Evliya Çelebi describes this place follows: "It is also called Old Yusuf Garden or Ganizâde Garden, and stretches to Okmeydani to the north and to Eyüp to the west. It is filled with nut and cypress trees."
Source: Travel Account, 17th century
-Nurhan Atasoy, Seyit Ali Kahraman
Source:
Evliya Çelebi Seyahatnâmesi: Topkapı Sarayı Bağdat 304 Yazmasının transkripsiyonu (Open in Zotero)
Originally published at: Atasoy, Nurhan, and Seyit Ali Kahraman "Ali Ağa Garden” Middle East Gardens Traditions. Dumbarton Oaks, December 1, 2014. https://www.doaks.org/resources/middle-east-garden-traditions/catalogue/C98. Archived at: https://perma.cc/5UDZ-R9BM.