Turkish Airlines' Economy Was Fine - Until I Got to Istanbul!

🎶 "Why they changed it, I can't say. People just liked it better that way!" 🎶

That...was such a beautiful ending. The music, the genuine shock of finally being there, the hug, all the emotions, I could feel it through the screen. This video is one of your best works because of that ending. Kudos to Turkish Airlines for accessibility when it comes to having a special video for those with disabilities on top of sign language! And kudos to you for doing the menu shot jingle in Turkish, that was a nice touch! Ah yes, Milestafa Kemal Taylor. Turkey may be known for their coffee, but black tea is the way of life for their culture. Turkey has the highest per capita tea consumption in the world with an annual total consumption of over 3 kilograms per person! Fun fact: The bird was named after the country because of the guineafowl, which looks similar to a turkey but are in different families (though used to be in the same family Phasianidae; guineafowl is now in the family Numididae). Guineafowls are native across Sub-Saharan Africa and was imported to Europe through the Ottoman Empire. Once imported, Europeans came to call the guinea fowl the turkey-hen because the bird came from the Turks.

What a delightful plot twist. Congratulations to the two of you! May you have a bright and happy future together.

I had a long layover here back in 2019, before the metro link opened. It was a real headache getting to the city, with a few chaotic coach routes not loaded into online planner, so very hard to make the full use of the layover without worrying about being late getting back. And yeah, the airport is absurdly large not to have any internal transit.

The ending reveal is so wholesome, so very happy for you two ❤

Vid was worth the suspense. Super stoked for Istanbul content, and Ethiopia ofc.

WOW, Caleb, this was so wholesome! I figured you two had something going on! Congratulations to you both. Best of luck to you both! ❤❤❤❤

So very happy you got to meet the family Caleb!

great video. I've been living in Istanbul for about 1.5 years and often fly from Istanbul airport and, well, when I flew the first time - it was difficult to navigate, but after Incheon airport in Seoul, Istanbul airport seemed very clear

I did that new Istanbul airport when I went to Amman, Jordan and it's huge.I never did the old Ataturk Airport but I have also done Sabina Airport on the Asian side of Istanbul.

I flew Turkish last year. Great business class experience but Istanbul airport is not up to the standard in my opinion. Flight details are not accurate on the display and beside language barrier, theres not many help desk around where you can ask for directions. Had to spend more than 20 mins to finally connect to the airport wifi. Nice looking airport but lack of resources and communication support. Not trying to bash Istanbul airport but when people are flying in internationally, airport like that supposed to have resources and clear instructions for all passengers. They got lovely food though

Turkish airlines is one of the best airlines this types of problems you can see even in emirates,luftansa or singapore airlines as a person i flew with lots of different airlines and i can say surely if we look all the things Turkish airlines is one of the best airlines.

On the screen there is a do not disturb option, next to it, there is an option which sais wake up for food.

I totally ship Calidan. Like we couldn't tell you were a couple.

I’m just going there for a transfer. Would’ve liked to see some information about that. Not sure what hot minute means when it comes to passport control.

Excited to see this series!

Thanks. You didn’t say anything about the seats and the leg room, I think? Are they ok? If you bring a small pet in the cabin, would the carrier fit in front and then will there be enough leg room? It looked too tight 😩

Cool that you foreshadowed your destination at 1:03! Great video btw!

Beautiful ending. All the best to you two!

I flew Turkish in April 2023 from Washington. My reaction was like yours. However, I had heard wonderful things about Istanbul airport but was not impressed. What bugged me most was the long layover and that they only have one hour of free Wi-Fi. I would fly them again, if I had too, but not my favorite. For what it's worth, the flight from Washington to Addis ababa on Ethiopian is preferable. A bit longer at 13 hours, but I liked it better.