Published as the first outcome of the long-term collaboration between the Evliya Çelebi Studies Center and Ketebe Publications, Yolun Öteki Yüzü is a comprehensive work that offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the history and culture of travel.
Edited by Prof. Dr. Musa Duman, Director of the Evliya Çelebi Studies Center, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlhami Danış, Deputy Director, this two-volume work examines the historical, cultural, political, and intellectual dimensions of travel across a vast geography stretching from antiquity to the modern era, from Istanbul to China, from Mecca to Morocco, and from Central Asia to Europe.
The book encompasses a rich thematic variety, ranging from the observations of female travelers to mystical journeys, from pilgrimage narratives in classical Ottoman texts to diplomatic correspondence, and from orientalist writings to the political function of travel during the modernization period. Travelogues are approached not only as expressions of individual experience but also as witnesses of cultural interaction, circulation of knowledge, and collective memory.
Both volumes consist of studies written from a multilayered perspective, revealing that travel is not merely a form of physical movement but also a constitutive part of worldviews, cultural representation, and historiography. With contributions from scholars across various disciplines, this work brings together fields such as history, literature, geography, architecture, religion, history of science, and narrative theory, providing a strong foundation for new research on travel culture.