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Zülfü Livaneli

1946 - Today

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Ömer Zülfü Livanelioğlu (born 20 June 1946), better known as Zülfü Livaneli, is a Turkish musician, author, poet, and politician. Livaneli was imprisoned several times during the 1971 Turkish military memorandum for his political views, which led to his exile from Turkey in 1972. He lived in Stockholm, Paris, Athens, and New York City, where he met and collaborated with artists and intellectuals such as Elia Kazan, Arthur Miller, James Baldwin, and Peter Ustinov. Livaneli returned to Turkey in 1984. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Zülfü Livaneli is the 3,968th most popular writer (down from 2,881st in 2024), the 1,025th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 851st in 2019) and the 110th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zülfü Livaneli ranks 3,968 out of 7,302. Before him are Dževad Karahasan, Elizabeth Strout, Leopold Andrian, U. R. Ananthamurthy, Otto Ludwig, and Christiane Amanpour. After him are W. S. Gilbert, Georges Schehadé, Thomas Murner, Hans Carossa, Ugo Betti, and Hafez Ibrahim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Zülfü Livaneli ranks 412. Before him are Stephen McHattie, Ladislav Petráš, Daniela Hodrová, George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, and Dadá Maravilha. After him are Björn Granath, Paul Herman, Chuck Hagel, Caterina Caselli, Keith Mitchell, and Michel Leclère.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Zülfü Livaneli ranks 1,025 out of 1,347. Before him are Hande Yener (1973), Siamanto (1878), Uğur Şahin (1965), Meral Akşener (1956), İsmail Ogan (1933), and Echion (-350). After him are Paris Pişmiş (1911), Hrachia Acharian (1876), Seyla Benhabib (1950), Antony II of Constantinople (829), Gessius Florus (100), and Ferzan Özpetek (1959).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Zülfü Livaneli ranks 110. Before him are Orhan Veli Kanık (1914), Aphthonius of Antioch (300), Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (1901), Ruben Sevak (1885), Panyassis (-500), and Siamanto (1878). After him are John Mauropous (990), Hranush Arshagyan (1887), Ömer Seyfettin (1884), Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil (1865), Adile Sultan (1826), and Tevfik Fikret (1867).

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