Afghan Sculptors: Road Trip Konya to Trabzon SE1E31

Today I will be driving from Konya to Trabzon This is for decoration We use chalk to make these [Music] Hello Friends! I hope you are in good health Welcome to a new vlog After exploring Konya it is time to leave for next destination Todays plan is to drive from Konya to Trabzon Soon we will be entering a new country It is 950 KM drive and takes around 12 hours I hope you watch this video to the end I am driving in road D715 right now My plan is to drive via Çorum, Ankara to Samsun near Black Se

a I will be driving along black sea from Samsun to Trabzon Road quality is good here in some places the asphalt is destroyed Probably trucks have destroyed it but it is not too much Apart from that the road quality is very good Speed is 110 KM in some areas 70 KM and residential areas 50 KM Main speed for small cars is 110 KM Aha so it is not real? Yes You sell also this? You sell it or it is just for view [decoration]? No How much? 20 TRY 20 Liras and this one? One 20 Liras Ok 20 Lira, 20 Lira

and ... Is it from here? One 100 Liras Wow 100 Liras Why is it so expensive? Expensive, very expensive? It is tourist price. Give me Turkish price? What is the Turkish price? I do not understand You say 100 Liras 100 [is too much] It [should be] 20 Liras 100 Liras What is the weight? Is it 1 KG half KG? 1 KG 70 Liras You speak any other language? Turkish, Kurdish, Persian? Turkish only? No Persian? Ok You are playing pop g? No ok ok [laughing] What is the name of this? Is it anything special? Me

lon but what types of melon? We have different types of melon, different sizes, different colors. It is [speaking in Turkish] You make those here nearby? This is from where? I don't understand that much. You are doing good What is your name? My name is Ihsan. Ihsan Ihsan or Ehsan? Ehsan yes that is good They have made these for decoration and each costs 20 Liras Mr. Ehsan you live here nearby? Yes Ok This is from your farm Yes You are own farm. Where is it? Can I see it? Can I go and see it? [Sp

eaking Turkish] 1 or 2 KMs? 2 KM from here Normally they say 40 Liras and their final price is 30 Liras ok for everyone? They ask 40 first if you do not agree they go down to 30 also Are these from here? No these are from Iran [Asking the guy in Turkish] No these are from here He is saying these are from here These are from Iran but they say these are Turkish Yes Where is your farm? ask him I want to go and see your farm I need a lot [Speaking in Turkish] I want to pick them myself from the farm

There is no farm You just said these are local [Translating in Turkish] This one is from Iran and that one is from Antalya This one is also from Iran not Antalya You need a big one or small one? No not this one, small one I am only one You work there? Yes We use chalk and frames to make these This is what I do Is it your own business or you work for someone else? I work for someone else and my boss is there Hello Dear Matin Are you fine? Everything is good Thank you what about you? What are you

making here? This is what we do here How long have you been working here? 1 Year Have you moved recently? No I have lived for 7 years in Turkey I have moved to here for 1 year ago Do you live here nearby? Are there a lot of Afghans in this city? There are two who works there? and also this guy Ok Apart from that, What about Afghans in this city? Yes there are. A lot? Yes They mostly work with agriculture Who are your customers? Tourists or locals? Both locals and tourists Ok Do you work every d

ay? We move around one month here next month some where else Do you have free days or not? We have 3 days off in a month 3 days in a month Good, keep working also I think your boss is here around You are painting it now Yes my work is painting You make them in frames and Mateen paint them? Yes [Inaudible] I have been working in this place for 2 weeks I worked in another place before near petrol pump We take orders and move around and make the sculptures for them When we are finished we move to a

nother place Where did you learn this? It is not very hard you learn it in 7-10 days I have been working with this for 6 months It is not very hard You are talented You mix chalk with water and pour it in to a frame and wait for it to dry Then you remove it from the frame it continues like that You have monthly salary or? Yes It does not depend on how much you work it is one salary? Yes I get 12 000 TRY salary every month And the other guy gets 13 000 TRY The salary is good, yes it is Do you liv

e alone or with your family? My family lives in Afghanistan, my father works in Konya and I work here You work here alone How long have you been living in Turkey? More than a year Ok you come one speak What is your name? Mustafa Mustafa cuts the sculptures when I remove them from frames Everyone do his own part Are you happy with work conditions here? I am happy working with it for 6 months now How your boss and other Turkish colleagues treat you at work They are good people Forget the camera te

ll me the truth My boss is a good person he does not do micromanagement it is like my own business I am flexible in planning my day myself My boss does not order me to start the day a specific time Is he your boss? Yes, Hello big brother Do not film me Thank you for your time, we were talking and your boss came Where are you going now? I am driving towards Trabzon [Music] After driving the whole day I arrived in Samsun I stayed there and continued my trip next day When I arrived near black sea t

he scenery got greener and more beautiful I saw a lot fish restaurants near black sea I decided to try black sea fish in one of them Lets first see how they prepare the fish? [inaudible] Lets try these small fish mmm It reminds me fish from Sayad [famous area in Kapisa, Afghanistan] Small fish and very tasty The fish is from the black see and I recommend it, you should definitely try it I am currently driving in Giresun about 100 KM left to Trabzon I see beautiful scenery on my left is black see

on the right green hills Also some houses every few KM Today is 14th May it is final stages of spring before summer starts The color of tree leaves is light green Before we go to summer and colors get darker This is my favorite time of year The scenery reminds me of Italy, Austria and Switzerland You find sceneries like this in the borders of Italy and Austria I really enjoy driving here In one hour we will be in Trabzon, I have heard a lot about Trabzon Interesting to find out if I find Trabzo

n as I expect it I took a brake just before Trabzon to see the black see Clean air, beautiful greenery and sound of sea waves make the experience special I invite you too see and listen to nature for a while and enjoy After 15 hours of driving I arrived in Trabzon I wrap this vlog here in next vlogs we explore Trabzon [Sound of call to prayer]