Manhunt on the Austrian Border; Evliya Çelebi, Slave Raids and Enslavement
Öz
Austrian Expedition, in which Evliya Çelebi participated in 1663, constitutes one of the most dramatic parts of the Seyahatname. Evliya joins a series of raids, often comes face to face with death, takes people as captives, and sells slaves in slave markets to earn large sums of money. The most dominant aspect in these narratives is the direct relationship between enslavement and Christianity. A very heavy language has been used throughout this chapter about Christian people, and the cruel acts that were applied to the body of Christians are explained with all its clarity. At the same time, Evliya describes with admiration the vibrant cultural life of the city while he is in Vienna for peace talks. This article shows how Evliya, who has a good knowledge of poetry and music, is also prone to acts of violence. Although Evliya is shown as a person who is tolerant of different identities by researchers, this article will try to show how the difficult war conditions led to a change in discourse on Evliya's perception of the Christians.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Ágoston, G. (2000). The Costs of the Ottoman Fortress-System in Hungary in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. In Ottomans, Hungarians, and Habsburgs in Central Europe (pp. 195-228). Brill.
- Bayerle, G. (2012). Hungarian History According to Evliya Çelebi. Evliya çelebi seyahatnamesi'nin yazılı kaynakları. Karateke, H. T., & Aynur, H. (Eds.). Türk Tarih Kurumu.
- Csukovits, E. (2007). Miraculous escapes from Ottoman captivity. In Ransom Slavery along the Ottoman Borders (pp. 1-18). Brill.
- Çapar, M. (2019). The “Others” Of Evliya Çelebi The Infidels, The Sinners, The Insects, and The People Nonsecterian In The Book Of Travels (Seyahatnâme). Uluslararası İnsan Çalışmaları Dergisi, 2(3), 65-89.
- Emecen, F.M. (2012). Seyyah ve Belge. Evliya çelebi seyahatnamesi'nin yazılı kaynakları. Karateke, H. T., & Aynur, H. (Eds.). Türk Tarih Kurumu.
- Evliya Çelebi. (2011). Günümüz Türkçesiyle Evliya Çelebi 7.Kitap 1.Cilt. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
- Finkel, C. (2017). Evliya Çelebi. In Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Volume 10 Ottoman and Safavid Empires (1600-1700). Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill.
- Dávid, G., & Fodor, P. (Eds.). (2007). Ransom slavery along the Ottoman borders:(early fifteenth-early eighteenth centuries) (Vol. 37). Brill.
- Dankoff, R. (2010). Seyyah-ı Âlem Evliya Çelebi'nin dünyaya bakışı. İstanbul. Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
- Dankoff, R. (2012). Heavenly Books in the Seyahatname. Evliya çelebi seyahatnamesi'nin yazılı kaynakları. Karateke, H. T., & Aynur, H. (Eds.). Türk Tarih Kurumu.