Македонските градови и нивниот опис во делото „Патописи" на Евлија Челеби (Macedonian Cities in the Evliya Celebi`s Book `Seyahatname` (`Travelogue`))

Evliya Çelebi was a famous traveler who travelled through the Ottoman Empire over a period of forty years. His collection of notes from all of his travels formed a ten volume travelogue called the “Seyahatname” (“Travelogue”). His notes are very important and useful for the cultural aspects and lifestyle of 17th century Macedonia. The fifth and the eighth volume of the “Seyahatname” (“Travelogue”) deals with the journeys through the Macedonian land. In this book he successfully describes the journeys in Rumelia’s cities like Skopje, Kumanovo, Stip, Veles, Bitola, Resen, Kratovo, Prilep etc. During his travels he was taking notes on buildings, shops, markets, customs and culture. Nowadays “Seyahatname” (“Travelogue”) is a very important book to learn about the past situations and lifestyle in the Macedonian cities. This paper will deal with this matter