Ömer Seyfettin facts for kids
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Ömer Seyfettin
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Ömer Seyfettin
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| Born | March 11, 1884 Gönen, Balıkesir Province, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | March 6, 1920 (aged 35) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Occupation | Author, teacher, military officer |
| Nationality | Turkish |
Ömer Seyfettin (born March 11, 1884, in Gönen – died March 6, 1920, in Istanbul) was a very important Turkish writer. He lived in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Many people think he was one of the best modern Turkish authors.
He is famous for making the Turkish language simpler in his writings. At that time, Turkish often used many words and phrases from Persian and Arabic. Ömer Seyfettin helped make Turkish easier to understand for everyone.
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Ömer Seyfettin's Life Story
Ömer Seyfettin was born in 1884 in a town called Gönen, which is in Balıkesir Province. His father was a military officer. Because of his father's job, Ömer spent his early life traveling around the coast of the Marmara Sea.
Becoming a Soldier and Writer
He decided to join the military, just like his father. He graduated from the Military Academy in 1903. After that, he became a Lieutenant. He was sent to different places near the borders of the Ottoman Empire, including Kuşadası.
It was in İzmir that he started to get interested in writing. In 1909, he was part of the Hareket Ordusu (Action Army). This army helped stop an uprising in Istanbul. This uprising was by religious groups who were against the new government. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who later founded modern Turkey, was also an officer in this army.
Ömer Seyfettin was promoted to First Lieutenant. He then became an instructor at a military school in İzmir. This job was great for him because he could practice his French. He also met other writers who shared his ideas.
Starting a Magazine and Becoming a Prisoner
In 1911, Ömer Seyfettin helped start a magazine called Genç Kalemler (Young Pens). He started it with Ziya Gokalp and Ali Canip in Salonica. In this magazine, Seyfettin began to write in a simpler Turkish, different from the older Ottoman Turkish. He wrote to Ali Canip about his ideas for using clearer Turkish.
Soon after, he was called back to the army because the Balkan War began. His army units were defeated in Yanina in January 1913. Because of this, he became a prisoner of war in Greece for about 12 months.
A Teacher and Author
After he was released from being a prisoner at the end of 1913, he went back to Constantinople (now Istanbul). He became the editor of a publication called Türk Sözü. This publication was connected to the Committee of Union and Progress, a political group.
In 1914, Ömer Seyfettin left the army for the second time. He became a literature teacher at a high school in Istanbul. In the same year, he also became the main writer (Bashyazar) for the magazine Türk Yurdu.
Between 1914 and 1917, he mostly wrote poems about a concept called Turanism. These poems were published in newspapers and magazines like Tanin, Türk Yurdu, and Halka Doğru. In 1917, he published most of his famous short stories. From 1919 to 1920, he wrote articles for Büyük Mecmua, a magazine that supported the Turkish Independence War.
Ömer Seyfettin died in 1920 from diabetes. He was only 36 years old.
Ömer Seyfettin's Books
Ömer Seyfettin wrote many stories and books. He is especially known for his short stories.
Novels
- Ashâb-ı Kehfimiz (1918)
- Efruz Bey (1919)
- Yalnız Efe (1919)
- Kaşağı (1919)
- Yarınki Turan Devleti
Short Story Collections
- Harem (1918)
- Yüksek Ökçeler (1922)
- Gizli Mabed (1923)
- Beyaz Lale (1938)
- Asilzâdeler (1938)
- İlk Düşen Ak (1938)
- Mahçupluk İmtihanı (1938)
- Dalga (1943)
- Nokta (1956)
- Tarih Ezelî Bir Tekerrürdür (1958)
Poetry Collection
- Ömer Seyfettin’in Şiirleri (Poems written by Ömer Seyfettin, 1972)
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