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Can Dündar

1961 - Today

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Can Dündar (Turkish pronunciation: [dʒan dynˈdaɾ], born 16 June 1961) is a Turkish journalist, columnist and documentarian. Editor-in-chief of center-left Cumhuriyet newspaper until August 2016, he was arrested in November 2015 after his newspaper published footage showing the State Intelligence MİT sending weapons to Syrian Islamist fighters. One of the "best known" figures in Turkish media, Dündar has written for several newspapers, produced many television programs for state-owned TRT and various private channels including CNN Türk and NTV, and published more than 20 books. Dündar is the recipient of the International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Can Dündar is the 6,037th most popular writer (down from 5,736th in 2019), the 1,239th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,209th in 2019) and the 147th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among writers, Can Dündar ranks 6,037 out of 7,302. Before him are Vladimir Tendryakov, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Francis Marion Crawford, Ferreira de Castro, Ali Smith, and Amy Tan. After him are Yury Kazakov, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Nedim Gürsel, Nicholas Meyer, Farley Mowat, and Lin Carter.

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Among people born in 1961, Can Dündar ranks 431. Before him are Calvin Smith, John Byrne, Karin Enke, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Bodil Jørgensen, and Anton Josipović. After him are Jon Tenney, Francesca Comencini, Tetyana Dorovskikh, Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Matsuichi Yamada, and Moeketsi Majoro.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Can Dündar ranks 1,239 out of 1,347. Before him are Mahsun Kırmızıgül (1969), Mehmed Uzun (1953), Jale İnan (1914), Hatı Çırpan (1890), Naim Talu (1919), and Ali Beratlıgil (1931). After him are Nedim Gürsel (1951), Çetin Zeybek (1932), Şehrazat (1952), Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca (1914), Hale Asaf (1905), and Çolpan İlhan (1936).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Can Dündar ranks 147. Before him are Memnon of Heraclea (null), Melih Cevdet Anday (1915), Rıfat Ilgaz (1911), Mehmet Emin Yurdakul (1869), Oktay Rıfat Horozcu (1914), and Mehmed Uzun (1953). After him are Nedim Gürsel (1951), Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca (1914), Akif Pirinçci (1959), Pınar Selek (1971), Zehra Doğan (1989), and İsmail Küçükkaya (1970).

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