Kavak Gardens
| Catalogue |
Ottoman Gardens
|
|---|---|
| City |
Istanbul
|
| Country |
Turkey
|
| Dates |
17th century
–
19th century
|
| Authors |
Nurhan Atasoy;
Seyit Ali Kahraman
|
Description
Evliya Çelebi describes this place as follows: It is a Muslim neighborhood along a big port by the sea with 800 houses and irem gardens. It is a small town with a mosque, 7 prayer halls, a bathhouse, about 200 shops, bachelors’ houses, one school, one fountain with life-giving waters. Its citizens are all seamen, gardeners, and carpenters. They are all Anatolian. . . . The chestnut and wild pears of its mountains are famous.
Source
- Travel Account, 17th century
| Catalogue |
Ottoman Gardens
|
|---|---|
| City |
Istanbul
|
| Country |
Turkey
|
| Dates |
17th century
–
19th century
|
| Authors |
Nurhan Atasoy;
Seyit Ali Kahraman
|