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Ömer Seyfettin

1884 - 1920

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ömer Seyfettin is the 4,168th most popular writer (down from 3,881st in 2019), the 1,045th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,019th in 2019) and the 113th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among writers, Ömer Seyfettin ranks 4,168 out of 7,302. Before him are Dušan Kovačević, Alexander McCall Smith, Edna Ferber, Amado Nervo, Anna Brigadere, and Amir Hamzah. After him are Francesco Mario Pagano, Abbās al-Aqqād, Lydia Becker, Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil, Gyula Illyés, and James Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Ömer Seyfettin ranks 159. Before him are Otto Froitzheim, Harrison Ford, Leo Frank, Harald Hansen, Vasily Agapkin, and Yahya Kemal Beyatlı. After him are Martin Klein, David Bergelson, Alfredo Baldomir, Daniel Varoujan, Frederick Lorz, and Konstantinos Tsaldaris. Among people deceased in 1920, Ömer Seyfettin ranks 92. Before him are Heorhiy Narbut, Nasrullah Khan, Pier Andrea Saccardo, Heinrich Lammasch, Olive Thomas, and John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher. After him are Olive Schreiner, Teresa of the Andes, Arturo Soria y Mata, Théodore Flournoy, Zygmunt Gorazdowski, and Theodor Philipsen.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ömer Seyfettin ranks 1,045 out of 1,347. Before him are Engin Akyürek (1981), John Mauropous (990), Hranush Arshagyan (1887), Tychicus (null), Burhan Sargun (1929), and Ahmed Vefik Pasha (1823). After him are Eudoxus of Cyzicus (-100), Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil (1865), Isaac Komnenos (1050), Neslihan Atagül (1992), Turgay Şeren (1932), and Gregoria (700).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Ömer Seyfettin ranks 113. Before him are Ruben Sevak (1885), Panyassis (-500), Siamanto (1878), Zülfü Livaneli (1946), John Mauropous (990), and Hranush Arshagyan (1887). After him are Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil (1865), Adile Sultan (1826), Tevfik Fikret (1867), Zabel Sibil Asadour (1863), Alexander of Abonoteichus (105), and Adalet Ağaoğlu (1929).

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