A Journey from Erzurum to Amasya in the Summer of 1809 with James Justinian Morier

Öz

The British novelist James Justinian Morier, famous for his novels of Hajji Baba, left Teheran on May 7, 1809 after completing his first diplomatic mission in Iran in 1809. During his return to England, he arrived in Erzurum on June 15, Istanbul on July 18 and Izmir on September 7. From here, he passed on to Malta on the ship of H.M.S Success. He boarded on the ship of H.M.S Formidable and returned to Plymouth in November 1809. His book which is titled A Journey through Persia, Armenia and Asia Minor to Constantinople, in the years 1808 and 1809, containing the author’s observations and experiences of this travel, was published in 1812. This was also the first experience of the diplomat as an author, who owned many works during his lifetime. In the introduction of this study, the life of James Justinian Morier, his travelogues and the background of his journey to Iran are considered. Thus, the first Turkish biography of Morier who had important works about Iran and Turkey was written. In the next parts of the study, the author’s journey in general and his departure from Iran are briefly was evaluated respectively. Then, the author’s travel notes between Erzurum and Istanbul were given in full. Finally, the journey of the author between Amasya and Istanbul has summarized. For the study, many studies about the author in the English literature were used. Thus, in illuminating the history of Turkey, it is intended to be a new contribution to the promotion of foreign travelers in particular western.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• James J. Morier
• Britain
• Turkey
• traveller
• Erzurum
• Istanbul

JAMES MORIER’LE 1809 YAZINDA ERZURUM’DAN AMASYA’YA SEYAHAT

Öz

Hacı Baba romanlarıyla ünlenen İngiliz yazar James Justinian Morier 1809’da İran’daki ilk diplomatik görevini tamamlayıp 7 Mayıs 1809 tarihinde Tahran’dan ayrılmıştır. İngiltere yolculuğunda sırasıyla Erzurum (15 Haziran), İstanbul (18 Temmuz) ve İzmir (7 Eylül) gibi şehirlerde duraklamış; buradan H.M.S. Success gemisiyle Malta’ya geçmiştir. H.M.S Formidable gemisine binip Kasım 1809’da Plymouth’a dönmüştür. Yazarın bu seyahatine ait gözlem ve deneyimlerini içeren A Journey through Persia, Armenia and Asia Minor to Constantinople, in the years 1808 and 1809 başlığını taşıyan eseri 1812’de yayımlanmıştır. Bu, aynı zamanda hayatı boyunca çok sayıda eserin sahibi olan diplomatın ilk yazarlık deneyimi olmuştur. Bu çalışmanın giriş kısmında, James Justinian Morier’in hayatı, seyahatnameleri ve İran yolculuğunun arka planı ele alınmıştır. Böylece, İran ve Türkiye üzerine önemli eserleri olan Morier hakkında ilk Türkçe biyografi çalışması ortaya konmuştur. Çalışmanın sonraki bölümlerinde yazarın seyahatleri ve İran’dan ayrılışı değerlendirilmiştir. Ardından yazarın Erzurum-İstanbul gezi notları eksiksiz olarak aktarılmış; son olarak yazarın Amasya’dan İstanbul’a gerçekleştirdiği yolculuk özetlenmiştir. Çalışma için yazar hakkında İngiliz literatüründe bulunan birçok çalışmadan yararlanılmıştır. Böylece Türkiye tarihinin aydınlatılmasında yabancı, bilhassa Batılı, seyyahların tanıtımına yeni bir katkı sunulması düşünülmüştür.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• James J. Morier
• Britanya
• Türkiye
• seyyah
• Erzurum
• İstanbul

Kaynakça

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