Evliya Celebi, Vintage Book, Famous Ottoman Explorer, c. 1970s

Dimensions: 14 x 21.5 x 0.5 cm (5.5 x 0.2 x 8.4”)

Publisher/Editor: Ministry of Tourism and Information, Turkey

Condition: Used, paperback. Good condition, has been shelved very tight clean. Some slight surface marks on front and back cover. Pages are clean and bright.

Notes: 60 pages, English, pub date c. 1970s

A brief information about the life of famous Ottoman Explorer Evliya Çelebi, including his passion for adventure, travels, books and some other stories. The appendix part (12 pages) includes miniatures and engraving images from Ottoman daily-life.

Derviş Mehmed Zillî (25 March 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” or “man of God” (Wikipedia)