List of Famous people born in Mersin Province

Suna Tanaltay was a female Turkish writer, teacher, poet and psychologist.

Feyyaz Berker was a Turkish businessman, born in Mersin, Turkey. He is one of the three co-founders and current owners of the Tekfen Holding. His father, Muhtar Berker, an ophthalmologist in Mersin, was elected to Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 1939 as İçel deputy. When his family moved to Ankara, Feyyaz had transferred to Robert College of Istanbul, from Tarsus American College. In 1946, he graduated from Robert College with a diploma in civil engineering and moved to the United States for a master's degree at University of Michigan. When he returned to Turkey in 1949, he worked in the construction of Esenboğa International Airport (Ankara) for a year. In 1950, he founded Tekfen Holding with Nihat Gökyiğit, his friend from Robert College, and Necati Akçağlılar.

Turgut Doğan Şahin is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays for Ümraniyespor.

Tuğçe Şahutoğlu is a Turkish female hammer thrower. The 1.80 m (5.9 ft) tall athlete at 115 kg (254 lb) was a member of Beşiktaş J.K. Athletics Team before she transferred to Fenerbahçe Athletics, where she is coached by Muzaffer Tolun. She was a student of physical education at the vocational college of Aksaray University.

Oğuz Kağan Güçtekin is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Konyaspor on loan from Fenerbahçe.