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Hedo Türkoğlu

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Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [hidaːˈjet ˈtyɾkoːɫu]; born March 19, 1979) is a Turkish basketball executive and former professional player. A 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) forward, Türkoğlu played for six teams in his 15-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won the NBA's Most Improved Player for the 2007–08 NBA season and played in the NBA Finals for the Magic in 2009. He also played for Turkey's national team in international competition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Hedo Türkoğlu is the 286th most popular basketball player (down from 270th in 2024), the 1,263rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,278th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Hedo Türkoğlu ranks 286 out of 1,757. Before him are Derrick White, Artis Gilmore, Victor Wembanyama, Luis Scola, Don Meineke, and Kyrie Irving. After him are Fernando Martín Espina, Maurice Stokes, Jack Ragland, Željko Rebrača, Gus Williams, and Ralph Bishop.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Hedo Türkoğlu ranks 249. Before him are Soo Ae, Hilary Hahn, Reiji Nakajima, Ludovic Magnin, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, and François Sagat. After him are Dani Aranzubia, Engin Altan Düzyatan, B. J. Novak, Freema Agyeman, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, and Hiromi Uehara.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Hedo Türkoğlu ranks 1,263 out of 1,347. Before him are Selçuk Bayraktar (1979), Şevval Sam (1972), Yılmaz Erdoğan (1967), Ebru Gündeş (1974), Hamdi Ulukaya (1972), and Yıldız Tilbe (1966). After him are Kadir Doğulu (1982), Aytaç Yalman (1940), Akın Akınözü (1990), Engin Altan Düzyatan (1979), Meltem Cumbul (1969), and Arthur Edmund Carewe (1884).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Türkiye

Among basketball players born in Türkiye, Hedo Türkoğlu ranks 1. After him are Mehmet Okur (1979), İbrahim Kutluay (1974), Ersan İlyasova (1987), Ömer Aşık (1986), Semih Erden (1986), Hüseyin Beşok (1975), Alperen Şengün (2002), Kerem Tunçeri (1979), Furkan Korkmaz (1997), Sinan Güler (1983), and Ömer Onan (1978).

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