Ömer Seyfettin

Ömer Seyfettin
Ömer Seyfettin
Born(1884-03-11)March 11, 1884
Gönen, Balıkesir Province, Ottoman Empire
DiedMarch 6, 1920(1920-03-06) (aged 35)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
OccupationAuthor, teacher, military officer
NationalityTurkish

Ömer Seyfettin (11 March 1884, Gönen – 6 March 1920, Istanbul), was a Turkish writer from the late 19th to early 20th century, considered to be one of the greatest modern Turkish authors. His work is much praised for simplifying the Turkish language from the Persian and Arabic words and phrases that were common at the time.