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Uğur Mumcu

1942 - 1993

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Uğur Mumcu (pronounced [uˈuɾ ˈmumdʒu]; 22 August 1942 – 24 January 1993) was a Turkish investigative journalist for the daily Cumhuriyet. He was assassinated by a bomb placed in his car outside his home. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Uğur Mumcu is the 4,691st most popular writer (down from 4,317th in 2019), the 1,112th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,069th in 2019) and the 128th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Uğur Mumcu ranks 4,691 out of 7,302. Before him are Gonçalves Dias, Zane Grey, José Craveirinha, Solomon Alkabetz, Roy Jacobsen, and Adikavi Pampa. After him are Ivar Lo-Johansson, Richard Pococke, Elisaveta Bagriana, Saul Alinsky, Patrik Ouředník, and Juan José Arreola.

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Among people born in 1942, Uğur Mumcu ranks 432. Before him are Michael Ogio, Yvette Mimieux, Guo Boxiong, Billy Bremner, Jaroslav Holík, and Bruce Johnston. After him are Tom Belsø, Paco Peña, Clara Nunes, Sergey Shakurov, Krister Kristensson, and Johny Schleck. Among people deceased in 1993, Uğur Mumcu ranks 190. Before him are Janet Margolin, Bob Kiesel, Fred Gwynne, Mirza Ibrahimov, Alfred Manessier, and Rudolf Wetzer. After him are Tahar Djaout, Alexander Mackendrick, Axel von dem Bussche, Héctor De Bourgoing, Joseph B. Soloveitchik, and Kamal Hassan Ali.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Uğur Mumcu ranks 1,112 out of 1,347. Before him are Constantine Lekapenos (930), Ahmet Adnan Saygun (1907), Manolis Kalomiris (1883), Levon Shant (1869), Akgün Kaçmaz (1935), and Mihri Müşfik Hanım (1886). After him are Hasan Saka (1885), Nihat Kahveci (1979), Dilhan Eryurt (1926), Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus (70), Andon Bedros IX Hassoun (1809), and Selahattin Demirtaş (1973).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Uğur Mumcu ranks 128. Before him are Cemal Süreya (1931), Ahmet Altan (1950), Ayşe Kulin (1941), Attilâ İlhan (1925), Musa Anter (1920), and Levon Shant (1869). After him are Bedros Tourian (1851), Turan Dursun (1934), Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan (1852), Duygu Asena (1946), Osman Nuri Topbaş (1942), and Oğuz Atay (1934).

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