WRITER

Leyla Erbil

1931 - 2013

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Leyla Erbil (12 January 1931, Istanbul – 19 July 2013, Istanbul) was one of the leading female contemporary writers of Turkey, author of six novels, three collections of short stories and a book of essays. She was the first Turkish female writer to be nominated for a Nobel Prize in Literature by PEN International in 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leyla Erbil has received more than 24,722 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Leyla Erbil is the 5,778th most popular writer (down from 5,176th in 2019), the 1,050th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,082nd in 2019) and the 136th most popular Turkish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 25k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Leyla Erbil ranks 5,778 out of 7,302. Before her are Nigella Lawson, Irmtraud Morgner, Nikolai Vladimirovich Nekrasov, Jhumpa Lahiri, Florian Zeller, and Mirvarid Dilbazi. After her are Steven Saylor, Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Avram Davidson, Edward Abbey, Aurora Mardiganian, and Alifa Rifaat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Leyla Erbil ranks 484. Before her are Jackie McLean, Giovanni Battista Rabino, Ann Rule, Věra Suková, Jimmy Stewart, and Frank Auerbach. After her are Gert Hofmann, Valeriu Bularca, Ray Bryant, Hanoi Hannah, Nadja Regin, and Sven Delblanc. Among people deceased in 2013, Leyla Erbil ranks 397. Before her are Silvi Vrait, Alberto Bevilacqua, Diomedes Díaz, Costică Ștefănescu, George Gruntz, and Regina Resnik. After her are Annette Funicello, James Herbert, Richard Briers, Valérie Benguigui, Nicolae Martinescu, and Chokri Belaid.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Leyla Erbil ranks 1,050 out of 1,347. Before her are Hatice Aslan (1962), Memnon of Heraclea (null), Yaşar Erkan (1911), Şehrazat (1952), Çetin Zeybek (1932), and Candan Erçetin (1963). After her are Oktay Rıfat Horozcu (1914), Aurora Mardiganian (1901), Serenay Sarıkaya (1992), Alfonso Thiele (1920), Nilüfer (1955), and Aslı Erdoğan (1967).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Leyla Erbil ranks 136. Before her are Melih Cevdet Anday (1915), Rıfat Ilgaz (1911), Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca (1914), Can Dündar (1961), Mateja Matevski (1929), and Memnon of Heraclea (null). After her are Oktay Rıfat Horozcu (1914), Aurora Mardiganian (1901), Emine Semiye Önasya (1864), Nedim Gürsel (1951), Mehmed Uzun (1953), and Akif Pirinçci (1959).

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