Evliya Çelebi is a famous Ottoman traveler who journeyed throughtout the terriotiries of the Ottoman Empire and the neighbouring lands in the 17th century. Evliya Çelebi (1611- 1682) started his journeys in 1640. His collection of notes on people, architecture, markets, customs and culture made a ten-volume work called Seyahatname (book of travelers) The first volume deals with İstanbul and the final volume with Cairo. He used quite an exaggaerated manner in his notes but they are widely accepted as a useful guide of culture, people, architecture and life style of the Ottoman Empire in the 17th century.
