Evliya Çelebi informs us that Çamlıca Garden was built during the reign of Mehmed IV, and he includes it as one of the forty imperial gardens. In her memoirs, Leyla Saz (Harem’in içyüzü, 234–35) notes that Çamlıca was a place around Istanbul where both men and women could go on summer excursions.
Source: Travel Account, 17th century
-Nurhan Atasoy, Seyit Ali Kahraman
Resources:
Evliya Çelebi Seyahatnâmesi: Topkapı Sarayı Bağdat 304 Yazmasının transkripsiyonu (Open in Zotero)
Harem’in içyüzü (Open in Zotero)
Originally published at: Atasoy, Nurhan, and Seyit Ali Kahraman “Çamlıca Garden.” 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.
