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Ayla Erduran

1934 - 2025

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Ayla Erduran (22 August 1934 – 7 January 2025) was a Turkish classical violinist. She studied in Istanbul, Paris, the US and Moscow. A fifth place prize in the 1957 Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition opened an international career for her. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ayla Erduran has received more than 16,706 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ayla Erduran is the 1,861st most popular musician (down from 984th in 2019), the 1,069th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,100th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Turkish Musician.

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  • 17k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ayla Erduran ranks 1,861 out of 3,175Before her are Mick Abrahams, Derek Bailey, Doug Yule, Danny Carey, Augustus Pablo, and Buddy Miles. After her are Dickey Betts, Nelson Riddle, Carlinhos Brown, Robert Westerholt, Takanori Nishikawa, and Pete Quaife.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Ayla Erduran ranks 469Before her are Mark Strand, Hans Mild, Östen Warnerbring, John N. Bahcall, István Csurka, and Elías Querejeta. After her are Michael Dunn, Robert Stigwood, Evy Berggren, Renée Richards, Shirley Brasher, and Christian Wolff. Among people deceased in 2025, Ayla Erduran ranks 12Before her are Ferdi Tayfur, Robert Hübner, Fabio Cudicini, Ján Zachara, Claude Allègre, and Werner Leimgruber. After her are Cristóbal Ortega, Peter Yarrow, and Bill Byrge.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ayla Erduran ranks 1,069 out of 1,347Before her are Özgür Özel (1974), Yılmaz Erdoğan (1967), Rober Eryol (1930), Ahmet Berman (1932), Müfide İlhan (1911), and Semih Kaplanoğlu (1963). After her are Merih Demiral (1998), Aristidis Akratopoulos (1900), Rıza Çalımbay (1963), Murat Boz (1980), Engin Altan Düzyatan (1979), and Sinan Oğan (1967).

Among MUSICIANS In Türkiye

Among musicians born in Türkiye, Ayla Erduran ranks 12Before her are Orhan Gencebay (1944), Arif Mardin (1932), Selda Bağcan (1948), Fazıl Say (1970), Arto Tunçboyacıyan (1957), and Şehrazat (1952). After her are Şebnem Ferah (1972), and Burak Yeter (1982).