%0 Journal Article
%T One City Two Travelers: The City of Babada£¿£¿ According to Ibrahim Hamdi and Evliya Chelebi
%A Fatma Alt£¿ok
%J -
%D 2019
%X The city of Babada£¿£¿ is located in Romania today, was under Ottoman rule in 1416 during the period of £¿elebi Mehmed period. This city was destroyed during the period of Vlad Tepe£¿ (Vlad the Impaler). But it was revived period of Bayezid II. The city was named after Baba Saltuk as well as the name of Babada£¿£¿. Babada£¿£¿, which has the status of an army city due to its location, remained under Ottoman rule until 1878 with Berlin agreement. The city of Babada£¿£¿ had a great importance in terms of its location, demographic and cultural character, as well as its harboring of Sar£¿ Salt£¿k, which is an important religious figure in Ottoman culture. The city is frequently visited due to the fact that the road route is on a busy line. Evliya £¿elebi and Bart£¿nl£¿ £¿brahim Hamdi Efendi are two travelers who visit and observe the city. Evliya £¿elebi and £¿brahim Hamdi 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 discusses the similarities and differences between two travelers visiting Babada£¿£¿, a border town, at different times and observations on the city
%K Evliya £¿elebi
%K Bart£¿nl£¿ £¿brahim Hamdi Efendi
%K Babada£¿£¿
%K Sar£¿ Salt£¿k
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/vakanuvis/issue/44100/513897