Istanbul - A journey through the megacity - DW Documentary
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0:03Chương 1: Istanbul. 58s · Speaker 3
Istanbul. Those that love life at a faster pace will be right at home here. The city has a beautiful rhythm. It makes you happy. The city on the Bosporus Strait, brimming with cats and chaos. Try to fight it and you go under. It flows throu…
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Istanbul means living, it means earning money, it means struggle. Where religion meets big business, this city is dazzling, proud and desperate. If just one of the things we deal with every day happened anywhere else, people would lose it. …
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2:11Chương 3: language. 152s · Speaker 3
language. There was a German here crying. I said, why are you crying? He said, I'm just so moved by this place. The Blue Mosque is famous well beyond Istanbul. It's the entire country's Islamic centerpiece. The separation of religion and st…
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4:44Chương 4: get into my taxi at night, I never know what to expect, what's coming my way. 301s · Speaker 4
get into my taxi at night, I never know what to expect, what's coming my way. Everything's left a chance, especially the photography. Spots behind the city's glittering facade. Good evening. Good evening. One night shift, please. The taxi d…
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9:45Chương 5: The dancers are training for their next performance, celebrating their femininity. 61s · Speaker 1
The dancers are training for their next performance, celebrating their femininity. It's a rare freedom. Especially at night, many feel unsafe. There's been a rise in reported assaults on women in Istanbul. With Shukru, they find a safe plac…
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10:50Chương 6: In the society we live in, men aren't allowed to show their feminine side. 252s · Speaker 4
In the society we live in, men aren't allowed to show their feminine side. It can't fully open up. I feel that energy within me and I want to express it. It seems to me I'm doing a pretty good job too. Shukru is a successful dance teacher, …
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15:03Chương 7: Its official name is the July 15 Martyrs Bridge. 142s · Speaker 6
Its official name is the July 15 Martyrs Bridge. In 2016, during an attempted coup, tanks faced off against loyalists to the president. Ever since, it's been a political symbol for the city. For structural engineer Hamza Erman, it's the mos…
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17:26Chương 8: about 16 years old and went to my first dance class. 75s · Speaker 3
about 16 years old and went to my first dance class. And Shukru was there. He was dancing in the front row. And I thought, wow, that's a cool guy. I wonder if he'd want to be friends with me. We've been inseparable ever since. Selin commute…
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18:41Chương 9: Selin often covers songs by Sertab Erener. 141s · Speaker 2
Selin often covers songs by Sertab Erener. Tonight the audience can sing along to both the original and the tribute. The crowd knows every line by heart. Music in the West also draws from important and beautiful origins, jazz or blues, for …
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Off to the Golden Horn and a metro station at a dizzying height. Here we meet Gizan Yuzer, a metro train driver. She's come by rail herself to the station where she'll take over her next train. That I have a job like this in Istanbul makes …
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23:15Chương 11: When I'm on the road, I miss the chaos. 134s · Speaker 1
When I'm on the road, I miss the chaos. Istanbul really is a very chaotic city, and I think its beauty lies exactly in that. Can you help me to start loving the chaos more? Be a part of the chaos. That is the only way. Orkun's DJ colleague …
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25:35Chương 12: With the money I earned here, we raised our children. 174s · Speaker 3
With the money I earned here, we raised our children. That's the reality. Ghazi has been living day to day for over 30 years. No insurance, no pension, no safety net. It's getting harder and harder to make ends meet by scavenging. The less …
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28:30Chương 13: It goes quiet. 73s · Speaker 2
It goes quiet. When it goes quiet, I think my horoscope is cancer. And then I can hear myself, I can feel myself, so I can produce better. Seda shows us his studio and the DJ school he founded. He can earn better money elsewhere. Like many,…
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29:43Chương 14: water must be milky so that it sticks to your fingers. 271s · Speaker 3
water must be milky so that it sticks to your fingers. tripe and broth. It's such a hit that the restaurant is open 24 -7. In the popular Taksim district, The boss here, Yeliz Akaya, and her crew have become an institution. By day, it's the…
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34:15Chương 15: Look at that mackerel. 302s · Speaker 4
Look at that mackerel. Hello. Come on, call some men over. Open it, Musa, open it. Open up. Wait, I'm coming over. The fish market lies in the far southwest of Istanbul. Open for an hour and a half every night, there's haggling, shouting an…
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39:17Chương 16: You get to know each other, become friends, and then go off to your warm bed. 160s · Speaker 1
You get to know each other, become friends, and then go off to your warm bed. And that person stays here. You know what I mean? In 20 years, Shevket tells us, he's never seen anyone move from the street to a stable life. His night shift is …