- Seyahatname
Seyâhatnâme (سياحت نامه) is a Persian term, also used in Ottoman Turkish, which means Book of travels, denoting a literary form and tradition whose examples can be found throughout centuries in the
Middle Ages around theIslamic world , starting with theArab travellers of theUmayyad period.An outstanding example of this literary form is the
17th-century Seyahâtnâme ofEvliya Çelebi , the Turkish traveller who wrote in ten volumes, his travels starting in native city ofIstanbul and coveringAnatolia , Persia, Ottoman Europe,North Africa ,Austria andCairo . Because of the value of his work, the general term of Seyâhatnâme may often refer to Evliya Çelebi's books in particular, as far as the Turkish language and studies are concerned.A related genre, specific to the journeys and experiences of an Ottoman ambassador is the "sefâretnâme" (سفارت نامه), whose examples were edited by their authors with a view to their presentation to the Sultan and the high administration, thus also bearing a semi-official character, although they remained of interest for the general reader as well.
ee also
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Evliya Çelebi
*Piri Reis ("and his "Kitab-ı Bahriye")
*Sefaretname
*Turkish literature
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