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Turan Dursun

1934 - 1990

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Turan Dursun (1934 – 4 September 1990) was a Turkish author and atheist who was a critic of Islam. A former Muslim cleric and scholar of Shia Islam, he became an atheist during his study of the history of monotheistic religions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Turan Dursun has received more than 114,858 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Turan Dursun is the 4,240th most popular writer (down from 3,815th in 2019), the 997th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 887th in 2019) and the 120th most popular Turkish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Turan Dursun ranks 4,240 out of 5,755. Before him are Lucrezia Marinella, Gabriello Chiabrera, Taslima Nasrin, MacKenzie Scott, Ladislav Mňačko, and Gonçalves Dias. After him are Ōtomo no Tabito, Steen Steensen Blicher, Johann Beckmann, Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Sophia Parnok, and Clare Hollingworth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Turan Dursun ranks 292. Before him are Enrique Mateos, Jacek Kuroń, Akira Takarada, Jean Marsh, Richard D. Zanuck, and Marek Hłasko. After him are Lasse Mårtenson, Mario David, Francesco Monterisi, Zlatko Papec, Alan Bennett, and Zaid ibn Shaker. Among people deceased in 1990, Turan Dursun ranks 178. Before him are David Stirling, Mario Pizziolo, Geir Hallgrímsson, Horst Bienek, Concha Piquer, and Carl A. Wirtanen. After him are Léopold Anoul, Paco Godia, Manly P. Hall, Araken Patusca, Nadia Gamal, and Jack Gilford.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Turan Dursun ranks 997 out of 1,301. Before him are Atticus of Constantinople (370), Avetis Aharonian (1866), Georgios Orphanidis (1859), Pythodorida of Pontus (-30), İbrahim Şinasi (1826), and Dilhan Eryurt (1926). After him are Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan (1852), Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus (70), Nouriel Roubini (1958), Ariarathes IX of Cappadocia (-150), Halit Akçatepe (1938), and Ahmet Mithat (1844).

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Among WRITERS In Turkey

Among writers born in Turkey, Turan Dursun ranks 120. Before him are Siamanto (1878), Attilâ İlhan (1925), Kekaumenos (null), Hranush Arshagyan (1887), Bedros Tourian (1851), and İbrahim Şinasi (1826). After him are Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan (1852), Ahmet Mithat (1844), Panyassis (-500), Levon Shant (1869), Nigâr Hanım (1856), and Duygu Asena (1946).

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