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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Murat Karayılan

1954 - 2023

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Murat Karayılan (Kurdish: Mirad Qarayîlan; born 5 June 1954 in Birecik, Şanlıurfa, Turkey), also nicknamed Cemal, was one of the co-founders of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). He became the PKK's acting leader after its original founder and leader, Abdullah Öcalan, was captured in 1999 by Turkish intelligence agents. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Murat Karayılan has received more than 226,483 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Murat Karayılan is the 1,505th most popular military personnel, the 1,024th most popular biography from Turkey and the 30th most popular Turkish Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Murat Karayılan ranks 1,505 out of 1,468. Before him are Stefan Toshev, Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, Oliver Hazard Perry, Henry Halleck, Friedrich Sixt von Armin, and Nathan Hale. After him are Flora Sandes, Kliment Boyadzhiev, J. Lawton Collins, Franz Sigel, Hans von Rosen, and John Pope.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Murat Karayılan ranks 288. Before him are Ted DiBiase, Zhong Shanshan, Mauro Baldi, Elliot Goldenthal, Roy Jacobsen, and Rosi Braidotti. After him are Dmitry Kiselyov, Bob Weinstein, Torbjörn Nilsson, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Ellen von Unwerth, and Vasilis Hatzipanagis. Among people deceased in 2023, Murat Karayılan ranks 259. Before him are Jacques Rozier, Antonio Juliano, Nina Matviienko, Klas Lestander, Eugenio Calabi, and Fiona Graham. After him are Melinda Dillon, Julie Garwood, Tom Verlaine, John Warnock, Russell Banks, and Jacques Gaillot.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Murat Karayılan ranks 1,024 out of 1,301. Before him are Seyla Benhabib (1950), Neslihan Atagül (1992), Kayahan (1949), Levon Shant (1869), Taner Akçam (1953), and Stefanos Skouloudis (1838). After him are Çağatay Ulusoy (1990), Sibel Can (1970), Theodotus I of Constantinople (null), Nigâr Hanım (1856), Fazıl Say (1970), and Nezihe Muhiddin (1889).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Turkey

Among military personnels born in Turkey, Murat Karayılan ranks 30. Before him are Tatikios (1100), Alexios Apokaukos (1250), Hulusi Akar (1952), Mundus (450), Leo Tornikios (1100), and Leo of Tripoli (900). After him are John Kourkouas (null) and Aytaç Yalman (1940).

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