Evliya Çelebi’s Seyahatname in the Perspective of Contemporary Arab Culture Çağdaş Arap Kültüründe Evliya Çelebi’nin Seyahatnamesi


AKYÜZ S. Y., Akyüz A. Y.

Osmanli Mirasi Arastirmalari Dergisi, cilt.12, sa.33, ss.306-315, 2025 (Scopus, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 33
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17822/omad.123302
  • Dergi Adı: Osmanli Mirasi Arastirmalari Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.306-315
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Arab Culture, Journey, Seyahatname of Evliya Çelebi, The Ottoman Empire, Travel Literature
  • Samsun Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Evliya Çelebi was an Ottoman explorer, born in 1611 in Istanbul and died in 1682 in Cairo, his journey in the middle of the seventeenth century is considered one of the most important trips undertaken by a Muslim traveler due to the number of countries he visited, the duration of his voyage, and the important news and observations it contained. However, despite this importance, this journey did not receive much attention in the Arab world, and its author did not receive the fame as the other Ottoman scholars. Evliya Çelebi’s Seyahatname received attention from many cultures and was translated into several languages, including German, Russian, English, French, Greek, and Armenian, while only some parts of it were translated into Arabic. This research aims to monitor the status of this great traveler and his journey in the Arab culture and seeks to give an idea of the books and the researches that were written about this journey and the image in which it was presented. This study is a try to explore the reasons why Evliya Çelebi’s Seyahatname did not spread more widely in the Arab world compared to other travel books.