''This article is about the city of Mersin, see Mersin Province, (named İçel province until 2002), for information about the surrounding area.''

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Mersin (, Ancient Greek: Ζεφύριον, Zephyrion) is a large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. The metropolitan area in the entire Mersin Province had a population of 843,429 as of 2010, making it Turkey's tenth most populous city. It is also part of an interurban agglomeration - Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area and lies on the west part of Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region. According to Evliya Çelebi, the city is named after the Mersinoğullari tribe; another theory is that it is derived from the myrtle () which grows abundantly in the region. Mersin is important for Turkey's economy, and Turkey's biggest port is located here.

Slogan:The Pearl of Mediterranean (Turkish: Akdeniz'in İncisi)

Mersin will host the 2013 Mediterranean Games.

History

This coast has been inhabited since the 9th millennium BC. Excavations by John Garstang of the hill of Yumuktepe have revealed 23 levels of occupation, the earliest dating from ca. 6300 BC. Fortifications were put up around 4500 BC, but the site appears to have been abandoned between 3200 BC and 1200 BC.

In subsequent centuries, the city became a part of many states and civilizations including the Hittites, Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, the Macedonians of Alexander the Great, Seleucids and Lagids. During the Ancient Greek period, the city bore the name Zephyrion (Greek: Ζεφύριον) and was mentioned by numerous ancient authors. Apart from its natural harbor and strategic position along the trade routes of southern Anatolia, the city profited from trade in molybdenum (white lead) from the neighbouring mines of Coreyra. Ancient sources attributed the best molybdenum to the city, which also minted its own coins.

The area later became a part of the Roman province of Cilicia, which had its capital at Tarsus, while nearby Mersin was the major port. The city, whose name was Latinized to Zephyrium, was renamed as Hadrianopolis in honor of the Roman emperor Hadrian.

In 395, the Roman Empire was split in two and this area fell into the half ruled from Byzantium (later Constantinople), which became the centre of trade in this part of the world, drawing investments and trade, and causing Mersin to lose its attractiveness.

The city was Christianized early and was the see of a bishop. Le Quien (''Oriens christianus'', II, 883) names four bishops of Zephyrium: Aerius, present at the Council of Constantinople in 381; Zenobius, a Nestorian, at the Second Council of Constantinople in 432-434; Hypatius, present at the Council of Chalcedon in 451; and Peter, at the Council in Trullo in 692. The city remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church, ''Zephyriensis''; the see has been vacant since 1966.

Then came the Arabs, Egyptian Tulunids, Seljuk Turks, Mongol Empire, Crusaders, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Mamluks, Anatolian beyliks, and finally the city was conquered by the Ottomans from the Ramadanid Principality in 1473 and formally annexed by Selim I in 1517.

During the American Civil War, the region became a major supplier of cotton to make up for the high demand due to shortage. Railroads were extended to Mersin in 1866 from where cotton was exported by sea, and the city developed into a major trade center.

In 1918, Mersin was occupied by French and British troops in accord with the Treaty of Sevrès. It was liberated by the Turkish army in 1920. In 1924, Mersin was made a province, and in 1933 Mersin and İçel provinces were joined to form the (greater Mersin) İçel province.

Atatürk and Mersin

Atatürk visited Mersin ten times and stayed in Mersin five times. He said, 'Mersin is the most important trade area in Turkey between Turkey and The World'. The 'Atatürk House' (more formally Atatürk Museum) was established there and it is still used as a museum.

Climate

Mersin has a typical Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers and cool and wet winters. Mersin has its highest rainfall in winter; mainly December and January which gives Mersin its healthy, nurtured coastline. The driest months are summer with hardly any rainfall at all.

Mersin today

Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper (the 52-floor Mertim Tower, which was the tallest skyscraper in Turkey for 13 years between 1987 and 2000, until the completion of the İş Bankası Towers in Istanbul), huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban amenities, although still nothing like the long-established nightlife and culture of İstanbul or İzmir.The seaside of Mersin is the longest seaside in Turkey as well as in Eastern Mediterranean. The population of the city is 843,429 (with all provinces 1,647,899) according to 2010 estimates. The population in the intercity municipalities is shown below:

The Metropolitan Municipality is now trying to rescue the sea front with walkways, parks and statues, and there are still palm trees on the roadsides especially where the young generation like to hang out in the cafés and patisseries of smart neighbourhoods such as ''Pozcu'' or ''Çamlıbel''. These are established neighbourhoods where there are many well-known shops and restaurants with years of experience and reputations to protect. The city centre is a maze of narrow streets and arcades of little shops and cafes, with young people buzzing around on scooters. The old quarter near the fish market is where you will find the stalls selling tantuni and grilled liver sandwiches.

