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Most Famous Turkish Religious Figures
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Turkey 942
2,664 BO Basil of Caesarea Turkish Bishop 329–379
3,452 E 
Eusebius Turkish Priest 265–339
Eusebius Turkish Priest 265–339 4,982 GO 
Gregory of Nazianzus Turkish Priest 329–389
Gregory of Nazianzus Turkish Priest 329–389 13,078 A 
Al-Shafi‘i Turkish Theologian 767–820
Al-Shafi‘i Turkish Theologian 767–820 20,747 AM 
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi Turkish Theologian 893–944
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi Turkish Theologian 893–944 21,029 PZ 
Pope Zachary Turkish Cleric 679–752
Pope Zachary Turkish Cleric 679–752 25,646 ST 
Symeon the New Theologian Turkish Monk 949–1022
Symeon the New Theologian Turkish Monk 949–1022 26,573 PM 
Pope Martin I Turkish Pope 600–655
Pope Martin I Turkish Pope 600–655 28,331 PH 
Pope Honorius I Turkish Cleric 585–638
Pope Honorius I Turkish Cleric 585–638 29,163 PA 
Pope Agatho Turkish Cleric 574–681
Pope Agatho Turkish Cleric 574–681 30,291 MA Muhammad al-Mahdi Turkish Imam 869–941
36,391 A 
Al-Zamakhshari Turkish Theologian 1075–1144
Al-Zamakhshari Turkish Theologian 1075–1144 37,292 AO Apollinaris of Laodicea Turkish Priest 310–390
37,901 PB 
Pope Boniface IV Turkish Cleric 550–615
Pope Boniface IV Turkish Cleric 550–615 39,473 AD Abu Dhar al-Ghifari Turkish Preacher d. 652
40,492 HS 
Hassan-i Sabbah Turkish Religious 1034–1124
Hassan-i Sabbah Turkish Religious 1034–1124 40,598 PJ 
Pope John VII Turkish Cleric 650–707
Pope John VII Turkish Cleric 650–707 50,946 GV 
Gregory V of Constantinople Turkish Priest 1745–1821
Gregory V of Constantinople Turkish Priest 1745–1821 51,977 SN 
Said Nursî Turkish Theologian 1876–1960
Said Nursî Turkish Theologian 1876–1960 71,855 PV 
Pope Vitalian Turkish Cleric 600–672
Pope Vitalian Turkish Cleric 600–672 87,493 T Thecla Turkish Saint b. 30
87,558 SA Sahl al-Tustari Turkish Theologian 818–896
110,168 GI Gregory II of Constantinople Turkish Priest 1241–1290
117,881 MA Moshe Alshich Turkish Rabbi 1508–1593
134,990 EI 
Euthymius I of Constantinople Turkish Priest 834–917
Euthymius I of Constantinople Turkish Priest 834–917 193,697 PO 
Parascheva of the Balkans Turkish Nun 1010–1080
Parascheva of the Balkans Turkish Nun 1010–1080 219,630 AH Abu Hafs Umar an-Nasafi Turkish Theologian 1067–1142
228,659 MH 
Muhammed Hamdi Yazır Turkish Theologian 1878–1942
Muhammed Hamdi Yazır Turkish Theologian 1878–1942 228,714 MG 
Mehmet Görmez Turkish Imam b. 1959
Mehmet Görmez Turkish Imam b. 1959 332,449 HB Hemaiag Bedros XVII Ghedighian Turkish Priest 1905–1998
398,088 AV 
Anthimus VI of Constantinople Turkish Priest 1782–1877
Anthimus VI of Constantinople Turkish Priest 1782–1877 527,615 NT 
Nicholas the Pilgrim Turkish Saint 1075–1094
Nicholas the Pilgrim Turkish Saint 1075–1094 532,288 AE 
Ali Erbaş Turkish Theologe b. 1961
Ali Erbaş Turkish Theologe b. 1961 600,381 HA 
Hanna Aydın Turkish Religious b. 1947
Hanna Aydın Turkish Religious b. 1947 601,443 AI Anastasius II of Antioch Turkish Pope 550–609
620,987 MI Maximus III of Constantinople Turkish Priest d. 1482
623,679 HV Hüseyin Velioğlu Turkish Imam 1952–2000
633,607 IA 
Ignatius Abded Aloho II Turkish Priest 1833–1915
Ignatius Abded Aloho II Turkish Priest 1833–1915 650,418 NO 
Nicetas of Medikion Turkish Monk 760–824
Nicetas of Medikion Turkish Monk 760–824 720,002 SE Sheikh Edebali Turkish Religious 1206–1326
797,876 GK 
Gregor Kallidis Turkish Bishop 1844–1925
Gregor Kallidis Turkish Bishop 1844–1925 853,578 PV Phileas von Thmuis Turkish Priest d. 305
856,229 GO 
Gregory of Dekapolis Turkish Monk 797–842
Gregory of Dekapolis Turkish Monk 797–842 874,334 EF 
Eve Frank Turkish Religious 1754–1816
Eve Frank Turkish Religious 1754–1816 940,299 ÖÖ 
Ömer Özsoy Turkish Theologian b. 1963
Ömer Özsoy Turkish Theologian b. 1963 990,080 AB Andrea Bogdani Turkish Priest 1600–1683
1,278,386 EZ Emilianos Zacharopoulos Turkish Priest 1915–2011
1,587,970 Dİ Dionysios İsa Gürbüz Turkish Archbishop b. 1964
2,129,996 HM Hegumen Mardarije Turkish Monk
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