Towards Europe: The train travels from the Lebanese side of the Israeli-Lebanese border, home of Hezbollah, via Hama and Homs, Syria to Gaziantep (Turkey), Ankara, Istanbul to Kapikule, a town by the border of Bulgaria. On the train, topics are the Turkish wish to become part of the EU. Entering Europe with or without a veil. How to deal with Christian and Kurdish minorities. How to look back on the alleged Armenian genocide. Outside of the train, a portrait in Mardin about a returned Christian refugee.

Zilveren Nipkowschijf The Netherlands (Best
Television Program of the Year)

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