SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Osman Kavala

1957 - Today

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Mehmet Osman Kavala (born 2 October 1957) is a Turkish economist, businessman, philanthropist, and political activist. Kavala is the founder and chair of the board of Anadolu Kültür, an Istanbul-based nonprofit arts and culture organization. In 2019, he received the European Archaeological Heritage Prize from the European Association of Archaeologists for his efforts to protect and preserve significant examples of cultural heritage in danger in Turkey and the Ayşenur Zarakolu Freedom of Thought and Expression Award by Human Rights Association's Istanbul branch. His arrests in Turkey caused the European Court of Human Rights and ambassadors from ten Western countries to demand his release. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Osman Kavala is the 585th most popular social activist (down from 535th in 2019), the 4,967th most popular biography from France (down from 4,687th in 2019) and the 25th most popular French Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Osman Kavala ranks 585 out of 840. Before him are Emily Hobhouse, Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Megumi Yokota, Ella Baker, Eoin O'Duffy, and Har Dayal. After him are Grey Owl, Lucy Salani, Asma Jahangir, Albert Parsons, Madan Lal Dhingra, and Felix Nartey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Osman Kavala ranks 405. Before him are Bernhard Langer, Fatimata M'Baye, Ana Lilian de la Macorra, Dmitry Nazarov, Chris Poland, and Richard Wagner. After him are Pino Palladino, Maurizio Damilano, Yury Usachov, Mark Parkinson, Wilfried Hannes, and Ge You.

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In France

Among people born in France, Osman Kavala ranks 4,967 out of 6,770. Before him are Eddy Ottoz (1944), Claude Netter (1924), Christian Poncelet (1928), François Bourbotte (1913), Vikash Dhorasoo (1973), and María Pérez (null). After him are Marc Lavoine (1962), Robert Sabatier (1923), Robert La Caze (1917), Nathalie Cardone (1967), René Guyot (1881), and Olivier Gruner (1960).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In France

Among social activists born in France, Osman Kavala ranks 25. Before him are Germaine Tillion (1907), François-Jean de la Barre (1745), Eugénie Cotton (1881), Joseph Wresinski (1917), Christine Delphy (1941), and Agnès Callamard (1964). After him are Dieudonné M'bala M'bala (1966), Claire Nouvian (1974), Lucie Pinson (1985), and Johanne Defay (1993).

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