WRITER

Adnan Oktar

1956 - Today

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Adnan Oktar (Turkish pronunciation: [ɑdˈnan ɔkˈtaɾ]; born 2 February 1956), also known as Adnan Hoca or Harun Yahya, is a Turkish televangelist and cult leader.Between the 2000s and late 2010s, he was engaged in "a massive campaign" of proselytizing Westerners to Islam, producing dozens of vividly illustrated books. On 17 November 2022, he was sentenced to 8,658 years in prison for leading a criminal gang, engaging in political and military espionage, sexual abuse of minors, and other charges. Prior to his arrest, Oktar established and ran two organizations: Bilim Araştırma Vakfı (BAV), which promoted creationism, and Millî Değerleri Koruma Vakfı which worked domestically on a variety of moral issues.In the West, before his arrest and trial, Oktar was perhaps best known for his unsolicited sending thousands of copies of his creationist book, The Atlas of Creation, to French schools and universities in January 2007, and several months later to American scientists, members of Congress, science museums and schools.Oktar has advocated a version of Islam that rejects both Sunni and Shia traditions, focusing instead on a Quran-centric interpretation. He has preached "the true Islam" based on the Quran on his television channel, A9 TV. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adnan Oktar has received more than 1,224,529 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Adnan Oktar is the 1,538th most popular writer (up from 1,927th in 2019), the 444th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 642nd in 2019) and the 39th most popular Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Bigotry
2016
Love in the Torah
2020
Dlya lyudei razmyshlyayushchikh
2009

Page views of Adnan Oktars by language

Over the past year Adnan Oktar has had the most page views in the with 497,854 views, followed by English (111,827), and German (30,223). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Turkish (105.84%), Sundanese (99.17%), and Javanese (98.33%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Adnan Oktar ranks 1,538 out of 7,302. Before him are Adolph Freiherr Knigge, Asconius Pedianus, Andal, Kuvempu, Giovannino Guareschi, and John Gay. After him are Fritz Gerlich, Corax of Syracuse, Jerzy Kosiński, Ödön von Horváth, Kim Bu-sik, and Tarjei Vesaas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Adnan Oktar ranks 63. Before him are Stevie Young, Bidzina Ivanishvili, Michele Alboreto, Joan Allen, Thomas N'Kono, and Jan Peter Balkenende. After him are Almazbek Atambayev, Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, Dave Murray, Iveta Radičová, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, and Milan Babić.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Adnan Oktar ranks 444 out of 1,347. Before him are Simeon Stylites the Younger (521), George of Pisidia (580), Alexandros Mavrokordatos (1791), Eustathius of Antioch (300), Tchéky Karyo (1953), and Maria Palaiologina (1300). After him are Neslişah Sultan (1921), Babylas of Antioch (238), Dürrüşehvar Sultan (1914), Daniel the Stylite (409), Leo V, King of Armenia (1342), and Alcidamas (-450).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Adnan Oktar ranks 39. Before him are Artemidorus (200), Callinus (-680), Symeon the Metaphrast (900), Kâtip Çelebi (1609), Hieronymus of Cardia (-390), and George of Pisidia (580). After him are Alexander Polyhistor (-100), Namık Kemal (1840), Yaşar Kemal (1923), Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti (1929), Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873), and Adamantios Korais (1748).

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