The Most Famous

CYCLISTS from Türkiye

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This page contains a list of the greatest Turkish Cyclists. The pantheon dataset contains 1,613 Cyclists, 2 of which were born in Türkiye. This makes Türkiye the birth place of the 54th most number of Cyclists behind Iran, and South Korea.

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Turkish Cyclists of all time. This list of famous Turkish Cyclists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Ahmet Örken (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 32.65, Ahmet Örken is the most famous Turkish Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 12 different languages on wikipedia.

Ahmet Örken (born 12 March 1993) is a Turkish professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Spor Toto Cycling Team.

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2. Onur Balkan (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 32.48, Onur Balkan is the 2nd most famous Turkish Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 12 different languages.

Onur Balkan (born 10 March 1996) is a Turkish cyclist, who is currently suspended from competition.

People

Pantheon has 2 people classified as Turkish cyclists born between 1993 and 1996. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Turkish cyclists include Ahmet Örken, and Onur Balkan. As of April 2024, 2 new Turkish cyclists have been added to Pantheon including Ahmet Örken, and Onur Balkan.

Living Turkish Cyclists

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Newly Added Turkish Cyclists (2024)

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