Halepli Paul’un Seyahatnamesine Göre Sibirya
Siberia According to Aleppo of Paul’un Travel Literature

Summary/Abstract: Travel books consist of experiences of pilgrims throughout their journey depending on various reasons. They keep record what they see, practice and heard. These books are important sources giving significant information about locals and the geography where pilgrims visit although books are shaped in accordance with their emotions and thoughts. This paper evaluates that information about Siberia which was provided by Paul of Aleppo during the journey of his father, Macarius, was known as the Patriarch of Antioch Greek-Orthodox Church. This paper consists of three sections; namely, introduction, the overview of Paul biography and his Works and conclusion. This paper puts forward how non-Muslim Arab who was a local of the Middle East perceived Siberia. Although he some times used imperialist narrative in parallel to Russian policy in Siberia, he adopted objectivity mostly.

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