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Kâtip Çelebi


Born
İstanbul, Turkey
Died
October 06, 1657

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Also known as حاجي خليفة, Hacı Halife, Ḥajjī Khalīfa, Kâtib Çelebî, Khaṭīb Shalabī, Muṣṭafa ibn ʿAbd Allāh

17. yüzyılda yaşamış ünlü Türk bilim ve fikir adamlarından biri olan Katip Çelebi, Avrupalılarca Hacı Halife (Hacı Kalfa) adıyla bilinir. Asıl adı Mustafa'dır. 1609 yılında İstanbul'da dünyaya gelen Katip Çelebi, bir süre medresede okuduktan sonra devlet hizmetine girdi, muhasebe servislerinde çalıştı, orduyla birlikte birçok sefere katıldı. On yıl bu şekilde çalıştıktan sonra devlet hizmetinden ayrıldı. Bir yandan bilimle uğraşırken, bir yandan da devlet büyüklerinin çocuklarına özel ders vererek geçimini sağlamaya çalıştı. Katip Çelebi; Arapça, Farsça, Latince biliyordu. Ayrıca Fransızca bilen bir dostunun aracılığıyla Fransızca eserl
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The Balance of Truth

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Cihânnümâ: 360 Yıllık Bir Ö...

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Târih-i Frengi Tercümesi

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The History of the Maritime...

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‫تحفة الكبار في اسفار البحار‬

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“Strictures and prohibitions availed nothing. The fatwas, the talk, made no impression on the people. One coffeehouse was opened after another, and men would gather together, with great eagerness and enthusiasm, to drink coffee... such things do not admit of a perpetual ban.”
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