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Murat Kurnaz

Turkish citizen; held in extrajudicial detention by the United States
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Murat Kurnaz

Summary

Murat Kurnaz is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bremen[2]. He was born on March 19, 1982[3]. He worked as a writer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (758 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bremen[2], Murat Kurnaz…
  • Murat Kurnaz was born on March 19, 1982[3].
  • Murat Kurnaz held citizenship in Turkey[6].
  • Turkish was Murat Kurnaz's native language[7].
  • Murat Kurnaz worked as a writer[4].
  • Murat Kurnaz's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[8].
  • Murat Kurnaz is recorded as male[9].
  • Murat Kurnaz's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Murat Kurnaz's Commons category is recorded as Murat Kurnaz[11].
  • Murat Kurnaz's family name is recorded as Kurnaz[12].
  • Murat Kurnaz's given name is recorded as Murat[13].
  • Murat Kurnaz's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Turkish[14].
  • Murat Kurnaz's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Murat Kurnaz'}[15].
  • Murat Kurnaz's place of detention is recorded as Sarposa prison attack of 2008[16].
  • Murat Kurnaz's place of detention is recorded as Guantanamo Bay detention camp[17].

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Origins and Family

Murat Kurnaz was born in Bremen[2]. He was born on March 19, 1982[3]. Turkish was his native language[7].

Career and Affiliations

Murat Kurnaz worked as a writer[4].

Personal Life

Murat Kurnaz's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[8].

Why It Matters

Murat Kurnaz ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (758 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was Murat Kurnaz born?

Murat Kurnaz was born in Bremen[2].

What did Murat Kurnaz do for work?

Murat Kurnaz worked as writer[4].

Related Entities

Turkey

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Turkey
    Place of detention → Sarposa prison attack of 2008, Guantanamo Bay detention camp
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Turkish
    Instance of → human
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46460|batch #46460]]: HAND ID (6)"
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