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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. After she finished her sentence, she was released from imprisonment from Tarsus Prison on 24 February 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Zehra Doğan is the 7,275th most popular writer (down from 7,118th in 2024), the 1,474th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,438th in 2019) and the 156th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zehra Doğan ranks 7,275 out of 7,302. Before her are Melinda Nadj Abonji, Jim Cornette, Tanja Stupar-Trifunović, Valeria Luiselli, Alan Rusbridger, and Nalo Hopkinson. After her are Dinesh D'Souza, Chris Savino, Oleg Pavlov, Luljeta Lleshanaku, Alice Oseman, and Laura Gallego García.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Zehra Doğan ranks 598. Before her are Kara Mbodji, Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe, Nelson Oliveira, Ray Chen, Zita Hanrot, and Jun Mizutani. After her are Alia Shawkat, Julian Schieber, Allison Pineau, Tom Cleverley, Jean-Charles Valladont, and Mare Dibaba.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Zehra Doğan ranks 1,474 out of 1,347. Before her are Ozan Kabak (2000), Kenan Şimşek (1968), Abdülkerim Bardakcı (1994), Garo Paylan (1972), Soner Cagaptay (1970), and İbrahim Üzülmez (1974). After her are Gizem Karaca (1992), Naz Aydemir (1990), Ebrar Karakurt (2000), Ceyda Ateş (1988), Orkut Büyükkökten (1975), and Necati Ateş (1980).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Zehra Doğan ranks 156. Before her are Akif Pirinçci (1959), Pınar Selek (1971), Ahmet Ümit (1960), Çiler İlhan (1972), Konca Kuriş (1961), and Feridun Zaimoğlu (1964). After her are İsmail Küçükkaya (1970).

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