Evliya Çelebi’nin İlk İran Seyahati Güzergâhı ve Kalelere İlişkin Bilgiler

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Thanks to official duties Evliya Çelebi went to Iran twice in 1646-1647 and in 1655. First time he was sent as an envoy by Defterdarzade Mehmed Pasa to Kalb Ali Khan, the governor of Tabriz. During his duty Evliya Çelebi traveled around the north of the Safavid territories (Azerbaijan, Shirvan, Daghestan and Georgia) and returned to Erzurum. In this study initially the route of his journey is discussed. Then, information given by him about history and physical conditions of the castles on his route were evaluated. Evliya Çelebi, 1646-47'de ve 1655'de iki kez resmi görevlerle İran'a gitti ...Daha fazlası