List of Famous people born in Mersin Province

Emine Ülker Tarhan is a Turkish jurist and politician formerly from the Republican People's Party. She was formerly a judge at the High Court of Appeals. She served as the vice spokesperson of her party in the parliament before resigning on 31 October 2014. She founded the Anatolia Party on 14 November 2014 and led it until its disestablishment in December 2015.

Zehra Gülüç is a Turkish singer who is known for her 2020 single named "Cennetten Çiçek", which became a popular hit in Turkey.

Ahmet Kireççi, was a Turkish sports wrestler, who won the Olympic medal twice, the bronze medal in the Middleweight class of Men's Freestyle Wrestling at the 1936 Olympics and the gold medal in the Heavyweight class of Men's Greco-Roman category at the 1948 Olympics.

Kerim Zengin is a Turkish professional footballer who is playing for Karabükspor. He is a youth international, earning caps at levels from the U-17s up to the Turkey national under-21 football team.