SINGER

Ahmet Kaya

1957 - 2000

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Ahmet Kaya (28 October 1957 – 16 November 2000) was a Turkish–Kurdish folk singer. Kaya was persecuted by Turkish nationalist celebrities and authorities. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ahmet Kaya has received more than 549,350 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Ahmet Kaya is the 383rd most popular singer (up from 394th in 2019), the 493rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 631st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Turkish Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 550k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ahmet Kaya ranks 383 out of 4,381. Before him are Serge Reggiani, Ruslana, Pérez Prado, Jackie Jackson, Gazebo, and Seal. After him are Jessye Norman, Cissy Houston, Senesino, Denny Doherty, Malcolm McLaren, and Jisoo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Ahmet Kaya ranks 63. Before him are Yoshihiko Noda, Georgi Parvanov, Dani Rodrik, Daniel Stern, Mukesh Ambani, and Nick Cave. After him are Adrian Smith, Bamir Topi, Carrie Lam, Włodzimierz Smolarek, Timothy Spall, and Joaquim de Almeida. Among people deceased in 2000, Ahmet Kaya ranks 74. Before him are Kemal Sunal, Barbara Cartland, Maurice Richard, Pierre Plantard, Baden Powell, and Franck Pourcel. After him are Claude Sautet, Ivan Stambolić, Fulcanelli, Libertad Lamarque, Andy Hug, and Yehuda Amichai.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ahmet Kaya ranks 493 out of 1,347. Before him are Agatharchides (-208), Ahmed Nihad (1883), Diogenes of Oenoanda (200), Histiaeus (-550), Arame of Urartu (-900), and Burhan Sargun (1929). After him are Andriscus (-185), Martina (598), Nausiphanes (-400), Ali Sami Yen (1886), Artemidorus Ephesius (-150), and Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha (1815).

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Among SINGERS In Türkiye

Among singers born in Türkiye, Ahmet Kaya ranks 5. Before him are İbrahim Tatlıses (1952), Ajda Pekkan (1946), Sezen Aksu (1954), and Bülent Ersoy (1952). After him are Leyla Gencer (1928), Darío Moreno (1921), Sibel Can (1970), Roza Eskenazi (1895), Sertab Erener (1964), Cem Karaca (1945), and Şivan Perwer (1955).

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