Mercan Dede

Summary

Mercan Dede is a human^[1]. He was born in Bursa^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1966^[3]. He worked as a musician^[4] and composer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Mercan Dede was born in Bursa^[2].
• Mercan Dede was born on January 1, 1966^[3].
• Mercan Dede held citizenship in Turkey^[7].
• Turkish was Mercan Dede's native language^[8].
• Mercan Dede's professions included musician^[4].
• Mercan Dede's professions included composer^[5].
• Mercan Dede was educated at Istanbul University^[9].
• Mercan Dede is recorded as male^[10].
• Mercan Dede's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Mercan Dede's genre is world music^[12].
• Mercan Dede's genre is downtempo^[13].
• Mercan Dede's Commons category is recorded as Mercan Dede Ensemble^[14].
• Mercan Dede's family name is recorded as Dede^[15].
• Mercan Dede's family name is recorded as Ilıcalı^[16].
• Mercan Dede's given name is recorded as Mercan^[17].
• Mercan Dede's official website is recorded as http://www.mercandede.com^[18].
• Mercan Dede's official website is recorded as https://mercandedearthouse.com/^[19].
• Mercan Dede's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mercan Dede Ensemble^[20].
• Mercan Dede's instrument is recorded as ney^[21].
• Mercan Dede's instrument is recorded as voice^[22].
• Mercan Dede's instrument is recorded as sampling^[23].
• Mercan Dede's instrument is recorded as sound^[24].
• Mercan Dede's instrument is recorded as phonograph^[25].
• Mercan Dede's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Turkish^[26].
• Mercan Dede's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Mercan Dede'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: TR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1966^[30]

• Community tags: ambiente, eletronic, fusion, ney, sufi, turkish, world music^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0065f4cc-cf21-43c2-ad52-92716a579547^[32]

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Origins and Family

Mercan Dede was born in Bursa^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1966^[3]. Turkish was his native language^[8].

Education

Mercan Dede was educated at Istanbul University^[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician^[4] and composer^[5].

Why It Matters

Mercan Dede ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

FAQs

Where was Mercan Dede born?

Mercan Dede was born in Bursa^[2].

What did Mercan Dede do for work?

Mercan Dede worked as musician^[4] and composer^[5].

Where did Mercan Dede go to school?

Mercan Dede was educated at Istanbul University^[9].