Ebüzziya Ailesi

Ebüzziya Mehmed Tevfik (1849-1913): Printer, journalist, writer, calligrapher, arabesque decorator, carpet maker, and politician. He is one of the most important figures in the history of printing. He was an opposition intellectual and one of the important representatives of the Young Ottomans movement. Ebüzziya Tevfik brought many innovations in European press, publishing types, newspapers, and printing techniques to his country. He combined his artistic designs with the advanced techniques of the time and brought Ottoman publishing and printing to an internationally recognized level. He printed the major literary works of his time with designs of high artistic value.

Talha Ebüzziya (1882-1921): Ebüzziya Tevfik's second son, Velid Ebüzziya's brother, and Ziyad Ebüzziya's father. After returning from exile with his father in Konya, he began working alongside his father in the publishing business of the Tasvir-i Efkâr newspaper and Matbaa-i Ebüzziya with the proclamation of the Second Constitutional Monarchy (1908). After his father's death, he took over the newspaper and printing house with Velid Ebüzziya. During the years of the National Struggle, Talha and Velid Ebüzziya, who were at the head of the newspaper and printing house, became the unofficial spokesmen of the Ankara Government. He was imprisoned for his role in spreading the news of the British occupation of Istanbul throughout Anatolia. He contracted tuberculosis while in prison and died in a sanatorium in Switzerland, where he was receiving treatment.

Velid Ebüzziya (1884-1944): After his father's death, he took over the management of the newspaper and printing house together with his brother Talha Ebüzziya. During this period, he pioneered the publication of pictures in newspapers, making them more attractive and contributing to the enrichment of their content. Velid Ebüzziya, who achieved significant success in journalism during the National Struggle, received the Independence Medal for establishing the underground organization known as the “Mim Mim Group,” which was allegedly formed to smuggle weapons and ammunition collected by the occupying forces from the Turkish army and stored in warehouses to Anatolia. After the proclamation of the Republic (1923), he was tried in the Independence Courts for his opposition to the revolutions, but was later acquitted. During this period, Velid Ebüzziya, who published the Zaman newspaper, stopped writing for the newspaper and focused more on printing publications.

Ziyad Ebüzziya (1911-1994): He began his career in journalism in 1933 at the Zaman newspaper published by his uncle Velid Ebüzziya. He later worked with Velid Ebüzziya at Tasvîr-i Efkâr (1940-1945). After Velid Bey's death, he published the same newspaper with Cihat Baban under the name Tasvir (1945-1949). In 1950, he became a member of parliament for Konya from the Democratic Party. He taught Turkish, history, and geography at Robert College (1938-1943). He was a member of the founding board of the Middle East Technical University (1955-1960). He worked as a lecturer at the Istanbul University School of Journalism and Publishing (1979-1985). He was one of the founders of the Turkish Culture Service Foundation. He wrote articles on press history for the Turkish Religious Foundation's Encyclopedia of Islam.

Istanbul, Rhodes, Konya, Paris, Malta, Switzerland

Journalist, Printer, Calligrapher, Politician