Details
- Catalogue:
- Ottoman Gardens
- Authors:
- Nurhan Atasoy; Seyit Ali Kahraman
- Country:
- Turkey
- City:
- Istanbul
Source
- Travel Account, 17th century
Garden Description
Evliya Çelebi describes this place as follows: After the conquest of Istanbul, Fatih Sultan Mehmed demolished the castle of Kadıköy. It still has 800 houses. It has one Muslim neighborhood, seven Greek non-Muslim neighborhoods, and 600 vineyards. There are windmills by the sea.
