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Mersin (tur)

Türkiye

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Mersin ranks 1,982nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Marmorpalais, Poland, and Čapljina. The most famous people from Mersin are Bülent Eken, Birol Ünel, and Rober Eryol. The most famous people who died in Mersin are Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Ahmet Kireççi. Mersin has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many writers, and wrestlers. Mersin is located in Türkiye.

Mersin is a large city and port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province. It is made up of four district governorates, each having its own municipality: Akdeniz, Mezitli, Toroslar and Yenişehir. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1914 and 2004, Mersin was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Bülent Eken, Birol Ünel, and Rober Eryol. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Mersin including Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Ahmet Kireççi.

People Born in Mersin

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Mersin were soccer players (3), actors (3), athletes (3), wrestlers (1), and writers (1),  while most who died were writers (1), and wrestlers (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mersin, including Birol Ünel, Kadir Doğulu, and Hazal Filiz Küçükköse. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mersin, including Bülent Eken, Rober Eryol, and Emre Demir.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Mersin since 1700.