One of the most distinctive features of the city as a whole is the solar heating panels, they are everywhere, on top of every building.

Turkey now plans to construct its first nuclear power plant some 80 miles west of Mersin. In March 2008, Turkey opened the bidding for the construction of the plant. Environmental groups, such as Greenpeace, oppose this plan.

Cuisine

The local cuisine is famous, and restaurants specializing on the Mersin Region can be found all over Turkey, and includes specialties such as:

Ciğer Kebap, (Liver on Mangal), typically served on lavaş with an assortment of meze at 12 skewers at a time,

Tantuni, a hot lavaş wrap consisting of julienned lamb stir-fried on a sac on a hint of cottonseed oil,

Bumbar, lamb intestines filled with a mixture of rice, meat and pistachios, that are served either grilled or steamed,

Cezerye, a lokum made of sweet carrots, covered in ground pistachios or coconuts,

Karsambaç, peeled ice, (or even snow) served with a topping of pekmez or honey,

Künefe, a wood-oven baked dessert based on a mixture of cheese and pastry; famous all throughout the Levant,

Kerebiç, a shortbread filled with pistachio paste, also famous throughout the Levant,

Şalgam suyu, a beverage made of fermented red carrots, very popular in Southern Turkey, that is known somehow to cure hangover.

Economy

The port is the mainstay of Mersin's economy. There are 45 piers, a total port area of , with a capacity of 6,000 ships per year.

Adjacent to the port is Mersin Free Zone established in 1986, the first free zone in Turkey, with warehouses, shops, assembly-disassembly, maintenance and engineering workshops, banking and insurance, packing-repacking, labelling and exhibition facilities. The zone is a publicly owned center for foreign investors, close to major markets in the (Middle East, North Africa, East and West Europe, Russian Federation and Central Asia. The trading volume of the free zone was USD 51,8 billion in 2002.

Mersin has highway connections to the north, east and west. Mersin is also connected to the southern railroad. Adana airport is .

70% of the male population and 46% of the female population is employed. Unemployment is about 6.7%.

Mersin port is an international hub for many vessels routing to European countries.Its now operated by PSA.

Mersin University

Mersin University was founded in 1992 and started teaching in 1993-1994, with 11 faculties, 6 schools and 9 vocational schools. The university has had about 10 thousand graduates, has broadened its current academic staff to more than 2,100 academicians, and enrolls 22,000 students.

Culture

Because the city has been a crossroads for centuries, the local culture is a medley of civilizations. Mersin has a State Opera and Ballet, the fourth in Turkey after Istanbul, İzmir and Ankara. Mersin International Music Festival was established in 2001 and takes place every October. The photography association Mersin Fotograf Derneği (MFD), is one of the most popular and active cultural organizations in the city. Some cultural activities are sponsored by the İçel sanat kulübü (i.e., Art club of Mersin) There is a great museum in the city centre.

The municipal cemetery is interesting as people of all faiths and denominations can be buried here.

The City hosts the Roman Catholic Co-Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua.

In order to swim in clean water you need to get out of town, perhaps an hour along the coast. The beaches at Kızkalesi, Ayaş, Susanoğlu (app. 50–70 km west) are popular with families while young people prefer Akyar, Yapraklı koy, Narlıkuyu or quieter bays along the coast, some of which are very attractive indeed.

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International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Mersin is twinned with:

Notable natives

Karacaoğlan - 16th century folk poet

Musa Eroğlu - Composer,musician

Cemal Mersinli - (aka Mersinli Cemal Paşa) - General and Ottoman minister of defense

Doğan Akça - Artist (painter)

Hüseyin Gezer - Artist (sculptor)

Etem Çalışkan -Artist (painter)

Yavuz Donat - Journalist

Haldun Dormen - Theatre & film actor and director

Seyhan Kurt - Poet,writer,sociologist

Güzide Duran - Model

Müfide İlhan - First woman mayor in Turkey in the 1950s

Özdemir İnce - Author

Ahmet Kireççi (aka Mersinli Ahmet) - Olympic medalist wrestler

Nevit Kodallı - Composer

Turhan Oğuzbaş - Poet

Ümit Yaşar Oğuzcan - Poet

Kayhan Sağlamer - Journalist

Fikri Sağlar - Politician (4 terms Minister of Culture before 1996)

