Ali Riza Seyfi (1879-1958) was a Turkish novelist, historian and poet.
He started to work on his naval history research in 1909 when he retired with the rank of lieutenant. After the invasion of Istanbul, 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 Istanbul to where he returned in 1926. His articles and poems were published in newspapers and reviews such as Sehbâl, Tasvir-i Efkar, Donanma, Sabah, etc.
