He participated in the Azerbaijan and Georgia expedition. He went to Syria with the Governor of Damascus, Mustafa Pasha. When he became the grand vizier of Melek Ahmed Pasha in 1650, he began to travel in his entourage. He always traveled around Rumelia. He went as far as Vienna in the embassy delegation. Sa’d bin Abi Vakkas, who was in that society, advised him to travel and write what he saw. When he woke up, he told his first business dream to Abdullah Dede, Sheikh of Kasımpaşa Mevlevi Lodge. Abdullah Dede interpreted the dream and advised, ‘Ibtida, revise our Istanbul’. Evliyâ Çelebi wrote the first volume of Seyahatnâme, which can be considered a history of Istanbul in itself, as a result of his first activity, his Istanbul travels.ĭespite his father’s opposition, he made his first trip to Bursa at the age of 29. Then he went to Trabzon and Crimea. He participated in the Crete expedition. He went to Erzurum as the muezzin and companion of Defterdarzâde Mehmed Pasha. He traveled through most of Anatolia and extended as far as Tbilisi and Baku.
When you come to your peace ‘Intercession O Messenger of Allah!’ Instead of saying “Travel, O Messenger of Allah”, the Prophet smiled and gave the good news of his intercession to this young man and allowed him to travel. Ahmed and participated in expeditions. The Çelebi family was originally from Kütahya and settled in Istanbul after the conquest.Įvliya Çelebi received a very good education throughout his life. He went to the local school first. Then he entered the Şeyhülislam Hamit Efendi Madrasa. After studying there for seven years, he attended Enderun, a school-specific to the palace. Apart from his school education, he took Koran, Arabic, beautiful writing, music, physical education, and foreign language lessons from private teachers. He became a hafiz by memorizing the Qur’an.Įvliya Çelebi took office in the palace after he finished his education. He won the admiration of the sultan and the notables of the state with his works. For this reason, it was thought that he should be appointed to very high posts. According to one view, his father named his son Evliya because he respected Evliya Mehmed Efendi, one of the great imams of the time. According to another view, Evliya himself took this name out of respect for his teacher.Įvliya Çelebi, who grew up in Enderun, was Sultan IV with his sweet voice and beautiful face. This caught Murad’s attention. He became the sultan’s muezzin and bridesmaid. The pleasant conversation with his father from the reign of Sultan Kanuni inspired him to travel. One night of Ashura, he saw the Prophet in a crowded congregation in the Ahi Çelebi Mosque in Eminönü. Evliya Celebi Who is Evliya CelebiĮvliya Celebi is one of the world-famous travelers who traveled the Ottoman lands for more than 40 years in the 17th century and collected what he saw in his book Seyahatnâme. We are a traveler elder who traveled through seven climates, 18 sultanates, spent 51 years of his life of more than 71 years on travels, traveling from one land to another, in different cities, in different countries.Įvliya Çelebi was born on March 25, 1611, in the Unkapanı district of Istanbul. His father, Derviş Mehmed Zilli, was the chief jeweler of sultans from I. Evliya Celebi is a famous Turkish traveler and the author of the book ‘ Seyahatname ‘, which is called the first and most important work of Turkish literature in the genre of travel. Born on March 25, 1611, in Istanbul as the son of Derviş Mehmet Zilli, Evliya Çelebi traveled throughout his life, taking advantage of every reason to travel because of his interest in travel.Īs he tells in his 10-volume Seyahatname, which is in the Topkapı Palace Museum Library and the original text of which contains 4 thousand pages, he traveled for 51 years of his 71-year life in Greek, Arab and Persian, Sweden, Polish and Czech, 7 climates and 18 sultanates.
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