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Ayla Erduran

1934 - 2025

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Ayla Erduran (22 August 1934 – 7 January 2025) was a Turkish classical violinist. She studied in Istanbul, Paris, the US and Moscow. A fifth place prize in the 1957 Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition opened an international career for her. She toured widely, such as in the Middle East with the Presidential Symphony Orchestra and in Africa with pianist Verda Erman in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ayla Erduran is the 638th most popular musician (up from 1,861st in 2019), the 795th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,237th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Turkish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ayla Erduran ranks 638 out of 3,175. Before her are Alan Wilder, Jason Newsted, John Frusciante, Tony Sheridan, Freddie King, and Wes Montgomery. After her are Maxim Shostakovich, Bebo Valdés, Fritz Busch, Van Cliburn, Tyler, the Creator, and Dick Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Ayla Erduran ranks 175. Before her are Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Pierre Clastres, Eileen Atkins, Leonard Kleinrock, Freddie King, and Gennadiy Aygi. After her are Van Cliburn, Anatoly Solonitsyn, George Segal, Eddie Fenech Adami, Robert D. Hare, and Vernon Dobtcheff. Among people deceased in 2025, Ayla Erduran ranks 119. Before her are Vijay Rupani, José Carlos, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, John Sykes, Ferenc Mohácsi, and Richard Armitage. After her are Joe Don Baker, Mike Ratledge, Harris Yulin, Muhammad az-Zanati, Marcel Ophüls, and Manga.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ayla Erduran ranks 795 out of 1,347. Before her are Euthymius I of Constantinople (834), Dares Phrygius (450), Thoros III, King of Armenia (1270), Rüştü Reçber (1973), Basil III of Constantinople (1846), and Nicomedes II of Bithynia (-200). After her are Cigerxwîn (1903), Manuel Erotikos Komnenos (901), Tevfik Esenç (1904), John VIII of Constantinople (1005), Bohemond V of Antioch (1199), and Kemal Sunal (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In Türkiye

Among musicians born in Türkiye, Ayla Erduran ranks 5. Before her are Ahmet Ertegun (1923), Joe Strummer (1952), Barış Manço (1943), and İdil Biret (1941). After her are Orhan Gencebay (1944), Âşık Veysel (1894), Selda Bağcan (1948), Arif Mardin (1932), Fazıl Say (1970), Arto Tunçboyacıyan (1957), and Şehrazat (1952).

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