Ali Riza Seyfi
Encyclopedia
Ali Riza Seyfi was a Turkish novelist, historian
and poet
.
He was born in Istanbul
. His real surname was Seyfioğlu but he often wrote under the pen name
of Ali Rıza. He was the brother of Süleyman Nutki, a naval history
writer. He attended the Kasımpaşa Naval Elementary School and served at various posts in Basra
, with the fleet in the Dardanelles
, at the Naval Science Commission and at Tripoli
as a naval officer after 1892. He started to work at the General Staff, Naval Department Translation Office with his teacher and the famous Turkist Miralay Saffet Bey in 1906.
He started to work on his naval history research in 1909 when he retired with the rank of lieutenant. After the invasion of İstanbul, he moved to Ankara with his family and worked as an English translator at the Press Department. He became head of the branch office of the Shipping Chamber of Commerce in İstanbul to where he returned in 1926. His articles and poems were published in newspapers and reviews such as Şehbâl, Tasvir-i Efkar, Donanma, Sabah, etc.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
.
He was born in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. His real surname was Seyfioğlu but he often wrote under the pen name
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
of Ali Rıza. He was the brother of Süleyman Nutki, a naval history
Naval history
Naval history is the area of military history concerning war at sea and the subject is also a sub-discipline of the broad field of maritime history....
writer. He attended the Kasımpaşa Naval Elementary School and served at various posts in Basra
Basra
Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009...
, with the fleet in the Dardanelles
Dardanelles
The Dardanelles , formerly known as the Hellespont, is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. It is one of the Turkish Straits, along with its counterpart the Bosphorus. It is located at approximately...
, at the Naval Science Commission and at Tripoli
Tripoli
Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three...
as a naval officer after 1892. He started to work at the General Staff, Naval Department Translation Office with his teacher and the famous Turkist Miralay Saffet Bey in 1906.
He started to work on his naval history research in 1909 when he retired with the rank of lieutenant. After the invasion of İstanbul, he moved to Ankara with his family and worked as an English translator at the Press Department. He became head of the branch office of the Shipping Chamber of Commerce in İstanbul to where he returned in 1926. His articles and poems were published in newspapers and reviews such as Şehbâl, Tasvir-i Efkar, Donanma, Sabah, etc.
Novels
- Hayat-ı Alûde (Complicated Life, 1900)
- Kazıklı Voyvoda (Dracula, 1928) - later filmed as Drakula Istanbul'daDrakula Istanbul'daDrakula İstanbul'da is a Turkish 1953 film version of Bram Stoker's original novel Dracula.The screenplay was based on a 1928 novel by Ali Riza Seyfi called Kazıklı Voyvoda , and is more or less a translation of Stoker's novel, but there is no Renfield character and Güzin, the "Mina" character, is...
(Dracula in Istanbul) (1953). - Deli Aslan (The Mad Lion, 1933)
- Çocuk Kahraman Durakoğlu Demir (The Hero Kid Durakoğlu Demir, 1934)
- Bozkırların Kurtları (The Wolves of the Steppes, 1935)
- Bayram Reis (Bayram Reis, 1935).
History
- Muharebâtı Bahriye-i Osmaniye Zeyli (Appendices to the Ottoman Navy Wars, 1899)
- Turgut Reis (Turgut ReisTurgut ReisTurgut Reis was an Ottoman Admiral and privateer who also served as Bey of Algiers; Beylerbey of the Mediterranean; and first Bey, later Pasha, of Tripoli. Under his naval command the Ottoman Empire maritime was extended across North Africa...
, 1899) - Çanakkale Boğazı (Dardanelles, 1900)
- Kemal Reis ve Baba Oruç (Kemal Reis ve Baba Oruç, 1909)
- Barbaros Hayrettin (Barbaros Hayrettin, 1910)
- Kırım Harbi'nde Kars Niçin Düştü? (Why Did Kars Fall in the Crimean WarCrimean WarThe Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
, 1913) - Kafkasya'nın Ruslar Tarafından İstilası Tarihi (The History of the Invasion of Caucasus by the Russians, 1917)
- Gazi ve İnkılap (Atatürk and the Revolution, 1933)
- İskitler ve İskitler Hakkında Heredot'un Verdiği Bilgiler (The Scythians and Information on the Scythians Given by Herodot, 1934)
- Kurtuluş ve Kurtuluş Savaşı Üzerindeki Yazılarım (My Articles on Independence and the Independence War, 1934)
- Türklük Demek Kahramanlık Demektir (Being a Turk Means Being a Hero, 1940)
- Attlee (Attlee, 1945)