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Oktay Akbal

Turkish journalist (1923–2015)
Person Human Q6099554

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
April 20, 1923
Date of death
August 28, 2015
Place of birth
Istanbul
Place of death
Muğla Province
Country of citizenship
Turkey[7]
Occupation
journalist, writer
Educated at
Istanbul University Faculty of Law[9]
Award received
Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards (2005)[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Turkish[14]
Family name
Akbal[12]
Given name
Oktay[13]
Name in native language
Oktay Akbal[15]
Native language
Turkish[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Oktay Akbal ru Октай Акбал tr Mehmet Oktay Akbal
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000083684305
VIAF cluster ID
29943175
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80099043
GND ID
119456451
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Oktay akbal statue detail.jpg ↗
Atatürk Ansiklopedisi ID
oktay-akbal-1923-2015
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12055304w
Concise Literary Encyclopedia ID
1-1162
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
akbal-oktay
FAST ID
58757
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122mr3qm
IdRef ID
028790162
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Koha Kütüphane ID
15897
Libraries Australia ID
40410830
NUKAT ID
n2017016584
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070497044
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3866810
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyrPHrPtgHRtDcTvmWdQq
Yale LUX ID
person/11979398-7bd0-4aae-ac48-8391848818a0

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Award received 1
Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards
Country of citizenship 1
Turkey
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Turkish
Native language 1
Turkish
Occupation 1
journalist
Place of birth 1
Istanbul
Place of death 1
Muğla Province
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Oktay Akbal was born on April 20, 1923[1], in Istanbul[2]. He died on August 28, 2015[3], in Muğla Province[4]. He worked as a journalist[5] and writer[6].

FAQs

Where was Oktay Akbal born?

Oktay Akbal's place of birth was Istanbul[2].

Where did Oktay Akbal die?

Oktay Akbal died in Muğla Province[4].

What did Oktay Akbal do for work?

Oktay Akbal worked as a journalist[5] and writer[6].

Where did Oktay Akbal go to school?

Oktay Akbal was educated at Istanbul University Faculty of Law[9].

What awards did Oktay Akbal receive?

Honors received include Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards[10].

Related Entities

Turkey

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Muğla Province
    Encyclopaedia Beliana ID → akbal-oktay
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Turkish
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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