[1] He was sent to the Ottoman Empire to discuss the disputed territory of Transylvania (modern west Romania) in 1554.
Upon returning to his country he published the letters he had written to his colleague Nicholas Michault under the title Turcicae epistolae.
Kelemen Mikes (1690–1761) was a Hungarian essayist, noted for his rebellious activities against the Habsburg monarchy.
[5] Although backed by Ottoman Empire, Hungarian rebels were defeated and Mikes had to choose a life in exile.
Upon returning to Germany, he published Letters on Conditions and Events in Turkey in the Years 1835 to 1839.