Halil Berktay

Turkish historian (born 1947)
Person human Q2905382
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Halil Berktay

Summary

Halil Berktay is a human[1]. Born in İzmir[2], he… he was born on +1947-08-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a historian of Modern Age[4], historian[5], author[6], university teacher[7], and journalist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Halil Berktay's place of birth was İzmir[2].
  • Halil Berktay was born on +1947-08-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Halil Berktay held citizenship in Turkey[10].
  • Turkish was Halil Berktay's native language[11].
  • Halil Berktay's professions included historian of Modern Age[4].
  • Halil Berktay's professions included historian[5].
  • Halil Berktay's professions included author[6].
  • Halil Berktay worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Halil Berktay's professions included journalist[8].
  • Halil Berktay's professions included researcher[12].
  • Halil Berktay was employed by Sabancı University[13].
  • Among Halil Berktay's employers was Ankara University[14].
  • Halil Berktay was employed by Boğaziçi University[15].
  • Halil Berktay was employed by İbn Haldun University[16].
  • Halil Berktay was educated at University of Birmingham[17].
  • Halil Berktay was educated at Yale University[18].
  • Halil Berktay's education included a stint at Robert College[19].
  • Halil Berktay's religion is recorded as atheism[20].
  • Halil Berktay is recorded as male[21].
  • Halil Berktay's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Halil Berktay's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083846853[23].
  • Halil Berktay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 56696230[24].
  • Halil Berktay's GND ID is recorded as 1091591008[25].
  • Halil Berktay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87847969[26].
  • Halil Berktay's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12407295w[27].

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Origins and Family

Halil Berktay's place of birth was İzmir[2]. He was born on +1947-08-27T00:00:00Z[3]. Turkish was his native language[11].

Education

Educated at University of Birmingham[17], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1900[30], headquartered in Birmingham[31]; Yale University[18], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1701[34], headquartered in New Haven[35]; and Robert College[19], a high school[36], in Turkey[37], founded in 1863[38], headquartered in Istanbul[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian of Modern Age[4], historian[5], author[6], university teacher[7], journalist[8], and researcher[12]. Employers include Sabancı University[13], a private university[40], in Turkey[41], founded in 1994[42]; Ankara University[14], a public university[43], in Turkey[44], founded in 1946[45], headquartered in Ankara[46]; Boğaziçi University[15], a public university[47], in Turkey[48], founded in 1971[49], headquartered in Istanbul[50]; and İbn Haldun University[16], a private university[51], in Turkey[52], founded in 2015[53], headquartered in Istanbul[54].

Personal Life

Halil Berktay's religion is recorded as atheism[20].

Why It Matters

Halil Berktay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Halil Berktay born?

Born in İzmir[2], Halil Berktay…

What did Halil Berktay do for work?

Halil Berktay worked as historian of Modern Age[4], historian[5], author[6], university teacher[7], and journalist[8].

Where did Halil Berktay go to school?

Halil Berktay was educated at University of Birmingham[17], Yale University[18], and Robert College[19].

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  18. [16] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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