60' - Turkish - 2020/2024 - 52 Episodes

TRT 1 - TRT Documentary

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"Away from the City" is a production that explores the real face of rural life that city people are curious about in villages all over Turkey. The program, which presents village life with its beauties as well as its difficulties, which is often romanticized in popular culture, goes beyond clichés while addressing modern individuals' dreams of settling in the village.

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Actor Kıvanç Kasabalı experiences every aspect of village life firsthand in a different village in each episode, from agriculture to animal husbandry, from traditional production techniques to seasonal challenges, by living with the local people. The documentary has a narrative that not only shows but makes viewers feel, as the presenter works in the field with boots stuck in mud, milks sheep, or cuts wood.

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The documentary documented each region's unique lifestyle, production methods, and daily rituals with a visual atmosphere specific to the region by visiting villages in various geographies of Turkey, from the Black Sea to the Aegean, from Central Anatolia to the East. It achieved the highest ratings on the channel for four years and found a significant response on social media.