Evliyā Çelebis Anatolienreise: aus dem Dritten Band des Seyāḥatnāme. Edition, Übersetzung und Kommentar (Evliyā Çelebi's Book of Travels, 3) (German Edition)

Book info: Evliyā Çelebis Anatolienreise: aus dem Dritten Band des Seyāḥatnāme. Edition, Übersetzung und Kommentar (Evliyā Çelebi's Book of Travels, 3) (German Edition) (Leather Bound, 480 pages) – Brill, 1996. Language: English.

The book of travels by Evliyā Çelebi, the Seyāḥatnāme, is one the richest works of Ottoman prose and belongs to the most important narrative sources for the history of the Ottoman Empire in the 17th century. In addition to numerous anecdotes it offers a plethora of information about different subjects and for most of the regions of the Ottoman Empire.This book contains the edition of the travels made by Evliyā Çelebi in 1649-1650 from Syria to Istanbul. The main stops described on his journey are Urfa, Kayseri, Aksaray, Sivas and the plain of Muş.The edition is given in Ottoman transcription with a German translation. In addition, it contains a list of contents according to the headlines of the text, two glossaries and an index. Editorial Reviews About the Author Korkut M. Buğday, M.A. (1989) in Turkish Studies, University of Hamburg, is Research Assistant at the University of Hamburg.