My Crazy ONE WEEK TURKEY ROAD TRIP Planned by AI | Istanbul | Cappadocia | Konya
Assalam-o-Alaikum everyone and welcome back to the channel from Istanbul, Turkey. One of my favorite cities. I have been here approximately 5-6 times. Whenever I come here, I feel happy because the city is very beautiful. This mobile in my hand is a very beautiful Infinix Note 50 Pro. I have got the opportunity to explore Turkey with Infinix.
Normally, I always plan my own tour. But this time, since it has a major AI feature, using it, let's try to plan a beautiful and interesting tour of Turkey. Can you please help me plan a 7 days road trip of Turkey starting from Istanbul. The places I am more interested in are history, nature, culture, some Islamic history, villages and Turkish food. Look, Infinix AI has started its thinking.
And I can see a category. It is telling to spend 1-2 days in Istanbul. Which places can be explored in Istanbul.
Apart from that, go to Konya and visit Maulana Rumi's shrine. From Konya to Cappadocia. And areas to be explored in Cappadocia? Like these underground cities.
Apart from that, there are balloon rides there. and hotel recommendations guiding the travel from point A to point B. You can also book whatever you want.
And down here, it is showing me the route. It will show you the route at the same time. This is my favorite street in Istanbul. Whenever I visit Istanbul, I try to come here. Right next to Galata Tower. You can have the tower's view.
The best part is that whenever you come here, there will be a lot of hustle and bustle. All the tourists try to visit this place. The sides are lined with lovely eateries. You can sit here and enjoy the tea and Turkish delights.
Whenever I have spare time, I try to come here and spend some time. Right now, I am standing in front of Hagia Sophia. Between Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque, there is a huge area.
Normally, it is crowded with tourists. There are not many tourists these days. But there are a lot of locals here. Especially local families. Because it is Ramadan. And there is a lovely tradition here.
Families bring their food items and tablecloth here. They sit on the grass or benches. And do Iftar together. And you share it with the people around you.
I got a chance to experience such tradition and culture for the first time here. Because I have never traveled in Ramadan before. Especially in Turkey or other countries with such culture.
I think it is very similar in Iran. Let's do Iftar here. And I will try to capture the atmosphere of Iftar here. So that I can share it with you.
As it is Iftar time, you can see a long queue here. They are distributing Iftar in front of Hagia Sophia. People are standing in queue and waiting for their turn. You can see a Red Cross car behind me.
People are distributing Iftar here. It is drizzling. It's Iftar time. So let's do Iftar here. I have done Iftar here. It was a very good experience.
Especially when you see people from different cultures and backgrounds. They come here with their families. And the Turkey's culture. The atmosphere here is very magical. Whenever I travel, I like to go to such festivals and events. When it comes to travel, Infinix Note 50 Pro has an important feature.
AI Auto Translation. It is bidirectional. When you are talking over the phone, you choose your language and the language of the other person. And the phone translates it in real time.
I have tested it. Let me show you the test. Hi brother, how are you? Welcome my brother. How is it going in Istanbul? How are you in Istanbul? Everything is fine.
How are you? Everything is fine. How are you? He is Aram from Syria. With whom I tested this.
Did you like the translation? Yes, I liked it too much. Very good. It was funny. Thank you so much for helping. I appreciate it and wish you the best of luck in Istanbul. You too.
Thank you. It is 11 o'clock. I have reached Cappadocia after covering a distance of 750 km from Istanbul. It took approximately 9 hours. You can say that I had multiple breaks for 1.5 hours. You can see the hotel behind me.
I tried to find a cave room here. Since it's a city of caves. Let's see how it goes. It is quite cold here. Hopefully, I will find a room with heating arrangements.
What a beautiful and amazing room! It is quite spacious. To find such a spacious room in a cave, I thought it would be a small room. Look at the table and chair.
The table is made by cutting the cave. There is a jacuzzi behind me. I don't think I will need it. There is a heater on this and the other side. What a beautiful and comfortable bed! The sofa is also made by cutting the cave.
Let's move ahead. There is a washroom here. It's a big surprise. Look at how spacious this washroom is. Such a spacious washroom in a cave.
