Doğan Babacan

Turkish association football referee (1929–2018)
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Doğan Babacan

Summary

Doğan Babacan is a human[1]. He was born in Istanbul[2]. He was born on April 5, 1930[3]. He passed away in Istanbul[4]. He died on May 18, 2018[5]. He worked as an association football player[6] and association football referee[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Doğan Babacan was born in Istanbul[2].
  • Doğan Babacan died in Istanbul[4].
  • Doğan Babacan was born on April 5, 1930[3].
  • Doğan Babacan was born on November 30, 1929[9].
  • Doğan Babacan died on May 18, 2018[5].
  • Doğan Babacan is buried at Karacaahmet Cemetery[10].
  • Doğan Babacan held citizenship in Turkey[11].
  • Turkish was Doğan Babacan's native language[12].
  • Doğan Babacan worked as an association football player[6].
  • Doğan Babacan worked as an association football referee[7].
  • Doğan Babacan held the position of FIFA referee[13].
  • Doğan Babacan is recorded as male[14].
  • Doğan Babacan's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Doğan Babacan's member of sports team is recorded as Beşiktaş J.K.[16].
  • Doğan Babacan's Commons category is recorded as Doğan Babacan[17].
  • Doğan Babacan's sport is recorded as association football[18].
  • Doğan Babacan's family name is recorded as Babacan[19].
  • Doğan Babacan's given name is recorded as Doğan[20].
  • Doğan Babacan's participant in is recorded as 1972 Summer Olympics[21].
  • Doğan Babacan's participant in is recorded as 1974 FIFA World Cup[22].
  • Doğan Babacan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Turkish[23].
  • Doğan Babacan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Doğan Babacan'}[24].

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Origins and Family

Doğan Babacan was born in Istanbul[2]. Recorded date of birth include April 5, 1930[3] and November 30, 1929[9]. Turkish was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player[6] and association football referee[7]. Doğan Babacan held the position of FIFA referee[13].

Death and Burial

Doğan Babacan died on May 18, 2018[5]. He passed away in Istanbul[4]. Burial took place at Karacaahmet Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Doğan Babacan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Doğan Babacan born?

Doğan Babacan was born in Istanbul[2].

Where did Doğan Babacan die?

Doğan Babacan passed away in Istanbul[4].

What did Doğan Babacan do for work?

Doğan Babacan worked as association football player[6] and association football referee[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . posta.com.tr. posta.com.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . posta.com.tr. Retrieved . posta.com.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ntvspor.net. ntvspor.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ntvspor.net. ntvspor.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . ntvspor.net. ntvspor.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Zafer · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship Turkey
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    Sport association football
    Member of sports team Beşiktaş J.K.
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