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Dervish Mehmed Zillî, known as Evliya Çelebi, was an Ottoman Turkish explorer who traveled through his home country during its cultural zenith as well as neighboring lands. He travelled for over 40 years, recording his commentary in a travelogue called the Seyahatnâme. The name Çelebi is an honorific meaning "gentleman" or "man of God".
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culture · Turkish traveler and writer (1611–1684) · explorer · historian · writer · traveler · poet · travel writer · also Evliya Çelebi, Derviş Mehmed Zillî, Evliya Celebi, Çelebi
Born 25 March 1611 · Died 1 January 1682 · Q202308
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“is like a rainbow arch soaring up to the skies, extending from one cliff to the other. ...I, a poor and miserable slave of Allah, have passed through 16 countries, but I have never seen such a high bridge. It is thrown from rock to rock as high as the sky.”
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UNESCO: Evliya Çelebi's Book of Travels in the Topkapi Palace Museum Library and the Süleymaniye Manuscript Library
Tehran Times: Ottoman explorer Evliya Çelebi’s travelog of Iran published in Persian
Anadolu Ajansi: UNESCO to host activities on Evliya Celebi
Moviefone: Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyu - Where to Watch
By Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, an Austrian orientalist: it may be found under the name "Evliya Efendi
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Died 1682-01-01.
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Born 1611-03-25.
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