ABOUT THE PROJECT
PROJECT TITLE: Research project IP-2022-10-8014, „Evliya Çelebi and Eastern Croatia in the 17th Century“
PROJECT HOLDER: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek
PROJECT LEADER: Asst. Prof. Anđelko Vlašić
PROJECT VALUE: 94.710,99 euros
SOURCE OF FUNDING: Croatian Science Foundation
PROJECT DURATION: December 15, 2023 – December 14, 2027 (four years)
For the area of eastern Croatia, i.e. Slavonia, southern Baranja and western Syrmia, we have the fewest historical sources for the middle of the 17th century. There is a particularly great lack of narrative sources that would offer more detailed data about the Ottoman rule in that area. An exception is the Travelogue of the Ottoman traveler Evliya Çelebi, which offers us new data about the ethnic and confessional structure of eastern Croatia, a clearer perception of the development of its settlements, and the scope of its Ottoman heritage. This project is the first fully devoted to the research of eastern Croatia under Ottoman rule.
The goals of the project are to advance our knowledge about the 17th-century history of eastern Croatia, provide access to the autograph by publishing an annotated translation, and encourage the development of a new generation of young researchers. Due to its regional and interdisciplinary focus, it will be a pioneering undertaking in the field of research into the most extensive Ottoman narrative source for Croatian history.
projeCT tEAM MEMBERS
ANĐELKO VLAŠIĆ is an Ottomanist historian researching the history of Croatia under Ottoman rule. He will use his knowledge of Ottoman Turkish to analyze the autograph of the Travelogue, to prepare an annotated edition of the translation of the autograph, and to write a monograph on the travels of Evliya Çelebi in eastern Croatia. He has managed one scientific project so far and will use that experience to coordinate the work of the project team. He will manage the research group by coordinating the mutual cooperation of individual team members and directing them to respect the deadlines for achieving certain results.
Dino Mujadžević is an Ottomanist historian researching the history of Croatia under Ottoman rule. He will use his knowledge of Ottoman Turkish to analyze the autograph of the Travelogue, to prepare an annotated edition of the translation of the autograph, and to write a monograph on the travels of Evliya Çelebi in eastern Croatia.
Marta Andrić is a philologist with a focus on Turkology, and is trained in the analysis of Ottoman Turkish sources. She will translate the autograph of the Travelogue and prepare an annotated edition of the translation of the autograph, a facsimile and a transcription of the original text.
Zlatko Karač is an architect with a focus on urban heritage and has researched Ottoman-Islamic architecture in eastern Croatia. He will analyze the information on the Ottoman-Islamic heritage in the autograph of Travels.
Eldina Lovaš is a historian focused on the demographic history of eastern Croatia in the early modern period, especially based on sources of Hungarian provenance. She will analyze the contributions of Hungarian historians to the research of eastern Croatia based on the Travelogue and compare the demographic data from the autograph with the information in the Habsburg censuses.
Stanko Andrić is a historian with a focus on the cultural and religious history of eastern Croatia in the Middle and Early Modern Ages. He will compare the information from the autograph with the data on the late medieval history of eastern Croatia, especially on the toponymy of that area.
