The Most Famous

MARTIAL ARTS from Türkiye

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This page contains a list of the greatest Turkish Martial Arts. The pantheon dataset contains 179 Martial Arts, 3 of which were born in Türkiye. This makes Türkiye the birth place of the 14th most number of Martial Arts behind Germany, and Ukraine.

Top 3

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

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1. Ali Sofuoğlu (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 33.20, Ali Sofuoğlu is the most famous Turkish Martial Arts.  His biography has been translated into 12 different languages on wikipedia.

Ali Sofuoğlu (born 3 June 1995) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kata. He is a member of Kağıthane Belediyesi S.K. In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

Photo of Meltem Hocaoğlu

2. Meltem Hocaoğlu (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 23.76, Meltem Hocaoğlu is the 2nd most famous Turkish Martial Arts.  Her biography has been translated into 7 different languages.

Meltem Hocaoğlu Akyol (born 15 January 1992) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite +68 kg division. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. She won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.

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3. Erman Eltemur (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 23.37, Erman Eltemur is the 3rd most famous Turkish Martial Arts.  His biography has been translated into 6 different languages.

Erman Eltemur (born May 11, 1993) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite −75 kg division. Born in İstanbul, İstanbul province, he resides in Istanbul, where he is a member of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.

People

Pantheon has 3 people classified as Turkish martial arts born between 1992 and 1995. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Turkish martial arts include Ali Sofuoğlu, Meltem Hocaoğlu, and Erman Eltemur. As of April 2024, 3 new Turkish martial arts have been added to Pantheon including Ali Sofuoğlu, Meltem Hocaoğlu, and Erman Eltemur.

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