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I left NYC for Istanbul - Now I bring in $164K a year

Name: I left NYC for Istanbul - Now I bring in $164K a year
Uploaded: 2025-08-02T13:55:01.000Z
Duration: 8 min 51 s
Description: 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.

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.

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