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Evliya Çelebi

1611 - 1682

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Dervish Mehmed Zillî (25 March 1611 – 1682), known as Evliya Çelebi (Ottoman Turkish: اوليا چلبى), was an Ottoman explorer who travelled through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands during the empire's cultural zenith. He travelled for over 40 years, recording his commentary in a travelogue called the Seyahatnâme ("Book of Travel"). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Evliya Çelebi has received more than 453,330 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Evliya Çelebi is the 34th most popular explorer (down from 33rd in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 166th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Explorer.

Evliya Çelebi is most famous for his book, the Seyahatname, which is a travelogue of his travels.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Evliya Çelebi ranks 34 out of 498. Before him are Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Martin Behaim, Jan van Riebeeck, Pytheas, John Cabot, and Giovanni da Pian del Carpine. After him are Henry Morton Stanley, Ingólfr Arnarson, Juan Ponce de León, Francisco de Orellana, Thorfinn Karlsefni, and William Baffin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1611, Evliya Çelebi ranks 4. Before him are Pope Innocent XI, Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, and Chongzhen Emperor. After him are Johannes Hevelius, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne, Safi of Persia, Marie Louise Gonzaga, Cecilia Renata of Austria, Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein, Jan Fyt, and Antonio de Pereda. Among people deceased in 1682, Evliya Çelebi ranks 5. Before him are Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Claude Lorrain, Feodor III of Russia, and 5th Dalai Lama. After him are Jacob van Ruisdael, Jacob Kettler, Johann Joachim Becher, Avvakum, Baldassare Longhena, Alessandro Stradella, and Jean Picard.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Evliya Çelebi ranks 154 out of 1,347. Before him are Constantine IX Monomachos (1000), Marcion of Sinope (85), Michael VII Doukas (1050), Basil I (811), Narses (478), and Polycarp (69). After him are Pope John V (635), Mausolus (-410), Romanos I Lekapenos (870), Constantine VI (771), Andronikos III Palaiologos (1297), and Andronikos I Komnenos (1118).

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Among EXPLORERS In Türkiye

Among explorers born in Türkiye, Evliya Çelebi ranks 1. After him are Yaqut al-Hamawi (1179), Scylax of Caryanda (-600), and Eudoxus of Cyzicus (-100).

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