![]() ![]() The majority of the population is Muslim (Sunni), but there are also large numbers of Christians (Orthodox) and Jews. The population of Circassia is around 1 million. It is bounded by the Black Sea to the west, Russia to the north, Georgia to the south and Turkey to the east. The majority of the population is Muslim ( Sunni), but there are also large numbers of Christians (Orthodox and Armenian).Ĭircassia is a region in the northwest Caucasus. The population of Abkhazia is around 250,000. He has left us with a detailed account of what he saw and heard in these regions.Ībkhazia is a region in the northwest Caucasus. Abkhazia and CircassiaĪbkhazia and Circassia were two of the many regions that Evliya Celebi visited during his travels. ![]() They wear beautiful clothes and jewelry”. They have white skin, blue eyes and red hair. Melek Ahmed Pasha was one of celebi’s travel companions during his journey to Circassia and Abkhazia.He belonged to pasha family which have high political status at ottoman empire.He himself became governor at Aleppo province.Melek Ahmed Pasha wrote interesting things about Circassians in his book which is called “Mevsime-i Kırkas “.According to him “The Circassians are tall and well-built. Slavery was an important part of Ottoman society and many people were born into slavery or sold into it. At the bottom of society were slaves (the “kul”). Below them were the peasants (the “reaya”) who made up most of the population. The ruling class were the “ulema” (religious scholars), the military elite (the Janissaries) and the bureaucracy (the “askeri”). There was a large divide between the rich and the poor. ![]() The social structure of the Ottoman Empire was also very complex. This religious diversity was tolerated by the Ottomans and everyone was free to practice their own religion. The largest group were Muslims, but there were also large numbers of Christians (Orthodox, Catholic and Armenian) and Jews. Religion was also very diverse in the Ottoman Empire. The official language of the empire was Arabic, but Turkish was also widely spoken. The largest group were the Turks, but there were also Arabs, Kurds, Greeks, Armenians, Jews and many others. It was made up of many different ethnic and religious groups. The Ottoman Empire was a very complex and diverse society. It is an invaluable source of information on social life in the Ottoman Empire in the 17th century. The work is divided into ten volumes and contains more than 3000 pages. These notes formed the basis of his great work “The Book of Travels” (Seyahatname). He kept detailed notes of everything he saw and heard on his travels. In total, he travelled more than 60 000 km and visited more than 1000 cities and towns. He also went to Mecca and Medina on the hajj pilgrimage. He visited Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Anatolia, the Balkans, Russia, Ukraine, Moldavia, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Lithuania, Prussia, Denmark, Sweden, Persia and India. ![]() He travelled all over the Ottoman Empire and even beyond its borders. He started his career as a clerk in the Ottoman bureaucracy, but soon left this job to become a traveller. He was from a wealthy family and had a good education. Evliya Celebi and his workĮvliya Celebi was born in Istanbul in 1611. The work was written in the 17th century and is still considered to be one of the most important sources of information on social life in the Ottoman Empire. It is a picaresque and exhaustive account of different social issues in Ottoman society. IntroductionĮvliya Celebi, also known as Evliya “The Book of Travels” is considered to be one of the most important works on social life inside the Ottoman Empire. Evliya Celebi’s The Book of Travels: An Invaluable Source of Information on Social Life in the Ottoman Empire 1. ![]()
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