Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa in the Seventeenth Century

by Evliyâ Çelebi, Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall

Textbook Binding

First published June 1, 1968

About the author

Derviş Mehmed Zillî (1611 - 1682), known as Evliya Çelebi (Ottoman Turkish: اوليا چلبى‎), was an Ottoman explorer who travelled through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands over a period of forty years, recording his commentary in a travelogue called the Seyâhatnâme (Book of Travel). The name Çelebi is an honorific title meaning gentleman (see pre-1934 Turkish naming conventions)