Seyahatnameler’de Sinop / Sinop at the Travelogues
Journal: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Year: 2013

Seyahatname (Travelogue), consists of two words; “seyahat” in Arabic and “nâme” in Persian. Seyahatname in the broadest sense is the texts in which travelers and observers collect their impressions of a visited specific geographical area and/or information for a particular historical period. The definition of Seyyah (traveler) is not limited only to the foreign travelers but includes local observers who transfer their impressions for their own land also. Seyahatname’s are the transmitters of sci