!
I was just wandering along Istiklal.
And I've come across the most beautiful
Roman Catholic Church,
which I guess really just shows
what a melting pot of cultures
and religions
İstanbul really is.
You good boy.
He's wandering, just like me.
Hi ladies!
Where else should I go?
I need some more tips!
Oh. So it's a tricky question.
I feel very responsible.
Did you.. You grew up in İstanbul?
- I'm from İzmir.
- Oh İzmir! Okay. Is it nice there?
Yeah, actually, it's smaller than İstanbul.
- You can swim in the sea.
- Oh that would be nice.
Yeah, in İstanbul it's a bit difficult.
- I didn't know I was coming.
- Wow!
What a view, this is insane.
It's my final day in İstanbul
and I'm finally getting to go on a boat
on the Bosphorus.
But clearly, production
were feeling a little bit extra
because they've got me this
absolutely epic boat, which, you know,
I'm not complaining about.
Yeah, I'm on the Bosphorus Mum,
can you see?
Yes, yes
Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful.
What a great idea though,
asking local people
- Exactly.
- Where to go.
Yeah, I like doing that.
Because sometimes people come up with,
you know, things that aren't
on the usual hit list, don't they?
Yeah, but it will be on mine.
I better go Mum,
because I think we're about to dock
- Ok, bye,
- Love you, bye.
The boat has just drop me off in this very lovely
neighborhood called Yeniköy,
and I'm going to stop at one
of these cute restaurants
and have a bite to eat, because I am starving.
- Oh, that's so salty.
- Do you want to Google what it is, maybe?
Oh it's sweet bread. Okay.
You know what, it's really delicious, actually.
I think that's good!
Next stop is Lacivert restaurant.
I've read amazing
reviews about this place.
The first plate Chef Pınar brought out
was colorful and refined,
so I was hoping to ask her
a few questions.
This must be pretty special
working here and being able to see this.
Yes, it's like a parallel space, you know,
whenever
I come here every morning,
I feel gratitude.
I feel like being next to the water
has a very calming effect as well.
It has, because of the sodium, it feels calming.
Yeah. How long have you worked here for?
I'm here for the last two months.
I'm the first woman chef.
Oh, congratulations.
So I'm enjoying it very much.
I grow, I born and grow up in İstanbul.
So it's a privilege for me
to be a chef of this restaurant
because İstanbul, this view,
you know, it's beautiful
and needs to match the food to that.
So everybody should feel special
when they come here.
Deefinitely. People quite often talk
about the home cooked food here.
I need to go to a Turkish home and try some,
- someone's Mum's food!
- You are more than welcome to mine!
Oh thank you.
This wine is gorgeous, by the way.
- Oh, thank you
- The waiter recommended it.
Yeah, it's from Urla.
It's a coast.
And in Urla we have beautiful vineyards
and there's a Bornova Muscat,
a special kind of grape.
It's beautiful, this one.
Do you like. It?
I really love it.
- Yeah, I think you're having that one.
- It's very nice, actually.
It's interesting because I don't
necessarily associate
Türkiye with wine, but the wine
I've been having here is just incredible
I presume I can go and visit
some of the vineyards, maybe?
Yes, of course you can.
There is like six, seven,
I think, beautiful vineyards there.
I go there every year.
Because I don't actually have a plan
for this trip.
The whole idea is that I'm wandering and
meeting people and hearing their stories.
- Ah lucky you
-Yeah, I feel very fortunate!
And getting suggestions from people as well.
Yeah.
So I was trying to figure out whether I
would stay in İstanbul another day or maybe
- You should go to Urla!
- Yeah?
And I have a friend there
who owns a restaurant.
- Really?
-OD Urla, you should go there.
Okay. Yeah, that sounds good.
Osman, his food is beautiful.
Yeah, well, if it's as good as yours,
as good as this looks.
-Thank you.
- I need to tuck in actually.
So yesterday at dinner at Lacivert Pınar
recommended a friend's restaurant,
OD Urla.
So this morning I set off with the crew.
We came through the beautiful olive
trees and vineyards, and now I'm here
upon her recommendation, and I can see why
she suggested this place.
