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Alparslan Türkeş

1917 - 1997

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Alparslan Türkeş (Turkish pronunciation: [alˈpaɾsɫan tyɾˈceʃ]; 25 November 1917 – 4 April 1997) was a Turkish politician, who was the founder and president of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the Grey Wolves (Ülkü Ocakları). He ran the Grey Wolves training camps from 1968 to 1978. More than 600 people are said to have fallen victim of political murders by the Grey Wolves between 1968 and 1980. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alparslan Türkeş has received more than 461,637 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Alparslan Türkeş is the 5,824th most popular politician (down from 5,592nd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Cyprus (up from 12th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Cypriot Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alparslan Türkeş ranks 5,824 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexandros Mavrokordatos, Sam Houston, Behgjet Pacolli, Aurelius of Asturias, Koča Popović, and Chintila. After him are Berthold, Duke of Bavaria, George I of Bulgaria, Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah, Géza Lakatos, Camille Chamoun, and Dino Grandi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Alparslan Türkeş ranks 79. Before him are Robert Bloch, Ettore Sottsass, Henry Ford II, Maurice Trintignant, Alexander Schmorell, and Stéphane Hessel. After him are Pedro Infante, Carson McCullers, Roque Máspoli, Cyrus Vance, Louis Zamperini, and Yukio Tsuda. Among people deceased in 1997, Alparslan Türkeş ranks 76. Before him are Miguel Najdorf, André Franquin, Fela Kuti, Uzi Narkiss, Ernst Wilimowski, and Hugo Gunckel Lüer. After him are Gunpei Yokoi, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Héctor Yazalde, Teiichi Matsumaru, Manfred von Ardenne, and Stig Anderson.

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In Cyprus

Among people born in Cyprus, Alparslan Türkeş ranks 9 out of 77. Before him are Theodora (500), Makarios III (1913), Nicos Anastasiades (1946), John the Merciful (550), Rauf Denktaş (1924), and Tassos Papadopoulos (1934). After him are Michael Cacoyannis (1922), Henry II of Jerusalem (1271), Henry I of Cyprus (1217), Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus (1155), Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (1442), and Christopher A. Pissarides (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cyprus

Among politicians born in Cyprus, Alparslan Türkeş ranks 6. Before him are Ptolemy XII Auletes (-117), Makarios III (1913), Nicos Anastasiades (1946), Rauf Denktaş (1924), and Tassos Papadopoulos (1934). After him are Henry I of Cyprus (1217), Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus (1155), Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (1442), Peter I of Cyprus (1328), Anne of Cyprus (1418), and Glafcos Clerides (1919).

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