It looks like a king's room. There is a very clean and spacious bathing area. There is heating on this side as well. There is not much crowd in this season.
I think 50 Euros is nothing for such a room. It's quite crowded in summer. It can go up to $250.
Let's take some rest here. I will wake up early for Sahoor. Hopefully, there will be flights here.
The landscape is beautiful. The balloons in the sky create a surreal atmosphere. The flight sometimes goes up and then comes down. I think it is called Ashk Valley.
It will pass through different valleys. I have returned to Goreme via balloon flight. They said it would be an hour long flight. But it was around 30 to 35 minutes. It takes time to start and leave. I think each company has a different route which they follow.
He showed me a valley and then landed nearby. I can see some balloons still flying. They come up to this village. The cave atmosphere and the village is very beautiful. We will have to see which company is better. You can check the ratings and book through that company.
There are multiple companies. Most likely, the rates are the same. I paid €45. Since it's out of season, it's a bit cheaper.
If you come in the summer, the rates can go up to €200 to €250. When you are going to any place, in Cappadocia you have to climb and go to the viewpoint. Or even if you are walking in the city, you have to climb up and down to reach the hotel. AI health is a very important feature of Infinix Note 50 Pro. Especially when you are traveling, you want to know how many steps you have taken in a day. It also has a sensor at the back.
You can easily monitor your heart rate and blood oxygen level. One of the major tourist attractions of Cappadocia is the underground cities. There are two big cities here. One is Kemeklik and the other is Derinkuyu. The city I am here to visit is Derinkuyu.
Since it's AI's era, I've explored some history and information using AI so that I can share it with you. Why was this underground system built? Because whenever there was an attack here, the locals would hide. The foreign armies could not find them. With time, the underground cities were developed. Especially during Christianity, the Romans and Arabs used to attack.
So this system was developed for protection against them. Derinkuyu is the deepest and biggest city here. It's about 60 meters deep. It goes down till 16 floors.
Tourists can visit 8 to 10 floors. A proper setup was built for about 20,000 people. They could comfortably spend their time here. They built a kitchen, storage room and churches. The narrow path was built to protect them from the enemy attacks.
The ventilation system was appropriate. Even though this tunnel system is so old, it was recently built in 1963. A local came across a door next to his home's wall. He opened the door and found it. It was hidden from people for thousands of years.
Let's go and explore. This is the entrance. Let's see. Hopefully, they have installed some lights inside.
So that I can easily capture it. I am not sure how far I can go. A proper system is built. Of course, there are narrow paths. But it's well built.
You can even walk inside. I might hurt my head. It's a narrow space. I saw something interesting here. They have built a system to collect fresh water.
They have kept a vessel below to store water. I think I am slowly moving towards level 2 or 3. These are narrow paths. And I think a person can get lost easily. If he doesn't follow proper directions.
Like there is nothing here. So, I think this is the way to go. They have mentioned it with red arrows. My God! It's so tight. It's a very unique place.
I can't even walk in these clothes. It's too tight. There are some open areas like this. Where they have built a proper setup. So, these are sort of rooms. I saw another interesting thing here.
Initially, I thought it was a well for water. But when I saw it carefully, they have tied a rope here. I think they had tied to bring something from the lower floor, they would easily bring it from here. I think they have built the same here. So, it was easy to bring things from one floor to another.
When I came here during Covid, while I was doing a series from Germany to Pakistan. At that time, the tunnel system was closed. So, I couldn't visit it.
But finally, I got a chance. I have to walk like this throughout. It's good that there are no sharp rocks. Since it's lava volcanic stone, it's soft.
So, it's easily moldable. We are going further from here. I am done with this. It would be difficult to go up from here. We have to gain height.
I don't think they have made a proper staircase setup here. It's very small. And there is no light here at all. No, that's it.
There is nothing ahead. What an impressive system! And highly recommended. Whenever you get a chance to visit Cappadocia, it should be on the top of your wish list. I paid 13 Euros for this place.
Quite worth it. Traveling in Turkey comes with extremely expensive prices. Besides the underground city, there are small souvenir shops for tourists. Whenever I travel by motorcycle, I don't get a chance to bring such things with me. And now that I have shifted to Lahore, I have the opportunity to bring some things. There is a huge margin for bargain here.
