Tek Şehir İki Seyyah; İbrahim Hamdi ve Evliya Çelebi’ye Göre Babadağı Şehri
One City Two Travelers; The City of Babadağı According to Ibrahim Hamdi and Evliya Chelebi

Summary/Abstract: The city of Babadağı is located in Romania today was concurred by the under Ottomans rule in 1416 during the period of Çelebi Mehmed period. This city was destroyed during the period of Vlad Tepeş (Vlad the Impaler). But it was revived period of Bayezid II. The city was namedith Baba Saltuk as well as the name of Babadağı. Babadağı, which has the status of an army city due to its location, remained under Ottoman rule until 1878 with Berlin agreement. The city of Babadağı had a great importance in terms of its location, demographic and cultural character, as well as its harboring of Sarı Saltık which is an important religious figure in Ottoman culture. The city has been visited frequently visited due to the fact that the road route was on a busy line. Evliya Çelebi and Bartınlı İbrahim Hamdi Efendi are two travelers who visit and observe the city. They who came to the city on an eighty year apart observed two different city from different perspective. The difference in their narratives about the city reveals the change and transformation of the Ottoman Empire. Eighty-year process is also reflected in the perception and expression of the two travelers. This article describe the similarities and differences between two travelers visiting Babadağı, a border town, at different times and observations on the city.

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