WRITER

Can Dündar

1961 - Today

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Can Dündar (Turkish pronunciation: [dʒan dynˈdaɾ], born 16 June 1961) is a Turkish journalist, columnist and documentarian. Editor-in-chief of center-left Cumhuriyet newspaper until August 2016, he was arrested in November 2015 after his newspaper published footage showing the State Intelligence MİT sending weapons to Syrian Islamist fighters.One of the "best known" figures in Turkish media, Dündar has written for several newspapers, produced many television programs for state-owned TRT and various private channels including CNN Türk and NTV, and published more than 20 books. Dündar is the recipient of the International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Can Dündar has received more than 264,380 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Can Dündar is the 5,736th most popular writer (down from 5,135th in 2019), the 1,040th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,076th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Gölgedekiler
History, Fiction
1995
Mustafa
Presidents, Military leadership, Biography
2009
Lüsyen
Turkish Authors, Turkish literature, Criticism and interpretation
2010
Savasta ne yaptin baba?
2003
Ergenekon
Politics and government, Political corruption, History
1997
Yildizlar
2004

Page views of Can Dündars by language

Over the past year Can Dündar has had the most page views in the with 82,961 views, followed by German (20,519), and English (13,219). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (196.49%), Finnish (73.03%), and Catalan (63.84%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Can Dündar ranks 5,736 out of 7,302. Before him are Alan Ayckbourn, Katri Vala, José Manuel Caballero, Jack McDevitt, Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, and Charles Williams. After him are Robert Bly, Jules Roy, Darya Dontsova, Alberto Bevilacqua, Ann Rule, and Ivan Tavčar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Can Dündar ranks 352. Before him are Kent Beck, Unsuk Chin, Corinne Hermès, Arnór Guðjohnsen, Mike Dunleavy, and Malu Dreyer. After him are Darren Star, Vladimir Pashkov, Suniel Shetty, Vik Muniz, Violeta Urmana, and Cui Jian.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Can Dündar ranks 1,040 out of 1,347. Before him are Necil Kazım Akses (1908), Fatih Birol (1958), Varlam Avanesov (1884), Cyril Mango (1928), Leo Tornikios (1100), and Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca (1914). After him are Sabiha Bengütaş (1904), Mateja Matevski (1929), Hatice Aslan (1962), Memnon of Heraclea (null), Yaşar Erkan (1911), and Şehrazat (1952).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Can Dündar ranks 133. Before him are Bedros Tourian (1851), Duygu Asena (1946), Mehmet Emin Yurdakul (1869), Melih Cevdet Anday (1915), Rıfat Ilgaz (1911), and Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca (1914). After him are Mateja Matevski (1929), Memnon of Heraclea (null), Leyla Erbil (1931), Oktay Rıfat Horozcu (1914), Aurora Mardiganian (1901), and Emine Semiye Önasya (1864).

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