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 240,050 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

  • 240k

    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
1943
Ruh adam
1972
Osmanli tarihine ait takvimler
Chronology, History
1961
Edirneli Nazmî'nin eseri ve bu eserin Türk dili ve kültürü bakimindan ehemmiyeti
1934
Istanbul kütüphanelerine göre Ebussuud bibliyografyasi
Bibliography
1967
Deli kurt
1968

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nihal Atsız ranks 2,068 out of 7,302. Before 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 99. Before 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 72. Before 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 1,347. Before 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).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Nihal Atsız ranks 59. Before 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).

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