Nevin Yanıt - Female sprinter (European champion in 100 m hurdles)

Atıf Yılmaz - Film director and producer

See also

Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area

Çukurova

Akdeniz, intercity municipality of Mersin

Mezitli, intercity municipality of Mersin

Toroslar, intercity municipality of Mersin

Yenişehir, intercity municipality of Mersin

Cilicia War

Gözne

Soli, Cilicia

Yumuktepe

Kazanlı

Chronology of the Turkish War of Independence

List of mayors of Mersin

Mersin İdmanyurdu, footbal team of the city, attending top level division in 2011-12 season.

Gulf of Mersin

Mersin Grand Mosque

Mersin Harbor

Mersin railway station

Mersin Halkevi

Mertim

Mersin Feneri

Muğdat Mosque

Atatürk Parkı

References

Notes

Blue Guide, Turkey, The Aegean and Mediterranean Coasts (ISBN 0-393-30489-2), pp. 556–557.

Blood-Dark Track: A Family History (Granta Books) by Joseph O'Neill, contains a detailed and evocative history of the city, viewed from the perspective of a Christian Syrian family long resident in Mersin.

Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), p. 66

External links

Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites

Catholic Encyclopedia "Zephyrium"

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Name	Emre Aydın
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Birth date	February 02, 1981
Origin	Turkey
Genre	Pop rock
Occupation	Singer, Song-writer
Years active	2002–present
Associated acts	6. Cadde
Label	Sony BMG }}

Emre Aydın (born February 2, 1981) is a Turkish rock singer-songwriter. He has been referred to as ''emreaydın'' on his official site to establish a trademark. The singer won the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 in the "Europe's Favourite Act" category. He is also the former lead singer for the Turkish rock band 6. Cadde.

Biography

Emre Aydın was born in Isparta on 2 February 1981 as the first child of Şaban and Nermin Aydın, who are both pharmacists. He has a younger brother named Yiğit. In his early years the family moved to Antalya. Emre began playing saz at an early age and later opted for guitar. He graduated from Antalya Anadolu Lisesi (high school) and then studied economics at Dokuz Eylül University in İzmir, upon his parents' wish. In a 2009 interview Emre admitted that he never attended a musical conservatory, because he did not want to have his musical experience transformed into school lessons and exam sessions, which he thought would make him lose interest in music.

Career

Sing Your Song competition

In 2002, while at Dokuz Eylül University, Emre saw the advertisement of a musical competition, ''Sing Your Song'', aired by a domestic television channel, Show TV. The jury included well-known Turkish rock singer Koray Candemir. With a friend, Onur Ela, they decided to apply with Emre's own song, ''Dönersen'' (If you come back), and out of 1500 applicants, they won the competition. The song was selected by Universal Music into a selection album and their band, named 6. Cadde was offered a contract with Universal Music Turkey.

6. Cadde

6. Cadde (previously named EQ) was established in Izmir in 1999, by Emre Aydin and fellow students from the same university and published demo recordings for two songs, ''Rüyamdaki Aptal Kadın'' (Foolish Woman in my Dream) and ''Tesadüfen'' (By Chance) on the internet. The group went through major transforming during the years, with changing band members, the final set-up with Onur Ela applied for the musical competition ''Sing Your Song'', which they won. This made them possible to record their first professional album, produced by Haluk Kurosman and published by Universal Music Turkey in 2003. The recording was done in Istanbul in a month's time, while all-round production of the album took 2,5 months. The first single from the album was ''Sabuha'', previously sang by such arabesk performers like Ibrahim Tatlises. ''Sabuha'' came to life by one of the tasks the jury of ''Sing Your Song'' assigned to the participants, namely that each band had to cover a song outside of their own musical genre. The song was refurbished by 6. Cadde from a different musical approach, changing its style and arrangements, in less than 15 minutes, as they had forgotten about the task and hurriedly recorded ''Sabuha'' for next day's competition shooting. Later the song was re-recorded for the album. In an interview Kurosman gave away that the ''6. Cadde'' album was the rough mix of studio recordings, previously prepared for radio promotion, because his computer's hard disk became damaged, all the records vanished, and they did not have time to record them all over again. Soon after the first stocks arrived to the shops, Universal Music Turkey closed down, Onur Ela decided to leave the band, and Emre opted for a solo career.

