Ziya Pasha

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

Abdul Hamid Ziyaeddin
Photograph of Ziya Pasha taken by Abdullah Frères
Born	1829 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died	17 May 1880 Adana, Adana Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Occupation	Author
Language	Ottoman Turkish, Turkish
Nationality	Ottoman

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.

Works

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