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Petros Markaris

Turkish-Greek writer of Armenian ancestry (born 1936)

Petros Markaris has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists January 1, 1937 in Heybeliada, Turkey.

Born

January 1, 1937

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

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Birthplace
Heybeliada, Turkey
Professions
screenwriter, linguist, playwright, writer, translator, poet
Citizenship
Turkey, Greece

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: January 1, 1937 (filmportal.de; Babelio; Integrated Authority File; Munzinger Personen) or in 1937 (No external source identified) or December 31, 1936 (haberturk.com).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

in 1937

Precision: year · Rank: normal

No external source identified

    No external source identified

    December 31, 1936

    Precision: day · Rank: preferred

    More about Petros Markaris

    Birth name
    Bedros Markaryan
    Pseudonyms
    Petros Markaris

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    Questions people ask

    Where was Petros Markaris born?

    Petros Markaris was born in Heybeliada, Turkey.

    What was Petros Markaris’s name at birth?

    Petros Markaris’s recorded birth name is Bedros Markaryan.