Solo career

After 6. Cadde broke up, Emre returned to Izmir, where he went through a difficult phase of his life. He had difficulties at the university, in finding a new rent, and other personal problems that made him write most of the songs of his first solo album, "Afili Yalnızlık" (''Ostentatious Loneliness''), released by Sony BMG in 2006, after he was signed by former 6. Cadde producer Haluk Kurosman and talent manager Hadi Elazzi's own company, GRGDN. The album was recorded in the GRGDN studio in the Ulus district of Istanbul. Emre was assisted by renown Turkish musicians, bass guitar was played by Cem Bahtiyar of maNga, drums by İllker Baliç of Gripin, electric guitar by Tuğrul Akyüz of Vega and Kurosman himself also contributed as a musician. His first videoclip was shot for the title song, "Afili Yalnızlık", directed by cinematographer Yon Thomas, who has previously worked with, among others, Norah Jones and Slipknot. The storyline was also written by Thomas, who excluded the singer from the scenario of a narcissistic woman, played by Turkish actress Şebnem Dönmez. The story of the first video was extended to the following two videos, shot for "Kim Dokunduysa Sana" (Whoever Touched You) and "Git" (Go), the latter was also directed by Yon Thomas. Three more videos were shot, for "Belki Bir Gün Özlersin" (Maybe One Day You'll Miss), "Bu Kez Anladım" (I Understood It This Time) and "Dayan Yalnızlığım" (Endure, My Loneliness).

Emre's album quickly became a smash hit in Turkey, having won several awards, including ''Blue Jean Magazine's'' awards for Best Song, Best Newcomer, Best Music Video and his producer, Haluk Kurosman was named Best Producer. Emre also won the prestigious ''Powertürk Music Award'' as ''Best Newcomer'' in 2007 and a year later was awarded for the ''Best song'' and ''Best duet'' at the same gala (see Awards section for a full list of awards). The album received mostly positive criticism, according to Burhan Ayeri columnist, "Emre Aydın's performance at 2 Renk [a television programme] was extraordinary. With a good manager, he will sweep away Tarkan. As Özcan Deniz said, 'this is the first time we see all songs of an album being top hits'."

The singer is among the most frequently touring Turkish singers, in 2007 he gave 130 live concerts until August. Emre also completed his first European tour in 2008, composed of concerts in Bochum, Cologne and Rotterdam and performed in the Carling Academy, London on 11 May 2008.

On November 6, 2008 he won the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 as ''Europe's Favourite Act''. Upon this success, the singer decided to release an English single, planned for March 2009, which will be followed by his second Turkish album, ought to be released in May 2009.

The singer's popularity is effectively shown at his official forum, which had 79,000 registered members as of October 2007 and more than 150,000 as of October 2009.

Discography

Albums

With 6. Cadde

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2003	''6. Cadde''''(Sixth Avenue)''

Solo albums

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2006	''Afili Yalnızlık''''(Ostentatious Loneliness)''
2010	''Kağıt Evler'' ''(Paper Houses)''

Guest appearances

bgcolor=lightblue	Year	Title/Artist
2008	''Söz Müzik Teoman/Teoman''''Sürpriz''

Singles

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2010	''Falling Down''Sony MusicProducer: Mats Valentin

Chart positions

Album	Single	Peak position
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Videos

#''Afili Yalnızlık'' (Ostentatious Loneliness) (directed by Yon Thomas) #''Kim Dokunduysa Sana Ona Git'' (Whoever Touched You) (Emre Can) #''Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım'' (I Loathe Istanbul Without You) - duet with Gripin (directed by Gürcan Keltek) #''Git'' (Go) (Yon Thomas, Mike Norman) #''Belki Bir Gün Özlersin'' (Maybe One Day You'll Miss) (directed by Gürcan Keltek) #''Bu Kez Anladım'' (This Time I Understood) #''Dayan Yalnızlığım'' (Hold On My Loneliness) #''Bu Yağmurlar'' (These Rains) #''Hoşçakal'' (Good Bye)

Awards

Emre Aydin's awards listed in timely order, international awards in bold: 10. Istanbul FM Gold Awards: Best Newcomer (En iyi çıkış) Blue Jean Magazin ''Best of 2006'' Awards:

* Best Turkish Male Singer

* Best Turkish New Singer

* Best Turkish Album

* Best Turkish Song

* Best Turkish Video (for ''Afili Yalnızlık'')

