Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil

Turkish writer

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1865

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Date of Death: 27-Mar-1945

Profession: writer, poet, journalist, novelist

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Halid Ziya Usakligil (also spelled Halit and Usakizâde) (Turkish pronunciation: [ha?'lit zi'ja? u??akl?'?il]; 1866 – 27 March 1945) was a Turkish author, poet, and playwright.
A part of the Edebiyat-i Cedide ("New Literature") movement of the late Ottoman Empire, he was the founder of and contributor to many literary movements and institutions, including his flagship Servet-i Fünun ("The Wealth of Knowledge") journal.
He was a strong critic of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II, which led to the censorship of much of his work by the Ottoman government.
His many novels, plays, short stories, and essays include his 1899 romance novel Ask-i Memnu ("Forbidden Love"), which has been adapted into an internationally successful television series of the same name.