Circumstances of Cyprus in Corancez's Travel Book

Volume: 6 Number: 12 December 1, 2013
Mustafa Oral , Havva Tekin
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Circumstances of Cyprus in Corancez's Travel Book

Abstract

Cyprus, one of the most important lands in the Eastern Mediterranean, has consistently been attractive subject for us because of both its history and culture. Ottoman period in Cyprus, lasted three hundred years, has a special importance among these historical sequences. The primary condition of Western writers' travel books as fundamental historical sources, is utmost significant for those studying on Cyrprus history. Among these travel books, "d'une partie peu connue de L'Asie Mineure", published by French Consul General Oliver de Corancez in 1816, is about his travel memoirs of Cyprus, he went in March 1809. This book, which is not used in Turkish literature, is a very significant work for Cyprus history and includes some special information. Oliver de Corancez focuses on geography in his memoirs, but he also narrates specific and interesting information about economical, cultural and social subjects. In this article, we studied major cities of the period (Famagusta, Larnaka, Nicosia, Kyrenia) in Corancez's travel memoirs of Cyprus and his general observations of Cyprus.

Keywords

Ottoman, Louis-Alexandre-Olivier, Cyprus, Famagusta, Larnaka, Nicosia, Kyrenia

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APA
Oral, M., & Tekin, H. (2013). CORANCEZ’İN SEYAHAT HÂTIRATINDA KIBRIS’IN AHVÂLİ (MART 1809). Motif Akademi Halkbilimi Dergisi, 6(12), 57-68. https://izlik.org/JA45HL73TR
AMA
1.Oral M, Tekin H. CORANCEZ’İN SEYAHAT HÂTIRATINDA KIBRIS’IN AHVÂLİ (MART 1809). Motif Academy. 2013;6(12):57-68. https://izlik.org/JA45HL73TR
Chicago
Oral, Mustafa, and Havva Tekin. 2013. “CORANCEZ’İN SEYAHAT HÂTIRATINDA KIBRIS’IN AHVÂLİ (MART 1809)”. Motif Akademi Halkbilimi Dergisi 6 (12): 57-68. https://izlik.org/JA45HL73TR.
EndNote
Oral M, Tekin H (December 1, 2013) CORANCEZ’İN SEYAHAT HÂTIRATINDA KIBRIS’IN AHVÂLİ (MART 1809). Motif Akademi Halkbilimi Dergisi 6 12 57–68.
IEEE
[1]M. Oral and H. Tekin, “CORANCEZ’İN SEYAHAT HÂTIRATINDA KIBRIS’IN AHVÂLİ (MART 1809)”, Motif Academy, vol. 6, no. 12, pp. 57–68, Dec. 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA45HL73TR
ISNAD
Oral, Mustafa - Tekin, Havva. “CORANCEZ’İN SEYAHAT HÂTIRATINDA KIBRIS’IN AHVÂLİ (MART 1809)”. Motif Akademi Halkbilimi Dergisi 6/12 (December 1, 2013): 57-68. https://izlik.org/JA45HL73TR.
JAMA
1.Oral M, Tekin H. CORANCEZ’İN SEYAHAT HÂTIRATINDA KIBRIS’IN AHVÂLİ (MART 1809). Motif Academy. 2013;6:57–68.
MLA
Oral, Mustafa, and Havva Tekin. “CORANCEZ’İN SEYAHAT HÂTIRATINDA KIBRIS’IN AHVÂLİ (MART 1809)”. Motif Akademi Halkbilimi Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 12, Dec. 2013, pp. 57-68, https://izlik.org/JA45HL73TR.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Oral, Havva Tekin. CORANCEZ’İN SEYAHAT HÂTIRATINDA KIBRIS’IN AHVÂLİ (MART 1809). Motif Academy [Internet]. 2013 Dec. 1;6(12):57-68. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA45HL73TR