Powertürk Music Awards

Best Newcomer (''En İyi Çıkış Yapan Sanatçı'')

34. Hürriyet Altın Kelebek Ödülleri (''34th Golden Butterfly Awards'')

Best Newcomer (''En iyi çıkış yapan solist'')

14. Altın Objektif Ödülleri 2006 (''14. Golden Objective Awards 2006'')

Yılın En İyi Çıkış Yapan Yorumcusu (''The Best Newcoming Singer of the Year'')

11. Istanbul FM Gold Awards 2007

*Best rock male singer

* Best song with best lyrics & music (together with Gripin for the song ''Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım'')

Dream Magazine 2007 Awards

* En İyi Erkek Sanatçı (''Best male singer'')

* Yılın Yerli Şarkısı (''Domestic Song of the Year''): ''Git''

* Yılın Yerli Müzik Olayı (''Domestic Music Event of the Year''): Gripin-emreaydın: ''Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım'' duet

Dream TV 2007 Top 50 Songs

* 3rd place: Gripin-emreaydın: ''Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım'' (first among Turkish songs)

* 38th place: ''Kim Dokunduysa Sana''

Powertürk Music Awards 2008

* Best song: Gripin& emreaydın: ''Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım''

* Best duet: Gripin& emreaydın: ''Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım''

14. Kral TV Video Müzik Ödülleri

* Best Rock Singer

35. Altın Kelebek Tv Yıldızları Ödülleri

* Best Video: ''Belki Bir Gün Özlersin''

MTV Türkiye 2008

Best Turkish Act

MTV Europe Music Awards 2008

* Best European Act

Blue Jean Magazine: The Best of 2008

Best male singer

Source

Emre Aydın Official Site >> Web Site (English)

Emre Aydin Official Site >> Özgeçmiş (biography)

References

External links

Emre Aydın Emre Aydın Fan Forum Official Emre Aydın Myspace Emre Aydın at ShowCaseYourMusic.com Emre Aydın at MTV Türkiye Emre Aydın International

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Fatih Terim, Commendatore OSSI, (born 4 September 1953) is a Turkish football former player and manager. Terim was born in Adana, Turkey to Nuriye and Talat Terim. His father, Talat, is a Turkish Cypriot who immigrated to Turkey. Terim is regarded as a hard-line motivator whose no-nonsense approach was honed during 11 years as a rugged defender with Galatasaray. His nickname is ''İmparator'', which is the Turkish word for ''"Emperor"''. This nickname is also widely used in Italy in his reference. In a survey conducted by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) in 80 countries, Fatih Terim was placed among the best eight managers in the world. He received his award at a ceremony held in Rothenburg, Germany on January 8, 2001. Terim was nominated to be named UEFA manager of the year 2008. Eurosport named Terim as the best coach at Euro 2008. In December 2008, Terim was ranked the 7th best football manager in the world by World Soccer Magazine. Despite his successful record as the manager of Turkey in UEFA Euro 2008, Terim resigned from his post in October 2009 upon the failure of Turkish national team's qualification for FIFA World Cup 2010.

Playing career

In 1969, Terim's professional football career began as a junior player with Adana Demirspor. Because of his financial difficulties, he was the only player in the team who was being paid secretly by the club at the time. Three years later, he became the captain of the team. He recalls his first game with the captain badge.

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Terim played 6 more years with Adana Demirspor. As a successful striker, he joined Galatasaray SK in 1974. As the team captain, he had to fill in for injured defenders and eventually he ended up playing regularly as a sweeper/defender. Terim played for 11 years for the Istanbul club. However, during his time with Galatasaray, the club was not able to win the championship trophy in the Turkish league. Terim was capped to the Turkish national team 51 times, from 1974 to 1985, and was the national team captain for 35 international games, establishing the national record for both categories at his time. He ended his playing career in Galatasaray in 1985.

Abdullah Gegic, a legendary football coach with Partizan Belgrade (of former Yugoslavia) and Eskisehirspor (of Turkey), knew Terim from his days as a central defender and described Terim as an intelligent defender with Beckenbauer like qualities. Gegic attributed Terim's successes as a coach to his unique understanding of the game that was developed during his time playing as a central defender.

Managerial career

After retiring from professional football his initial training came from Jupp Derwall while they were at Galatasaray. Terim's coaching career began when he was appointed the coach of MKE Ankaragücü. He coached the club for 18 months and moved on to coach Göztepe in İzmir which lasted one year. He did not have any significant success with these teams.

