Ömer Seyfettin, Turkish author and educator (born 1884)

Ömer Seyfettin

Turkish Writer of early 20th Century

Ömer Seyfettin, 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.