Ziya Pasha
Ziya Pascha with real name Abdülhamîd Ziyaeddin (* 1825 or 1829 in Istanbul , † May 17, 1880 in Adana ) was an Ottoman author and translator. Along with İbrahim Şinasi and Namık Kemal, he is one of the most important authors of the Tanzima era .
He held various offices in the Ottoman state. From 1865 he was a leading member of the Young Ottomans . In 1867 he went to Paris and London with Namık Kemal, where he published a newspaper called Hürriyet (German: Freedom ).
After his return, terms of office as governor followed in Cyprus , Amasya , Konya , Aleppo and most recently Adana .
Works
- Terkîb-i Bend
- Zafername
- Şi'ir ve inşâ
- Hârâbat ("The tavern")
Ziya Pascha translated works by Moliere and Louis Viardot into Ottoman.
literature
- Franz Taeschner : The Ottoman Literature in Handbook of Oriental Studies: Turkology , BRILL, 1982, ISBN 9004065555 , page 328, 339
- O. Spies: The modern Turkish literature in: Handbuch der Orientalistik: Turkologie , BRILL, 1982, ISBN 9004065555 , S345f
- Beatrix Caner: Turkish Literature: Classics of Modernity , Georg Olms Verlag, 1998, ISBN 3487107112 , page 79
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ziya Pasha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ziyaeddin, Abdülhamîd (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ottoman author and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1825 or 1829 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Istanbul |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 17, 1880 |
| Place of death | Adana |