Evliya Çelebi grew up in 17th century Istanbul as the "boon companion" of Sultan Murad IV. In his 20s, Evliya had a prophetic dream and spent decades traveling. During his travels he wrote the Seyahatname, one of history's important travel narratives.
Topics in this Podcast: explorers, Asian history, literary history, exploration, 17th century, Ottoman Empire, biographies
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