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Have you seen people on social media talking about going to Turkey? I'm going to Turkey, baby.

Have you seen people on social media talking about going to Turkey? I'm going to Turkey, baby.

Have you seen people on social media talking about going to Turkey? I'm going to Turkey, baby.

Men are going to Turkey, and they're not going to see the Hagia Sophia. We're going to look into what's going on in Istanbul on Today Explained.

Men are going to Turkey, and they're not going to see the Hagia Sophia. We're going to look into what's going on in Istanbul on Today Explained.

Men are going to Turkey, and they're not going to see the Hagia Sophia. We're going to look into what's going on in Istanbul on Today Explained.

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Alex Abad Santos, you wrote a piece for Vox.com about a trend I've seen on social media lately. Men traveling to Turkey for hair transplants. You see people going, oh, he went to Turkey or Turkey did him a solid. Wow, Turkey really ate with that hair. Yeah. Why is everyone saying this all of a sudden? Is it all of a sudden or have people been saying this forever?

Alex Abad Santos, you wrote a piece for Vox.com about a trend I've seen on social media lately. Men traveling to Turkey for hair transplants. You see people going, oh, he went to Turkey or Turkey did him a solid. Wow, Turkey really ate with that hair. Yeah. Why is everyone saying this all of a sudden? Is it all of a sudden or have people been saying this forever?

Alex Abad Santos, you wrote a piece for Vox.com about a trend I've seen on social media lately. Men traveling to Turkey for hair transplants. You see people going, oh, he went to Turkey or Turkey did him a solid. Wow, Turkey really ate with that hair. Yeah. Why is everyone saying this all of a sudden? Is it all of a sudden or have people been saying this forever?

Okay, because regular people are going to Turkey for hair transplants, but celebrities are doing it, too?

Okay, because regular people are going to Turkey for hair transplants, but celebrities are doing it, too?

Okay, because regular people are going to Turkey for hair transplants, but celebrities are doing it, too?

We don't want to blow up people's spots, right? Right, right. Let's punch up.

We don't want to blow up people's spots, right? Right, right. Let's punch up.

We don't want to blow up people's spots, right? Right, right. Let's punch up.

Maybe it's Maybelline. Or maybe it's turkey. Okay, let's leave him alone. Let's talk less about Andrew Garfield and more about turkey because you wrote a great explainer for Vox.com about the whole turkey phenomenon. Why turkey?