Ziya Pasha

Abdul Hamid Ziyaeddin
Photograph of Ziya Pasha taken by Abdullah Frères
Photograph of Ziya Pasha taken by Abdullah Frères
Born1829[1]
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died17 May 1880
Adana, Adana Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
OccupationAuthor
LanguageOttoman Turkish, Turkish
NationalityOttoman

Ziya Pasha, the pseudonym of Abdul Hamid Ziyaeddin (1829, Constantinople – 17 May 1880, Adana), was an Ottoman writer, translator and administrator. He was one of the most important authors during the Tanzimat period of the Ottoman Empire, along with İbrahim Şinasi and Namık Kemal.

He held several offices in the state. From 1865, he was a leading member of the reformist secret society known as the Young Ottomans. In 1867, he went with Namık Kemal to Paris and London, where he published a newspaper called Hürriyet (Freedom).

His return to the Ottoman Empire was followed by tenures as governor of Cyprus, Amasya, Konya, Aleppo, and Adana, where he died in 1880.

  1. ^ "ZİYÂ PAŞA - TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi".