The nation in Europe you haven't heard of (and why it matters NOW)

Gagauzia is an autonomous part of Moldova. It's a place where the Turk, Russian and Romanian worlds meet, and it could well prove to be very important in the coming years. So who are the Gagauz? I set off travelling for a few days through Gagauzia to meet the people and see the place for myself, join me on part 1/3 of a trip through Moldova's lesser-known autonomous region!

Subscribe here! - @dontlookeast

Buy me a drink? - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/dontl...

Moldova map by NordNordWest
Transnistria map by TUBS
Gagauzia map by NordNordWest
Gagauzia picture by trdergisi
Gagauz video from Народные волнения в Гагаузии 1990г
https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-gagau...
https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/a...
https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/...
Ukraine map by ISW (Institue for the Study of War)
https://news.sky.com/story/moldova-at...
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/c...
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61532625
https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/d...

• #travel_events
• #gagauzia
• #gagauz
• #moldova
• #ukraine
• #turkic
• #dontlookeast