WRITER
Mustafa Balel
1945 - Today

Mustafa Balel
Mustafa Balel (born 1 September 1945) is a Turkish short story writer and novelist. Balel was born in Sivas. After he graduated from Ankara Gazi Institute of Education, Department of French philology (1968), he did his master's at the University of Poitiers in France (1971-1972). Returned to Turkey, he worked as a teacher at high schools in Ardahan (1968-1970), Sivas (1972-1975) and Istanbul, and at the Atatürk Education Institute (1978-1980). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mustafa Balel is the 1,602nd most popular writer (up from 1,849th in 2019), the 580th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 639th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Turkish Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Mustafa Balel ranks 1,602 out of 7,302. Before him are Pacuvius, Mary Berry, Vicki Baum, Konstantin Simonov, A. B. Yehoshua, and Don DeLillo. After him are John Mandeville, Christian Morgenstern, Eliza Orzeszkowa, Charles Paul de Kock, Sheridan Le Fanu, and Catherine of Bologna.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPacuvius
220 BC - 130 BC
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 1,596
Mary Berry
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 1,597
Vicki Baum
1888 - 1960
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 1,598
Konstantin Simonov
1915 - 1979
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 1,599
A. B. Yehoshua
1936 - 2022
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 1,600
Don DeLillo
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 1,601
Mustafa Balel
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 1,602
John Mandeville
1300 - 1372
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 1,603
Christian Morgenstern
1871 - 1914
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 1,604
Eliza Orzeszkowa
1841 - 1910
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 1,605
Charles Paul de Kock
1793 - 1871
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 1,606
Sheridan Le Fanu
1814 - 1873
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 1,607
Catherine of Bologna
1413 - 1463
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 1,608
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Mustafa Balel ranks 155. Before him are Angus Deaton, Luis Ocaña, Franco Battiato, Wolfgang Schüssel, Ernie Hudson, and Phil Jackson. After him are Peter Criss, Lee Jong-wook, Fusako Shigenobu, Yuen Woo-ping, Gal Costa, and Dean Koontz.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsAngus Deaton
ECONOMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 149
Luis Ocaña
CYCLIST
1945 - 1994
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 150
Franco Battiato
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2021
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 151
Wolfgang Schüssel
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 152
Ernie Hudson
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 153
Phil Jackson
COACH
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 154
Mustafa Balel
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 155
Peter Criss
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 156
Lee Jong-wook
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2006
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 157
Fusako Shigenobu
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 158
Yuen Woo-ping
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 159
Gal Costa
SINGER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 160
Dean Koontz
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 161
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Mustafa Balel ranks 580 out of 1,347. Before him are Theodora Komnene (1096), Bardas Skleros (1000), Manuel Komnenos (1143), Devlet Bahçeli (1948), Justinian (525), and Leo V, King of Armenia (1342). After him are Andronikos Doukas Angelos (1130), Theodora of Trebizond (1253), Hrant Dink (1954), Arshile Gorky (1904), Meletius of Antioch (400), and Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsTheodora Komnene
POLITICIAN
1096 - 1200
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 574
Bardas Skleros
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1000 - 991
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 575
Manuel Komnenos
POLITICIAN
1143 - 1185
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 576
Devlet Bahçeli
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 577
Justinian
MILITARY PERSONNEL
525 - 582
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 578
Leo V, King of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1342 - 1393
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 579
Mustafa Balel
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 580
Andronikos Doukas Angelos
POLITICIAN
1130 - 1185
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 581
Theodora of Trebizond
POLITICIAN
1253 - 1285
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 582
Hrant Dink
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1954 - 2007
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 583
Arshile Gorky
PAINTER
1904 - 1948
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 584
Meletius of Antioch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 381
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 585
Mehmet Akif Ersoy
WRITER
1873 - 1936
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 586
Among WRITERS In Türkiye
Among writers born in Türkiye, Mustafa Balel ranks 40. Before him are Yeghishe Charents (1897), Hieronymus of Cardia (-390), Aelius Aristides (117), Adamantios Korais (1748), Callinus (-680), and Hipponax (-600). After him are Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873), Quintus Smyrnaeus (400), Symeon the Metaphrast (900), Marcellinus Comes (450), Eustathius of Thessalonica (1101), and Menander Protector (550).
Yeghishe Charents
1897 - 1937
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 34
Hieronymus of Cardia
390 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 35
Aelius Aristides
117 - 189
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 36
Adamantios Korais
1748 - 1833
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 37
Callinus
680 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 38
Hipponax
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 39
Mustafa Balel
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 40
Mehmet Akif Ersoy
1873 - 1936
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 41
Quintus Smyrnaeus
400 - 400
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 42
Symeon the Metaphrast
900 - 987
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 43
Marcellinus Comes
450 - 534
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 44
Eustathius of Thessalonica
1101 - 1198
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 45
Menander Protector
550 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 46