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.

Abdul Hamid Ziyaeddin
Photograph of Ziya Pasha taken by Abdullah Frères
Born	1829[1] Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey)
Died	1880 Adana, Ottoman Empire (now Adana, Turkey)
Occupation	Author
Language	Ottoman Turkish, Turkish
Nationality	Ottoman

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.

Works

• Terkîb-i Bend
• Zafername
• Şi'ir ve inşâ
• Hârâbat

References

На других языках

[de] Ziya Pascha

[ru] Зия-паша