A “little Syria” analogy was made for Istanbul’s Fatih district on TRT World’s YouTube page. This statement was met with great reaction on social media.
A video shared on TRT World’s YouTube page to the agenda sat down. in the Fatih district of Istanbul. “How to spend 30 dollars in Istanbul’s little Syria? “ The use of the words ‘little Syria’ for Fatih in the video titled Fatih drew a great reaction.
Viewers of the video showed their reactions to the expressions used in the video on social media. Some users say that there are usages such as ‘little Italy’ and ‘Chinatown’ in many cities of the world, such as New York; pointed out that the usage here is misguided.
“Little Syria, like heaven”
In the video published on TRT World’s YouTube page, the presenter, who visited the businesses in Fatih and told how to spend 30 dollars in his own way, compared Fatih to a small Syria, while showing the food culture in Istanbul. “Little Syria, heaven like” His use of expressions drew the reaction of the audience.
Since the businesses in the majority of the streets in Fatih belong to Syrian operators, such statements were included in the video, while the video was taken from TRT World’s YouTube page after the reactions. removed. There has been no statement from TRT regarding the incident yet.
The video became the focus of backlash on Twitter
The use of these expressions in a state-owned channel, on a social media platform where Turkish culture is shared with the whole world. harsh criticism brought it with it. The reactions to the video were as follows:
