WRITER

Zehra Doğan

1989 - Today

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Zehra Doğan (born 14 April 1989) is a Kurdish artist and journalist and author from Diyarbakır, Turkey. In 2017, she was sentenced to 2 years, 9 months and 22 days in prison for "terrorist propaganda" because of her news coverage, social media posts, and sharing a painting of hers on social media. Her painting depicts the destruction of the Nusaybin, town in southeastern Turkey, after the clashes between state security forces and Kurdish PKK insurgents. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zehra Doğan has received more than 93,801 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Zehra Doğan is the 7,114th most popular writer (down from 6,322nd in 2019), the 1,269th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,235th in 2019) and the 144th most popular Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 94k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 32.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Les yeux grands ouverts
Art, Political prisoners as artists, Biography
2017
Zehra Doğan
Exhibitions
2019
Prison N°5
2021
Genel Kimya Laboratuvari
2012

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zehra Doğan ranks 7,114 out of 7,302. Before her are Adam Johnson, Lev Grossman, Julia Serano, Fatima Massaquoi, Amor Towles, and Monica Ali. After her are Roxane Gay, Daniel O. Fagunwa, Maria Parr, Francisco Villarroel, Ian Brennan, and Binyavanga Wainaina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Zehra Doğan ranks 544. Before her are Lee Seung-yeoul, Silviu Lung Jr., Andy Allo, Anthony Randolph, Cody Linley, and Nelson Oliveira. After her are Ana Fernández García, Sandro, Sambou Yatabaré, Erik Shoji, Park Ye-eun, and Adam Matuszczyk.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Zehra Doğan ranks 1,269 out of 1,347. Before her are Miray Daner (1999), Sebahat Tuncel (1975), Ennis Esmer (1978), Şeref Eroğlu (1975), Serdar Aziz (1990), and İbrahim Üzülmez (1974). After her are Alperen Şengün (2002), Meryem Boz (1988), Semih Kaya (1991), Uğurcan Çakır (1996), Deniz Barış (1977), and Hande Baladın (1997).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Zehra Doğan ranks 144. Before her are Aurora Mardiganian (1901), Emine Semiye Önasya (1864), Nedim Gürsel (1951), Mehmed Uzun (1953), Akif Pirinçci (1959), and Pınar Selek (1971). After her are İsmail Küçükkaya (1970).

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