WRITER

Aziz Nesin

1915 - 1995

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Aziz Nesin (pronounced [ˈaziz ˈne.sin]; born Mehmet Nusret,¶ 20 December 1915, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire – 6 July 1995, Izmir , Turkey) was a Turkish writer, humorist and the author of more than 100 books. Born in a time when Turks did not have official surnames, he had to adopt one after the Surname Law of 1934 was passed. Although his family carried the nickname "Topalosmanoğlu", after an ancestor named "Topal Osman", he chose the surname "Nesin". In Turkish, Nesin? Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aziz Nesin is the 1,000th most popular writer (down from 864th in 2019), the 394th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 346th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Turkish Writer.

Aziz Nesin was a Turkish writer and humorist who wrote in the Turkish language. He is most famous for his humorous writings, which often used satire and parody to criticize the social and political conditions of Turkey.

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Among writers, Aziz Nesin ranks 1,000 out of 7,302. Before him are Vasily Zhukovsky, Branislav Nušić, Thomas Wolfe, Wilbur Smith, John Grisham, and Joost van den Vondel. After him are Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Andrew of Crete, Agathon, Bettina von Arnim, Ouyang Xiu, and E. M. Forster.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Aziz Nesin ranks 43. Before him are Paul Tibbets, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Albert O. Hirschman, Helmut Schön, Thomas Huckle Weller, and Modibo Keïta. After him are Brother Roger, Rudolf Kirchschläger, Mario Del Monaco, Prince George William of Hanover, Bob Kane, and Takeshi Kamo. Among people deceased in 1995, Aziz Nesin ranks 46. Before him are Murray Rothbard, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Lita Grey, Jonas Salk, Louis Malle, and Pierre Schaeffer. After him are Ernest Walton, Don Cherry, Alonzo Church, Miklós Rózsa, Ștefan Kovács, and Ko Takamoro.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Aziz Nesin ranks 394 out of 1,347. Before him are Antipas of Pergamum (100), Onesimus (1), George of Pisidia (580), Agnes of Antioch (1153), Deiphobus (null), and Isabella, Queen of Armenia (1216). After him are Hüma Hatun (1400), Cleitus the Black (-370), Simplicius of Cilicia (490), Nebahat Çehre (1944), Alexander Balas (-150), and İbrahim Tatlıses (1952).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Aziz Nesin ranks 26. Before him are Bar Hebraeus (1226), Theodoret (393), Zenodotus (-330), Artemidorus (200), Aristophanes of Byzantium (-257), and George of Pisidia (580). After him are John Malalas (491), Mimnermus (-670), Publilius Syrus (-100), Ahmad Khani (1650), Symeon the New Theologian (949), and John Tzetzes (1110).

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