Evliya Çelebi
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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 ye
A statue commemorating Evliya Çelebi in Hungary
The house of Evliya Çelebi in Kütahya, now used as a museum
The Old Bridge in Mostar
Evlija Čelebija (Evliya Çelebi) street in modern Skopje, North Macedonia
Kütahya
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Kütahya is a city in western Turkey which lies on the Porsuk River, at 969 metres above sea level. It is the seat of Kütahya Province and Kütahya District. Its population is 263,863. The region of Küt
Evliya Çelebi
…Travel"). The name Çelebi is an honorific meaning "gentleman" or "man of God". Evliya Çelebi was born in Constantinople in 1611 to a wealthy family from Kütahya. Both his parents were attached to the Ottoman court, his father, Dervish Mehmed Zilli, as a jeweller, and his mother as an Abkhazian relation of the…
Kütahya Kalesi ve Kütahya Kuşbakışı
The ancient city of Aizanoi in Kütahya
An artifact in Kütahya Archaeological Museum
An Amazon sarcophagus in Kütahya Archaeological Museum