Как Иван Вазов надзърта в "Ески сарай"
How Ivan Vazov Caught A Glimpse Of The Eski Saray

Author(s): Hüseyin Mevsim
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Comparative Study of Literature, Bulgarian Literature
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: Bulgarian literature; Ivan Vazov; Evgenia Mars; Istanbul; Eski Saray
Summary/Abstract: The capital of the Ottoman Empire is the city that Ivan Vazov visits the most. In the span of 36 years, the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature travelled to the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn 12 times. The present text is focused on his last visit from August to September 1908, which was a continuation and addition to the excursion from the previous spring. The people’s poet, who travelled for the specific purpose of a medical examination and consultation, found the ancient city in exaltation because of the Young Turk revolution, which had broken out a month and a half prior. Thus, he became an immediate witness to the street demonstrations. During his free time, he visited places and monuments that he couldn’t see during his previous trips. Among them was Eski saray (today better known as Topkapi) - the palace that served as the residence of he Ottoman padishahs for four centuries. In connection with this Ivan Vazov published a short text A Glimpse into the Eski Saray in a magazine. The present paper studies it for the first time.

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