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Alparslan Türkeş

1917 - 1997

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Alparslan Türkeş (Turkish pronunciation: [alˈpaɾsɫan tyɾˈceʃ]; 25 November 1917 – 4 April 1997) was a Turkish politician, who was the founder and president of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the Grey Wolves (Ülkü Ocakları). He ran the Grey Wolves training camps from 1968 to 1978. More than 600 people are said to have fallen victim of political murders by the Grey Wolves between 1968 and 1980. He represented the far-right of the Turkish political spectrum. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alparslan Türkeş is the 6,022nd most popular politician (down from 5,823rd in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Cyprus (down from 9th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Cypriot Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alparslan Türkeş ranks 6,022 out of 19,576. Before him are Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, Chungjeong of Goryeo, Péter Medgyessy, Rashad al-Alimi, Dragiša Cvetković, and Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma. After him are Emperor Hanazono, Thorbjörn Fälldin, Sultan Satuq Bughra Khan, Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia, Richard Glücks, and Petre Roman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Alparslan Türkeş ranks 85. Before him are Susan Hayward, David Easton, Pál Maléter, Herbert Lom, Magda Szabó, and Robert Bloch. After him are Henry Ford II, David Tomlinson, Yigael Yadin, Ettore Sottsass, Maurice Trintignant, and Augusto Roa Bastos. Among people deceased in 1997, Alparslan Türkeş ranks 76. Before him are Bulat Okudzhava, Narciso Yepes, Roland Topor, Mate Boban, Georg Solti, and Nikolai Tikhonov. After him are Stig Anderson, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Barbara, Héctor Yazalde, Ernst Wilimowski, and Virgilio Barco Vargas.

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In Cyprus

Among people born in Cyprus, Alparslan Türkeş ranks 15 out of 77. Before him are Tassos Papadopoulos (1934), John the Merciful (550), John II of Jerusalem (1260), Michael Cacoyannis (1922), Peter I of Cyprus (1328), and Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus (1155). After him are Christopher A. Pissarides (1948), Glafcos Clerides (1919), Nikos Christodoulides (1973), Henry I of Cyprus (1217), John II of Cyprus (1418), and Anne of Cyprus (1418).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cyprus

Among politicians born in Cyprus, Alparslan Türkeş ranks 10. Before him are Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (1442), Rauf Denktaş (1924), Tassos Papadopoulos (1934), John II of Jerusalem (1260), Peter I of Cyprus (1328), and Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus (1155). After him are Glafcos Clerides (1919), Nikos Christodoulides (1973), Henry I of Cyprus (1217), John II of Cyprus (1418), Anne of Cyprus (1418), and James II of Cyprus (1438).

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