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Adnan Oktar

1956 - Today

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Adnan Oktar (Turkish pronunciation: [ɑdˈnan ɔkˈtaɾ]; born 2 February 1956), also known as Adnan Hoca or Harun Yahya, is a Turkish Muslim televangelist, Islamic creationist, author and religious leader. His organization is commonly referred to as a cult, and he has been described as a cult leader. Between the 2000s and late 2010s, he was engaged in "a massive campaign" of proselytizing Westerners to Islam, producing dozens of vividly illustrated books. On 17 November 2022, he was sentenced to 8,658 years in prison for leading a criminal gang, engaging in political and military espionage, sexual abuse of minors, and other charges. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adnan Oktar is the 2,127th most popular writer (down from 1,537th in 2019), the 702nd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 541st in 2019) and the 61st most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Adnan Oktar ranks 2,127 out of 7,302. Before him are Marcel Reich-Ranicki, William Steig, Barbara von Krüdener, Albert Memmi, Eugenio Barba, and Albert Gleizes. After him are Lewis Mumford, Anyte of Tegea, Harold Bloom, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti, and Richard Aldington.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Adnan Oktar ranks 116. Before him are Ewa Kopacz, Stevie Young, Mircea Cărtărescu, Klaus Allofs, Thomas Remengesau Jr., and Steven Bauer. After him are Sugar Ray Leonard, Yegor Gaidar, Rolandas Paksas, Bo Derek, Mari Boine, and Larry Hogan.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Adnan Oktar ranks 702 out of 1,347. Before him are Fatma Sultan (1548), Cleitarchus (-400), Kâtip Çelebi (1609), Nicomedes III of Bithynia (-200), John Argyropoulos (1415), and Akile Hatun (1607). After him are Ahmed Muhtar Pasha (1839), Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti (1929), Rusa I (-800), Magali Noël (1931), Bohemond VI of Antioch (1237), and Sarduri I (-900).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Adnan Oktar ranks 61. Before him are Bion of Smyrna (-300), Pir Sultan Abdal (1480), Reşat Nuri Güntekin (1889), Michael Choniates (1140), Cleitarchus (-400), and Kâtip Çelebi (1609). After him are Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti (1929), Oribasius (325), Quadratus of Athens (100), Paul the Silentiary (520), Mkhitar Sebastatsi (1676), and Constantine Manasses (1130).

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