Ziya Pasha

Ziya Pasha, the pseudonym of Abdul Hamid Ziyaeddin (1825 or 1829, Constantinople – 17 May 1880, Adana), was an Ottoman writer, translator and administrator. He was, along with İbrahim Şinasi and Namık Kemal, one of the most important authors during the Tanzimat period of the Ottoman Empire.

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, Ziya is the given name, the title is Pasha, and there is no family name.

Abdul Hamid Ziyaeddin
Photograph of Ziya Pasha taken by Abdullah Frères
Born	1825 or 1829 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died	1880 Adana, Ottoman Empire
Occupation	Author
Language	Ottoman Turkish, Turkish
Nationality	Ottoman

1860s portrait

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