Men travelled for ages basically for the curiosity of gaining knowledge and experience in life by seeking foreign lands. In this sense, the Ottoman Empire had a wide range of cultural and historical attractions and drew attention of the Westerners since the XVIth century .A wide variety of travellers embarked on their journeys even to farflung districts of the Empire. Not only travellers but also officials and scientists felt a true sense of motivation to visit the Empire. In general lines, this study aims to reconstruct essential information on travelling in the Ottoman Empire. It also tries to give details about what kind of official documents of permission needed, such as "yol emri (the route pass)" or " mürur tezkeresi (the trip permission)" to secure a safe travel throughout the Ottoman Empire.