I Left NYC For Istanbul — Now I Bring In $164K A Year

Doug Barnard, 29, settled in Istanbul after spending years on the road as a travel YouTuber. Despite rising costs in Turkey, he believes his combined income of $83,808 from his channel and tourism business offers him a more comfortable lifestyle than it would in New York, where he moved from in January 2021.

Produced and Edited by: Kaan Oğuz
Sr. Director of Video: Lindsey Jacobson
Camera: Berkay Tunalı
Animator: Alisa Stern
Reporter: Celia Fernandez
Additional Footage: Doug Barnard, Getty Images

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I Left NYC For Istanbul — Now I Bring In $164K A Year