Celebi book of travels

Front cover of the book iran in evliya celebis book of travels that features a chapter the ottoman explorers seyahatname about iran. Here, east and west converged in a multitude of peoples and languages. Mar 10, 2020 evliya celebi and his strange encounters. This is no ordinary website, and no ordinary museum exhibition. But evliya celebis travels are above and beyond all that. This book is all about evliyas travels through the empire, from the arab middle east to the deep in balkan geography. Oct 02, 2018 he collected his lively and eclectic observations into a tenvolume manuscript the seyahatname, or book of travels. Publishes scholarly editions of portions of the seyahatname, with english translation and commentary. The complete ten volumes includes history, travel information valid even today, cultural anthropology. Born in istanbul in 1611, he started travelling in 1640 and continued for over forty years. Dankoffs translation of the book of travels gives a taste of the breadth of evliyas interests. Selections from the book of travels of evliya celebi translated by.

On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his birth in 2011 he was celebrated in a number of events organized by unesco, both in turkey and throughout the world. Selections from the book of travels of evliya celebi, translation and commentary by robert dankoff and sooyong kim. Evliya celebis book of travels publishes scholarly editions of portions of the seyahatname, with english translation and commentary. In his book, evliya celebi traces his paternal genealogy back to khoja akhmet yassawi, an early sufi mystic. Celebi s account is sensitive to all the currents of. Unlike matsuo bashos narrow road to the deep north, cao xuequins story of the stone, and chikamatsu monzaemons love suicides at amijima, this narrative is not an explicitly literary one.

Sep 15, 2011 the book of travels by evliya celebi is not just a fascinating travel book, it is a key source for understanding the ottoman empire in the seventeenth century, despite the fact that the author had a reputation for occasionally confusing fact with fiction. Evliya celebi was born in istanbul in 1611 to a wealthy family from kutahya. Evliya celebi has 64 books on goodreads with 1277 ratings. Over the course of his travels he wrote ten volumes detailing his adventures. Evliya celebi turkish traveler and writer britannica. The book of travels seyahatname of evliya celebi occupies a unique place in the literature of travel. Along the way he wrote the seyahatname book of travels, a magnificent tenvolume sprawl of fantasy, biography, and reportage that is. Evliya celebi was an enlightened man in a variety of ways who believed in equality, freedom of thought and intellectual debate, and found all of these things present in islamic societies. For far too long, evliya celebi 1611c1684 and his book of travels have been almost entirely unknown outside turkey, and little read except by scholars. Seyahatname book of travels is a unique and important text, representing one of. Analysis of evliya celebis book of travels in terms of the. Wikimedia commons evliya celebi traversed the ottoman empire and beyond for over 40 years. Dervis mehmed zilli 25 march 1611 1682, known as evliya celebi ottoman turkish. Evliya celebi project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.

Evliya celebi, also called dervis mehmed zilli, born march 1611, constantinople now istanbul, turkeydied c. World lit i evilya celebi, the book of travels youtube. Selections from the book of travels of evliya celebi robert dankoff on free shipping on qualifying offers. Aug 23, 2017 the book of travels a film by suki chan coffee. This first volume is a full inventory of the citys mosques, neighborhoods and history, starting with its apocryphal founding by the.

Melek ahmed pasha 15881662 as portrayed in evliya celebis book of travels. The book of travels by evliya celebi is not just a fascinating travel book, it is a key source for understanding the ottoman empire in the. Evliya celebis book of travels in the topkapi palace. He sailed down the nile, performed the pilgrimage to mecca, and visited the caucasus, iran and many other countries. Selections from the book of travels of evliya celebi 2nd ed. Dec 31, 2011 dankoff is an excellent expert of evliya celebi, who was an influential travel writer from the 17th century. Evliya celebi is known as the marco polo of the ottoman empire, having traveled across asia, north africa, the middle east, the caucasus, and eastern europe, compiling 40 years of wandering into one epic book, the seyahatname. Jul, 2015 evliya celebi lived in the 17th century, the height of ottoman expansion. Evilya celebi book of travels is the worlds first real virtual exhibition, and it happened above a public library in east london. Seyahatname is the name of his book s series written in 50 years.

