EVLİYA ÇELEBİ and SEYAHATNAME/BOOK OF TRAVELS

Artists and scientists who have contributed to the universal values of

humankind with their works and inventions constitute great importance in
the history of the World.

Renowned persona of World travels literature Evliya Çelebi’s 10 volumes

of Seyahatname/ Book of Travels in which he wrote his travels and
observations is considered as a unique heritage that enlightens people
about literature, geography, culture, agriculture and urbanization.

Evliya Çelebi was a world traveler. His travels that began from Istanbul in
1930 include Europe, Asia, Africa as well as countries located in the
Anatolia and Mediterranean. This important traveler of the 17th Century
travelled hundreds of cities and locations in more than 50 years and the
importance of the data he recorded was understood better in time.

UNESCO DECLARES 2011 AS THE YEAR OF EVLİYA ÇELEBİ

Due to these reasons, UNESCO has declared 2011 as the Year of Evliya
Çelebi and granted the whole year to his persona for his contribution to
the history of humanity through his Seyahatname/Book of Travels.

This calendar prepared by KOBA Engineering and Consultancy

Company is aiming at underlining the fact that the real richness of Turkey
is its cultural, historical, natural and archeological values and presenting
some examples from the Evliya Çelebi and Seyahatname/Book of Travels
that also carry universal cultural value. We esteemed a duty of making a
small contribution of preserving the natural and cultural values of our
country through his calendar.

As KOBA Engineering, we would like to thank to people as well as

artists, scientists and business partners who have been working with self-
sacrifice for the protection of cultural, historical, archeological and natural
diversity with all our hearts.

With all respect to humanity, culture, nature and wild life…