Turkey with Simon Reeve
2017•1h 0m•1.0/10
Documentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
1.0/10(1)
Travel writer Simon Reeve embarks upon two long-distance journeys across Turkey, exploring this dramatic and beautiful country that now finds itself at the centre of world events.
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
March 26, 2017
Last Aired
April 2, 2017
Networks
BBC Two
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Gallipoli to the Syrian Border
Air date: 2017-03-26
Simon sets off on the first leg of his journey visiting Istanbul, a luxury hotel on the famous Turquoise Coast and a refugee camp near the Syrian border.
E2
Taurus Mountains to Istanbul
Air date: 2017-04-02
Simon visits the indigenous Yuriks in the eastern Taurus Mountains who are nomads and keep goats. Then he visits the Kurds in the SE who suffer oppression from the current regime but they number 1 in 5 of the general population. We see the secret police who were rude to the camera crew and 100 s of reporters are under arrest in Turkey. He then travels north to the border with Armenia by train which is rarely visited by foreigners. It is a rich area for biodiversity.
Cast
Simon Reeve
Himself - Presenter
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