YouTube in Turkey
YouTube is the top video platform in Turkey with heavy consumption on mobile. Turkish-language gaming, football, and drama clip content dominate along with growing Shorts usage.
Popular Creator Archetypes
- Turkish gaming streamers
- comedy and reaction creators
- football commentary channels
- music and TV drama clip channels
Search YouTube Turkey
Pass your query in the search field. Use a creator name or a term in Turkey's local language, then refine with upload_date, duration, sort_by, and feature filters. Search runs across all of YouTube; there is no country parameter.
Python
import requests
response = requests.post(
"https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/youtube/search",
headers={
"Authorization": "Bearer your_scavio_api_key",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
json={"search": "Turkish gaming streamers"},
)
data = response.json()
for video in data["data"]["results"][:5]:
channel = video.get("channel") or {}
print(video["title"])
print(f" {channel.get('name', 'N/A')} | {video.get('view_count', 'N/A')} views")
print(f" {video['url']}\n")Get Video Metadata
The video endpoint returns structured video data including title, view count, length, description, keywords, chapters, channel info, and available captions for any public video.
Python
import requests
# Get full video details
response = requests.post(
"https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/youtube/video",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer your_scavio_api_key"},
json={"video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ"},
)
data = response.json()
print(f"Title: {data['data']['title']}")
print(f"Views: {data['data']['view_count']}")
print(f"Length: {data['data']['length_seconds']}s")Common Use Cases in Turkey
- Trend detection — monitor emerging topics and viral content in the Turkey market.
- Creator research — analyze channels, views, and engagement at scale.
- Content analysis — analyze tags, descriptions, and engagement metrics at scale.
- Brand monitoring — track mentions of your brand in Turkey YouTube videos.
- Competitive intelligence — see what competitors rank for in Turkey YouTube search.
Why Use Scavio for YouTube Turkey
- No YouTube Data API quota limits. Scavio handles rate limiting for you.
- Deep metadata. Views, likes, comments, tags, categories, channel info, and duration in one call.
- 15+ search filters. Duration, upload date, quality, license, HD, 4K, HDR, and more.
- Structured JSON. Video ID, channel, views, likes, duration, tags, all in a flat schema.
- Free tier. 50 credits on signup. No card required.