WRITER

Nihal Atsız

1905 - 1975

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Hüseyin Nihâl Atsız (January 12, 1905 – December 11, 1975) was a prominent Turkish ultranationalist writer, novelist, and poet. Atsız self-identified as a racist, Pan-Turkist and Turanist. He later became a critic of Islam, calling it "a religion created by Arabs, for Arabs". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nihal Atsız has received more than 217,463 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Nihal Atsız is the 2,068th most popular writer (up from 2,092nd in 2019), the 566th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 676th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Türk edebiyati tarihi
Turkish literature, History and criticism
Ruh adam
Osmanli tarihine ait takvimler
Chronology, History
Edirneli Nazmî'nin eseri ve bu eserin Türk dili ve kültürü bakimindan ehemmiyeti
Istanbul kütüphanelerine göre Ebussuud bibliyografyasi
Bibliography
Deli kurt

Page views of Nihal Atsızs by language

Over the past year Nihal Atsız has had the most page views in the with 332,683 views, followed by English (39,971), and German (10,703). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Kurdish (Sorani) (214.09%), Southern Azerbaijani (40.58%), and Zazaki (31.50%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nihal Atsız ranks 2,068 out of 7,302Before him are Kyōka Izumi, Oscar Milosz, Honoré d'Urfé, Jørgen Moe, Nikolay Dobrolyubov, and Vladimír Clementis. After him are Rahel Varnhagen, Julius Firmicus Maternus, Ludwig Uhland, Anton Praetorius, Afanasy Fet, and Isaac Titsingh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Nihal Atsız ranks 99Before him are Mikio Naruse, Jigme Wangchuck, Pierre Klossowski, Jacinto Quincoces, Natalia Pavlovna Paley, and George Kelly. After him are Gertrude Ederle, Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu, Savitri Devi, Anna May Wong, Abraham Zapruder, and Franjo Šeper. Among people deceased in 1975, Nihal Atsız ranks 72Before him are Per Wahlöö, Walker Evans, Hans Swarowsky, Hiroshi Ōshima, Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli, and Annette Kellermann. After him are Lennart Skoglund, Achille Van Acker, Peregrino Anselmo, Vladimir Kuts, Kang Sheng, and Madeleine Vionnet.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Nihal Atsız ranks 566 out of 1,347Before him are Annia Faustina (201), Menander Protector (550), Caesarius of Nazianzus (330), Demetrios Palaiologos (1407), Rüştü Reçber (1973), and Damat Ferid Pasha (1853). After him are Kâzım Karabekir (1882), Constantine Manasses (1130), Michael Choniates (1140), Anna of Trebizond (1350), Fatma Sultan (1548), and Theophano Martinakia (865).

Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Nihal Atsız ranks 59Before him are Mustafa Balel (1945), Zeki Müren (1931), Reşat Nuri Güntekin (1889), Xenophon of Ephesus (101), Pir Sultan Abdal (1480), and Menander Protector (550). After him are Constantine Manasses (1130), Michael Choniates (1140), Antimachus (-400), Theodore I (1290), Methodius of Olympus (260), and Zabel Yesayan (1878).