So, Turkan is with me. Hopefully, she will buy me something for a reasonable price. Sure, sure. No problem. Thank you so much. Have a nice evening.
Thank you. Bye. I have reached Konya. I just got an important call. It reminded me of a very important AI feature of Infinix. It's called Call Summary.
As soon as the call ends, you get a pop-up message about the availability of your call summary . It is saved in your notes. So, you can see the summary of whatever you talked about in that call. I think it's a very cool feature. Especially when you have an important task, you can easily save it in your calendar. Anyway, I am standing outside the shrine of Maulana Rumi Rehmatullah in Konya.
I have visited many Turkish cities and tourist spots earlier. But when you come to Konya, you feel different. This city is very different from other Turkish cities.
You will get all kinds of tourism in other places. But here, you have Muslim tourism. And you feel like you are in a Muslim city. Especially during Ramadan, everything was open in Istanbul and Cappadocia during the day.
But all the cafes and restaurants are closed. So, this is outside the shrine of Maulana Rumi Rehmatullah. It's a very big area. Let's go inside and I will provide you the rest of the details later.
So, you can say that since we have come to Turkey, we are doing traditional Iftar here. And that too is Konya's traditional Iftar. I think we have been doing Iftar together for the past 3 days. So, this Iftar will be the best. So, you get bread wherever you go. These are Fide.
We get special Fide during Ramadan. We get Fide during Ramadan. We don't get faith without Ramadan. It's shape is a little soft. It's soft and a little round.
And there is sesame on top. This is Iftar starter. There is cheese, olives, dates. This is tahini.
And this is tomato and cucumber. These are the soups. I ordered Ladyfinger soup. Ladyfinger soup Yes. Not Rawalpindi. Ladyfinger Because this soup is very famous in Konya.
But the most favorite is this Yaila Chorbasi. What is the name? Yaila. Yaila Chorbasi. And this is curd soup. What else is in it? And rice. So, curd and rice.
This restaurant is also very good. What is the name of this restaurant? This is Konya Mutfağı. Konya Mutfağı It means Konya's kitchen. And they don't have any different food. They have specific menu. You can order only that.
There are four meals. Those four meals are also Konya's traditional food. Now, we have Konya's special local food.
Which is not available anywhere else in Turkey. It's like this. You will get it. But it's not as good as Konya's. Its name is Ikli Ekmek.
Ikli Ekmek. I remember it. Beef Bread. Let's try it. I hope it's good. I have eaten it somewhere.
Yes. I have eaten it somewhere. But it was not like this. It was not like this. But it's very delicious.
It's very delicious. Two things are famous in Konya. One is Tandoor Kebab. It will be served soon. One is Ikli Ekmek. It's very delicious.
I am falling in love with Konya's food. I haven't eaten it yet. But it looks very delicious. It's very tender. This is Tandoor Kebab.
Tandoor Kebab. Which one is yours? This is Fatirja Ek Kebab. Ek Kebab. Let's try it. This is our main course. These two are the main course.
The rest of the meat is very tender. Very tender. Konya's food is good. You must try it. If you come here, this restaurant is right next to the shrine. It was a very beautiful experience.
This dance is called Sema in Turkish. In the beginning, the Naat is recited. And in the end, the Quran is recited. In the middle of the dance, the right hand is facing upwards. This means seeking mercy from Allah.
And the left hand is facing the ground. Which means bringing mercy to the world. I would highly recommend you to visit Konya, and experience it. This is the end of today's vlog. Thank you so much Infinix for providing me this opportunity.
You can see the phone. This is a beautiful and stylish phone. It has a very good battery life. And it has some amazing AI features. Before I end this vlog, I would like to thank two more people. One of them is Turkan.
Assalam Alekum. And the other one is Zaka. He helped me a lot.
You also own a tour company. Yes Turkan Travels If any of you are coming to Turkey, do contact them. I will mention the links in this video description. Thank you so much, nice meeting you.
Thank you. Will come back soon. Bye.
2025-04-01 00:35
