Turan Dursun

Turkish scholar of religious studies and writer (1934–1990)
Person human Q693103
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Turan Dursun

Summary

Turan Dursun is a human[1]. His place of birth was Şarkışla[2]. He was born on +1934-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Istanbul[4]. He died on +1990-09-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6], journalist[7], and critic of religions[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Turan Dursun was born in Şarkışla[2].
  • Turan Dursun passed away in Istanbul[4].
  • Turan Dursun was born on +1934-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Turan Dursun died on +1990-09-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Turan Dursun is buried at Cebeci Asri Cemetery[10].
  • Turan Dursun held citizenship in Turkey[11].
  • Turkish was Turan Dursun's native language[12].
  • Turan Dursun's professions included writer[6].
  • Turan Dursun's professions included journalist[7].
  • Turan Dursun worked as a critic of religions[8].
  • Turan Dursun's field of work was criticism of Islam[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Turan Dursun is Q21525001[14].
  • Turan Dursun's religion is recorded as atheism[15].
  • Turan Dursun is recorded as male[16].
  • Turan Dursun's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Turan Dursun's movement is recorded as atheism[18].
  • Turan Dursun's movement is recorded as anti-Islam[19].
  • Turan Dursun's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108138029[20].
  • Turan Dursun's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 14938163[21].
  • Turan Dursun's GND ID is recorded as 11911707X[22].
  • Turan Dursun's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91128771[23].
  • Turan Dursun's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13560035b[24].
  • Turan Dursun's Commons category is recorded as Turan Dursun[25].
  • The cause of death was gunshot wound[26].
  • Turan Dursun's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ctz_b[27].

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Origins and Family

Turan Dursun's place of birth was Şarkışla[2]. He was born on +1934-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. Turkish was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], journalist[7], and critic of religions[8]. Turan Dursun's field of work was criticism of Islam[13].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Turan Dursun is Q21525001[14]. Things named for him include Turan Dursun Research and Study Award[28], an award[29], in Turkey[30], founded in 1992[31].

Personal Life

Turan Dursun's religion is recorded as atheism[15].

Death and Burial

Turan Dursun died on +1990-09-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Istanbul[4]. The cause of death was gunshot wound[26]. Burial took place at Cebeci Asri Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Turan Dursun ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

Entities named for him include Turan Dursun Research and Study Award[28], an award[29], in Turkey[30], founded in 1992[31].

FAQs

Where was Turan Dursun born?

Turan Dursun was born in Şarkışla[2].

Where did Turan Dursun die?

Turan Dursun passed away in Istanbul[4].

What did Turan Dursun do for work?

Turan Dursun worked as writer[6], journalist[7], and critic of religions[8].

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  15. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  19. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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