Abstract :
Evliyā Çelebi, the famous Ottoman traveller of the seventeenth century, visited many countries under the sovereignity of the Ottoman Empire in Europe, Asia and Africa, including the Mecca and Medina. This article offers explanation of the section from Evliyā s Travels about Medina and Mekka. It includes first-hand information on the administrative, historical, cultural, traditional and etymological structure of the city, and on everyday life in Medina during the seventeenth century. Evliyā Çelebi provides the readers with valuable information not only on the city itself, but also on its environs.
