Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Coşkun Can Aktan

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. — CharlotteWebb 03:21, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Coşkun Can Aktan

This article on a Turkish professor lacks sources and contains numerous vague assertions ("He published many books and articles" without explaining further). I am unsure whether an article on him would be encyclopedic, and think some discussion on this would be useful. >Radiant< 08:37, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

• Keep: I don't speak a lick of Turkish, but this fellow has over forty thousand hits on the Turkish Google, which is fairly huge, and they're not random; scanning the list shows that the vast majority have academic references. The article needs a good bit of work, but.  RGTraynor  13:17, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
• Comment I'll just mention the internet site he originated: referred to in the article [1] -- is it as good as it looks?DGG 02:10, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Turkey-related deletions. --   ⇒ bsnowball  10:38, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, W.marsh 14:13, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

• Comment I've put in a call on Wikiproject: Turkey for help. Let's see if someone will improve the article. --Charlene 16:29, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep:Some printed works, references added to the article. This is a notable person,deletion is not suitable, but article needs improvements.Must.^{T C} 17:51, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep He looks pretty notable from the sources on the web. I asserted notability and cleaned up the article, which took less work than nominating for deletion. It still needs sources and work, and input from Turks--if he's as well known as he appears to be, one of the Turks should be able to fix it without problem. Why not discuss it on the article's talk page and with the WP Project Turkey folks instead of nominating for deletion when you don't know? In other words, discuss it with the editors, on the talk page, where such discussion is designed to take place. KP Botany 23:09, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep: Notable person. I will try to improve the article if I have time. Cretanforever 14:59, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.