Taner Akçam

Summary

Taner Akçam is a human^[1]. Born in Ölçek^[2], he… he was born on October 23, 1953^[3]. He worked as a historian^[4], sociologist^[5], human rights defender^[6], university teacher^[7], and film director^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month, #7,213 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Taner Akçam's place of birth was Ölçek^[2].
• Taner Akçam was born on October 23, 1953^[3].
• Taner Akçam held citizenship in Turkey^[10].
• Taner Akçam held citizenship in Germany^[11].
• Turkish was Taner Akçam's native language^[12].
• Taner Akçam worked as a historian^[4].
• Taner Akçam's professions included sociologist^[5].
• Taner Akçam's professions included human rights defender^[6].
• Taner Akçam's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Taner Akçam worked as a film director^[8].
• Taner Akçam's field of work was Armenian studies^[13].
• Taner Akçam's field of work was Turkology^[14].
• Taner Akçam's field of work was Armenian Genocide^[15].
• Among Taner Akçam's employers was Hamburg Institute for Social Research^[16].
• Among Taner Akçam's employers was Clark University^[17].
• Taner Akçam's education included a stint at Middle East Technical University^[18].
• Taner Akçam's education included a stint at Leibniz University Hannover^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Taner Akçam is The Young Turks’ Crime against Humanity: The Armenian Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing in the Ottoman Empire^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Taner Akçam is Killing Orders: Talat Pasha’s Telegrams and the Armenian Genocide^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Taner Akçam is A Shameful Act^[22].
• Taner Akçam is recorded as male^[23].
• Taner Akçam's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Taner Akçam's Commons category is recorded as Taner Akçam^[25].
• Taner Akçam's family name is recorded as Akçam^[26].
• Taner Akçam's given name is recorded as Taner^[27].

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Origins and Family

Taner Akçam's place of birth was Ölçek^[2]. He was born on October 23, 1953^[3]. Turkish was his native language^[12].

Education

Educated at Middle East Technical University^[18], a public university^[28], in Turkey^[29], founded in 1956^[30], headquartered in Ankara^[31] and Leibniz University Hannover^[19], a public university^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1831^[34], headquartered in Hanover^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian^[4], sociologist^[5], human rights defender^[6], university teacher^[7], and film director^[8]. Fields of work include Armenian studies^[13], an academic discipline^[36]; Turkology^[14], an academic discipline^[37]; and Armenian Genocide^[15], a genocide^[38], in Ottoman Empire^[39]. Employers include Hamburg Institute for Social Research^[16], a research institute^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1984^[42], headquartered in Hamburg^[43] and Clark University^[17], a private university^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1887^[46], headquartered in Worcester^[47].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Young Turks’ Crime against Humanity: The Armenian Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing in the Ottoman Empire^[20]; Killing Orders: Talat Pasha’s Telegrams and the Armenian Genocide^[21], a written work^[48], in Turkey^[49]; and A Shameful Act^[22], a written work^[50].

Why It Matters

Taner Akçam ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month, #7,213 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

FAQs

Where was Taner Akçam born?

Taner Akçam was born in Ölçek^[2].

What did Taner Akçam do for work?

Taner Akçam worked as historian^[4], sociologist^[5], human rights defender^[6], university teacher^[7], and film director^[8].

Where did Taner Akçam go to school?

Taner Akçam was educated at Middle East Technical University^[18] and Leibniz University Hannover^[19].