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The 24 most-read arabesk artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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24 artists are ranked in arabesk. The biggest move was Güllü, up 9 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | İbrahim TatlısesŞanlıurfa · Türkiye | 4,992 | +1 |
02 | Bülent ErsoyIstanbul · Türkiye | 4,061 | -1 |
03 | Özcan DenizAnkara · Türkiye | 3,392 | 0 |
04 | Mahsun KırmızıgülDiyarbakır · Türkiye | 2,490 | 0 |
05 | Sibel CanIstanbul · Türkiye | 2,381 | 0 |
06 | Seda SayanIstanbul · Türkiye | 1,632 | +1 |
07 | Müslüm GürsesŞanlıurfa · Türkiye | 1,463 | -1 |
08 | GüllüIstanbul · Türkiye | 1,326 | +9 |
09 | Ferdi TayfurAdana · Türkiye | 971 | -1 |
10 | Yıldız Tilbeİzmir · Türkiye | 916 | -1 |
11 | Orhan GencebaySamsun · Türkiye | 801 | -1 |
12 | DeevaniDominican Republic | 575 | +2 |
13 | İbrahim ErkalErzurum · Türkiye | 551 | -1 |
14 | Neşe Karaböcekİstanbul · Türkiye | 532 | +2 |
15 | CeylanTürkiye | 531 | -4 |
16 | KibariyeManisa · Türkiye | 518 | -1 |
17 | Selami ŞahinTürkiye | 458 | +2 |
18 | Gülden KaraböcekTürkiye | 392 | 0 |
19 | AlişanIstanbul · Türkiye | 371 | -6 |
20 | Ümit BesenOsmaniye · Türkiye | 305 | +1 |
21 | Ankaralı TurgutAnkara · Türkiye | 277 | +1 |
22 | Cengiz KurtoğluArtvin · Türkiye | 249 | -2 |
23 | Oğuz YılmazAnkara · Türkiye | 235 | 0 |
24 | Metin ŞentürkIstanbul · Türkiye | 126 | 0 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.