WRITER

Akif Pirinçci

1959 - Today

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Akif Pirinçci (Turkish pronunciation: [aːˈcif piɾintʃˈdʒi]; born 20 October 1959) is a Turkish-born German writer who is best known internationally for his novel Felidae. After a highly controversial speech for the Pegida movement in 2015, he had his contracts cancelled and works delisted by his publishers, Amazon and most booksellers in Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Akif Pirinçci is the 6,486th most popular writer (down from 6,254th in 2024), the 1,285th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,274th in 2019) and the 150th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Akif Pirinçci ranks 6,486 out of 7,302. Before him are Claire Keegan, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Ted Tally, George MacDonald Fraser, Thomas Hughes, and Janne Teller. After him are Damon Lindelof, Colley Cibber, Louis de Bernières, Mark Akenside, Compton Mackenzie, and George S. Kaufman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Akif Pirinçci ranks 544. Before him are Demet Akbağ, Boman Irani, Franco Chioccioli, Fernando Álvez, Chingiz Abdullayev, and Jürgen Ligi. After him are Rudolf Koelman, Phil Morris, Stoyan Deltchev, Greg Burke, Armin Kogler, and Derek Sikua.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Akif Pirinçci ranks 1,285 out of 1,347. Before him are Aristidis Akratopoulos (1900), Kamil Tolon (1912), Afra Saraçoğlu (1997), Demet Akbağ (1959), Ayşegül Aldinç (1957), and Ebru Şahin (1994). After him are Cem Yılmaz (1973), İbrahim Kalın (1971), Buğra Gülsoy (1982), Songül Öden (1979), Aydan Şener (1963), and Theophylact (793).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Akif Pirinçci ranks 150. Before him are Mehmet Emin Yurdakul (1869), Oktay Rıfat Horozcu (1914), Mehmed Uzun (1953), Can Dündar (1961), Nedim Gürsel (1951), and Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca (1914). After him are Pınar Selek (1971), Ahmet Ümit (1960), Çiler İlhan (1972), Konca Kuriş (1961), Feridun Zaimoğlu (1964), and Zehra Doğan (1989).

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