Tarabya (MEGT)
Istanbul (Bosphorus), Türkiye
Evliya Çelebi (Seyahatnâmesi, 1:138a) recounts that when Selim II (1566–1574) was traveling by the sea, he used to visit this area, where at the time there was only a fishing weir (balık dalyanı). He had fish cooked in the shade of the cypress trees, and later ordered the grand vizier Sadrazam Sokullu Mehmed Paşa to build a village called Tarabya for him. It was one of the forty imperial gardens.


Source: Travel Account, 17th century


-Nurhan Atasoy, Seyit Ali Kahraman


Source:

Evliya Çelebi Seyahatnâmesi: Topkapı Sarayı Bağdat 304 Yazmasının transkripsiyonu (Open in Zotero)


Originally published at: Atasoy, Nurhan, and Seyit Ali Kahraman “Tarabya.” Middle East Gardens Traditions. Dumbarton Oaks, December 1, 2014. https://www.doaks.org/resources/middle-east-garden-traditions/catalogue/C98. Archived at: https://perma.cc/5UDZ-R9BM.

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Istanbul (Bosphorus), Türkiye
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Dates of attested life: 16th century-19th century
Date of entry of information: August 2007
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1299-1922
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Tarabya
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landscape
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