Analysis of evliya celebis book of travels in terms of. Evliya celebis book of travels is too long to translate, and too big to write about travelogue, ethnography, architectural and musical guide, dream diary and action drama, intimate portrait of the ottoman porte, foreign phrasebook and economic catalogue, diplomatic history, it features battles and shipwrecks, deceit, escapes, wonder tales of. Selections from the book of travels of evliya celebi. Evliya began his travels in book 1 in his very own city, which he lovingly called islambol islamplenty, walking its gated outer perimeter from sea wall to sea wall and counting each of his 30,000 paces. Both his parents were attached to the ottoman court, his father, dervis mehmed zilli, as a jeweller, and his mother as an abkhazian relation of the grand vizier melek ahmed pasha. It is probably the longest and most ambitious travel ac. Evliya celebi is variously described as a turkish pepys, a muslim montaigne or an ottoman herodotus. Evliya celebi was the orhan pamuk of the 17th century, the pepys of the ottoman world a diligent, adventurous and honest recorder with a puckish wit and humour. It is a vast panorama, both an extensive description of the ottoman empire and its hinterlands, and an account of the authors peregrinations over roughly forty years 164080. Celebi s book of travels presents a different set of challenges than the some of the other nonwestern works that weve looked at thus far.

This first volume is a full inventory of the citys mosques, neighborhoods and history, starting with its apocryphal founding by the old testament prophet solomon, passing through. Ottoman explorer evliya celebis travelog of iran published. The publication of this wonderfully rich, lively selection from the ten volumes of evliyas manuscript, in a clear, vigorous and atmospheric english translation, is sure to bring this. Over the course of his travels he wrote ten volumes detailing his. Evliya celebis seyahatname or book of travels is the longest and fullest travel account in islamic literatureperhaps in world literature. Land and people of the ottoman empire in the seventeenth century. Evliya celebi was the orhan pamuk of the 17th century, the pepy. Robert dankoff has culled passages from evliya celebi s book of travels that deal directly with the life and times of celebi s patron, melek ahmed pasha, an outstanding seventeenthcentury military and administrative leader. This work is also referred to as the tarihi seyyah chronicle of a traveler. Evliya celebi was the 17th centurys most diligent, adventurous, and honest recorder, whose puckish wit and humor are laced throughout his tenvolume.

Unlike matsuo bashos narrow road to the deep north, cao xuequins story of the stone, and chikamatsu monzaemons love. Narrative of travels in europe, asia, and africa, in the. His father was dervis mehmed zilli, a jeweller for the ottoman court. Selections from the book of travels of evliya celebi by. His work covers the historic events of the 17th century ottoman empire with vivid flashes into the life of the period and is an invaluable source of historical and geographic knowledge. He mingled with military figures and heads of state. Evilya celebi book of travel s is the worlds first real virtual exhibition, and it happened above a public library in east london. The book of travels came together with the help and. The book of travels it contains vital information about the author, the work, and some really great maps and pictures. He mentions many places from egypt to vienna in the book. This brand new translation brings evliya sparklingly back to life. Evliya celebi, in his work seyahatna me book of travels, draws the readers attention to certain narratives by repeated recourse to specific narrative genres.

Narrative of travels in europe, asia, and africa, in the seventeenth century, by evliya efendi. He says he slipped out of every difficulty in his adventurous life with ease because of. Evliya celebi left behind a magnificent work of ten volumes called the seyahatname book of travels, a marvelous contribution to the world cultural heritage. The book of travels evliya celebis 10volume travel book, which is a memoir, is an indispensable source for the nations living under ottoman dominance and their neighbors, as much as it is for turkish culture.

He is in the pantheon of the great travelwriters of the world, though virtually unknown to western readers. The state of evliya celebi studies center for middle. Evliya celebi was born on the 25th of february 1611 in istanbul. Sometimes these encounters lead to nothing but sometimes they lead to stories which. Dankoff is an excellent expert of evliya celebi, who was an influential travel writer from the 17th century. A wikipedia article about this author is available evliya celebi, 1611. Printed for the oriental translation fund of great britain and ireland, 18341850, trans. Evliya celebi and his strange encounters the guide istanbul. In the 17th century, an ottoman traveller evliya celebi was inspired by a. Ottoman empire and its neighbours in the 17th century. Class discussion of evilya celebi s book of travels seyahatname and its 17thcentury ottoman context. The intimate life of an ottoman statesman, melek ahmed. Contentsshow life evliya celebi was born in constantinople in 1611 to a family from kutahya. Edited with translation, commentary and introduction.