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Sevan Nişanyan

Turkish lexicographer and writer of Armenian ancestry · Turkey · On the map · Writers · Born 1956 · age 69

Sevan Nişanyan is a Turkish-Armenian writer, fugitive and lexicographer. Author of a number of books, Nişanyan was awarded the Ayşe Nur Zarakolu Liberty Award of the Turkish Human Rights Association in 2004 for his contributions to greater freedom of speech.

Sevan Nişanyan is read about 189 times a day, in 14 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 12 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 114 days, one point a day.

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He is also known for his work to restore Şirince, a semi-derelict village near Turkey's Aegean coast.

Country
Turkey
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1956 · age 69

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