From Istanbul to Hicaz Ottoman cities: according to a pilgrimage traveler

Manuscripts, regardless of which were written literary style, are primary sources for the writing of history. While benefiting from such sources as well as who is the author, whether or not the work copy of an author and the content must be taken into account.Haji Ali Effendi, a competent civil servant of the Ottoman Empire, carried out a pilgrimage on 1646. On the occasion of his pilgrimage in this article, Tuhfetü'l-Huccac which contains information about Ottoman cities will be assessed. This work was written as a type of literary travelogue.The book contains information on cities and towns on the right arm road route of the Ottoman between Istanbul-Hejaz. This work was written in XVII. century and copy of the author was subjected to scrutiny. Through this study, a work in XVII. century was revealed for the first time and presented to the realm of science as a source of first-hand.