The smells coming out of the kitchen
are just incredible.
Oh, I thought that was for me.
I came on a recommendation, actually.
Really? Perfect.
- I think it's a friend of yours, Pınar, from Lacivert
- From Lacivert, yes
This was our family olive grove,
four years ago we started this business.
We also press our own olive oils here.
Yeah, this is a wood fired
chef's table restaurant.
You can sit on the chef's table
and watch the chefs,
or you can sit under these beautiful
olive trees and taste the Aegean food.
Every month we change our menu
according to what we have on hand
and what we have on the fields.
Because, you know, the sea is cold here.
The fish is fatty like us, so it's tasty.
And every season there is other fish
coming from the Black Sea
to the Aegean or Mediterranean to the Aegean,
so we change our seafood, we change
our vegetables, we change everything.
Now, for example, we have like
30 different kinds of tomatoes.
- If you want, I can show you.
- Yeah!
I'm following you!
You see, this color.
It's like a rainbow, you know?
What percentage of what you serve in
the restaurant is sourced locally?
Absolutely everything.
In this area food is very important,
and we were eating in the big tables
with our families and every house
people, grandmas and mothers and fathers
cook food here.
So to be a restaurateur
and chef is very hard
because everyone has an opinion
about food.
And when they come, they say, "Oh,
my grandmother's cooking like this.
My mother is cooking like that"
- Have a nice dinner.
- Thank you so much.
- I should go to my kitchen. See you!
- Yes, thank you!
It's hard to put into words
how succulent and delicate,
but at the same time powerful
these dishes taste.
And just knowing the story
of these ingredients and the passion
that Osman and his team put into
everything makes it taste even better.
Just grilled to perfection.
So the ladies I met in İstanbul
recommended
I go for a swim while I'm in the region.
I have hired a small boat
to take me to some deserted beaches
nearby
to cool off in these absolutely incredible
turquoise waters.
I could really get used to this
As much as I enjoy
fine dining restaurants,
I absolutely love street food.
Like this?
And then she did a
Order up! Anyone hungry?
Yeah.
While becoming a real street food seller,
I started to hear
what can only be described
as a massive party.
So I followed the sounds and started
wandering over.
I have no idea what's happening,
but I'm quite into it!
I've danced, I've swam, I've cooked
and I've eaten.
And now I feel like I'm missing one last thing.
Those famous vineyards everyone
has talked to me about.
How often do you come out
here to the vineyards?
- Actually, twice a day
- Oh wow
We have to come because it's all organic.
So we have to do, we have to come,
we have to see, we have to watch.
Do you personally come?
Yes, I do. I do. Yes.
So you're very involved then.
Yes, because of my mother.
She's the owner
and she's always working in the vineyard.
So we have to help her, so we have to come
twice a day.
It's Boğazkere, and it's actually from the Eastern part
but we planted it in Urla
so in this territory it's
smoother than the Eastern part.
Boğazkere means it's hard to swallow.
So in this territory it is not that hot,
but it still has its own tannins
and still has the balance.
How did it come about?
How did your family decide to
buy the vineyard?
We wanted to move from İstanbul to here.
Because
we wanted to make our life different.
So we wanted to plant
some organic stuff.
In the end we chose to plant grape
and then to do wine after that.
So it was not just a business choice,
it was a lifestyle choice.
It's actually like that.
- We wanted to change our lifestyle totally differently.
- That's nice
I can see why you chose this. It's
really beautiful.
Thank you.
I always say that
slow travel is very important to me.
And I know
this has actually been a fairly short trip,
but there's a lot to be said
about the way that I have slowed down.
I haven't had an agenda or an itinerary,
and it's a bit of a cliche
to say that the people make the place.
I've met some wonderful people
in my short time here
and they've all had such varied
recommendations as well, which means that
I've experienced the historic side,
the fine dining side.
This trip has just shown me the diversity
of Türkiye,
in terms of what it's got to offer.
I think it's also proved that this
shouldn't be my last visit.
I need to come back again
to see the different regions
and be the wanderer once again.