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Writing 96
Turkey 942
1,172 A 
Al-Ghazali Turkish Philosopher 1058–1111
Al-Ghazali Turkish Philosopher 1058–1111 1,287 OP 
Orhan Pamuk Turkish Writer b. 1952
Orhan Pamuk Turkish Writer b. 1952 2,295 D 
Diogenes Turkish Philosopher -404–-322
Diogenes Turkish Philosopher -404–-322 3,599 A 
Al-Biruni Turkish Philosopher 973–1048
Al-Biruni Turkish Philosopher 973–1048 4,762 AN 
Abu Nuwas Turkish Poet 762–814
Abu Nuwas Turkish Poet 762–814 6,959 MA Muhammad al-Bukhari Turkish Scholar 810–870
7,572 FG 
Fethullah Gülen Turkish Writer b. 1941
Fethullah Gülen Turkish Writer b. 1941 9,635 F 
Fuzûlî Turkish Poet 1494–1556
Fuzûlî Turkish Poet 1494–1556 9,650 YE 
Yunus Emre Turkish Poet 1240–1321
Yunus Emre Turkish Poet 1240–1321 9,657 A 
Al-Tabari Turkish Historian 839–923
Al-Tabari Turkish Historian 839–923 12,809 NK 
Nasir Khusraw Turkish Poet 1004–1088
Nasir Khusraw Turkish Poet 1004–1088 18,096 SF Sait Faik Abasıyanık Turkish Poet 1906–1954
18,536 SO 
Simplicius of Cilicia Turkish Philosopher 490–560
Simplicius of Cilicia Turkish Philosopher 490–560 20,239 AT 
Abu Tammam Turkish Poet 804–846
Abu Tammam Turkish Poet 804–846 20,703 SA 
Sabahattin Ali Turkish Writer 1907–1948
Sabahattin Ali Turkish Writer 1907–1948 21,972 AI Ali ibn al-Athir Turkish Historian 1160–1233
22,120 NF 
Naim Frashëri Turkish Poet 1846–1900
Naim Frashëri Turkish Poet 1846–1900 27,025 N Nonnus Turkish Poet
30,359 A Agathias Turkish Poet d. 582
30,967 P 
Priscus Turkish Historian 410–474
Priscus Turkish Historian 410–474 32,823 S Sozomen Turkish Historian 400–450
32,992 AA 
Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr Turkish Poet 967–1049
Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr Turkish Poet 967–1049 38,135 S Stobaeus Turkish Writer
40,128 S 
Sibawayh Turkish Linguist 760–797
Sibawayh Turkish Linguist 760–797 44,145 ÖS 
Ömer Seyfettin Turkish Writer 1884–1920
Ömer Seyfettin Turkish Writer 1884–1920 48,690 AC 
Ahmed Cevdet Pasha Turkish Historian 1822–1895
Ahmed Cevdet Pasha Turkish Historian 1822–1895 51,796 OA 
Oğuz Atay Turkish Writer 1934–1977
Oğuz Atay Turkish Writer 1934–1977 52,203 NC Necati Cumalı Turkish Writer 1921–2001
53,266 A Al-Shahrastani Turkish Philosopher 1086–1153
60,620 CS Cemal Süreya Turkish Poet 1931–1990
61,031 TA 
Taner Akçam Turkish Historian b. 1953
Taner Akçam Turkish Historian b. 1953 63,162 FK 
Faik Konica Turkish Writer 1875–1942
Faik Konica Turkish Writer 1875–1942 66,905 MC Michael Critobulus Turkish Historian 1410–1470
69,046 AB Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi Turkish Writer 995–1077
69,254 AA 
Adalet Ağaoğlu Turkish Novelist 1929–2020
Adalet Ağaoğlu Turkish Novelist 1929–2020 69,702 ZV 
Zeki Velidi Togan Turkish Historian 1890–1970
Zeki Velidi Togan Turkish Historian 1890–1970 70,406 UM 
Uğur Mumcu Turkish Journalist 1942–1993
Uğur Mumcu Turkish Journalist 1942–1993 78,075 RI Rıfat Ilgaz Turkish Poet 1911–1993
102,864 Aİ 
Afet İnan Turkish Historian 1908–1985
Afet İnan Turkish Historian 1908–1985 110,717 OK Onat Kutlar Turkish Poet 1936–1995
114,069 Aİ 
Ayaz İshaki Turkish Poet 1878–1954
Ayaz İshaki Turkish Poet 1878–1954 119,116 JO John of Antioch (chronicler) Turkish Historian
127,528 MA Musa Anter Turkish Writer 1920–1992
128,962 C Coluthus Turkish Poet
130,288 KB 
Kemal Burkay Turkish Writer b. 1937
Kemal Burkay Turkish Writer b. 1937 138,164 MH Mahmud Hudayi Turkish Poet 1541–1628
148,815 PO Priscian of Lydia Turkish Philosopher
150,925 SY Soner Yalçın Turkish Journalist b. 1966
151,101 AH 
Ahmet Hakan Turkish Journalist b. 1967
Ahmet Hakan Turkish Journalist b. 1967 151,518 DO Dioscorus of Aphrodito Turkish Poet 520–585
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