Where Ancient Greece Became Turkey - Izmir

In this West Turkey vlog, I wandered through 5 cities/towns in the Izmir province on the border of the Greek Islands. I spent a week discovering the coolest and most historic places in Izmir, Selcuk, Ephesus, Sirence, Cesme and Alacati and tried my best to fit it all in a story for this video. Finally I take a few minutes to discuss the 20th century history of this region and understand why a place with such heavy Greek influences are missing al the Greek people.

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The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-2011
- by Misha Glenny
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Gear:
Canon 80D
Canon 10-18 STM lens
Canon 18-135 STM lens
Rode Videomicro
Zhiyun Weebill S
Mavic Mini 2

0:00 The border
0:45 Izmir's core and the port
2:03 the Bazaar
2:36 kittens
2:55 Road to Selcuk
3:05 land of white houses
3:42 Wine tasting gone wrong
4:25 Sunset expedition
5:35 GOATS
5:55 The city that ruled the Ancient world
7:20 Inside Roman houses
7:48 THE library
9:09 Temple of Artemis
9:42 Virgin Mary died here
10:30 Cesme- the edge of Turkey
11:18 Ottoman Castle
12:20 Getting bougey
13:15 Smyrna
14:35 Archway heaven
14:58 Where did the Greeks go?