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Diyarbakır

Türkiye

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Diyarbakır ranks 2,280th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Faenza, Melrose, Massachusetts, and Barnstaple. Memorable people born in Diyarbakır include Uzun Hasan, Ziya Gökalp, and Aëtius of Amida. Memorable people who died in Diyarbakır include Kuyucu Murad Pasha, Tahir Elçi, and Despina Khatun. Diyarbakır has been the birth place of many singers, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Diyarbakır is located in Türkiye.

Diyarbakır is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 502 and 2000, Diyarbakır was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Uzun Hasan, Ziya Gökalp, and Aëtius of Amida. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Diyarbakır including Kuyucu Murad Pasha, Tahir Elçi, and Despina Khatun. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Diyarbakır than were born there.

People Born in Diyarbakır

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People Deceased in Diyarbakır

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Newly Added People Deceased in Diyarbakır

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Diyarbakır were singers (2), politicians (1), sociologists (1), physicians (1), and actors (1),  while most who died were politicians (4), writers (2), companions (1), social activists (1), and religious figures (1).

Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Diyarbakır, including Mahsun Kırmızıgül, and Helin Bölek. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Diyarbakır, including Mahsun Kırmızıgül, and Helin Bölek.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Diyarbakır since 1700.