Football in Mersin has deep roots — the earliest documented player in this dataset was born in 1923. In total, 37 players from Mersin, Turkey, appear on Wikidata. The most notable include Bülent Eken, Rober Eryol and Kerim Zengin. Among them are 33 male and 4 female players. Documented players span more than 82 years, from 1923 to 2005.