Turkey (1990-1996)

In 1990 he was appointed as assistant to Turkey's national coach Sepp Piontek, where he also coached the U21 team. After serving as assistant coach for three years, he was appointed Turkish national team coach in 1993. Three years later, the Turkish national team succeeded in qualifying for the final tournament of the Euro '96 for the first time in its history under his management. Although the national team did not perform well in the tournament (losing all the games, and not being able to score a single goal), the qualification to the tournament was still considered a great achievement for Turkish football.

Galatasaray (1996-2000)

After Euro 1996, Fatih Terim signed a contract with Galatasaray S.K.. Under his management Galatasaray won the championship in the Turkish league for four consecutive years, crowning his achievements by winning the UEFA Cup in 2000, making Fatih Terim the most successful Galatasaray manager in its history. His departure allowed Mircea Lucescu to clinch the UEFA Super Cup in 2000 for Galatasaray.

AC Fiorentina (2000-2001)

His success with Galatasaray lead Terim to Serie A, signing a one year contract with ACF Fiorentina, Italy.

His aggressive and offensive style of football, and his tense relations with the mercurial club president and owner Vittorio Cecchi Gori made Terim a favourite amongst Fiorentina fans. In Fiorentina, Terim had a significant start, beating AC Milan (4-0) and holding Juventus to a 3-3 thrilling draw, and eliminating Milan 4-2 on aggregate to reach the final of the Coppa Italia. However, in the middle of the 2000-2001 season, Terim declared that he was not going to extend his contract with the club since Cecchi Gori did not intend to make the investments that he requested. After his declaration, the team's performance declined significantly, and his continuing clashes with the club president urged him to resign before the season ended. Romanian football legend Gheorghe Hagi praised his work in Florence, "In five months he built up a phenomenal side at Fiorentina. Name me another foreigner capable of that. He's extraordinary - he could coach any side."

AC Milan (2001)

In the summer of 2001, he was named the coach of AC Milan turning down offers from other clubs like FC Barcelona and Liverpool F.C. Immediately he signed Rui Costa, Ümit Davala and Filippo Inzaghi to the club. He transformed AC Milan's system, playing with a system very similar to the Total football style of Rinus Michels, playing a 4-3-1-2 with Rui Costa as the key player. Terim built a highly offensive and aggressive Milan, but during this period Milan was well-known for being vulnerable at the back, conceding goals and drawing against lesser teams. After several disappointing results his contract was terminated, making his AC Milan career last only 5 months.

Galatasaray (2002-2004)

In the summer of 2002 he returned to Galatasaray. Due to internal problems within Galatasaray’s management, financial difficulties of the club, and the failure of his transfer policies, he had a disappointing performance. This led him to resign and take a break in his managing career in March 2004. In the meantime clubs like Internazionale and AS Roma tried to lure Terim back to the Serie A, but with no success. In the summer of 2005, Terim was asked to manage the Turkish national team once again.

Turkey (2005-2009)

He successfully led Turkey to the semi-finals of Euro 2008, where they eventually lost to Germany. Shortly after the success at Euro 2008, he was recommended by former Newcastle United manager Bobby Robson for the Newcastle managerial position, but he was overlooked for the job. After a disappointing qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup, where Turkey failed to make the automatic qualification or play-off's, Terim resigned from the position.

Euro 2008

Terim and his Turkey side were hailed as the "comeback kings". Turkey started Euro 2008 with defeat to Portugal. As Turkey trailed Switzerland at half-time, Terim's tactical changes were the spur. Turkey went on to snatch a win two minutes into stoppage time. In the final winner-take-all group game against the Czech Republic, who were riding a comfortable two goal lead, Turkey shocked the football world by coming back and scoring three goals in the final fifteen minutes. During their quarter final clash with Croatia, Terim had extreme difficulty in finding attacking options, having been handicapped with many suspensions and injuries. As the game looked to be heading into a penalty shootout, Terim and Turkey were stunned when Croatia scored in the 119th minute of extra time to almost certainly win it. Terim did not allow his players to give up. Turkey again somehow managed an equalizing goal, sending the game into a penalty shootout. Turkey subsequently won the shootout and progressed to the semi-finals. Eventually losing to Germany in the semi-finals with 13 available players, Terim finished his campaign at the tournament with an amazing statistical record - out of the estimated 490 minutes of playing time, Turkey only lead for 13 of them. Terim's contract was extended to 2012 at the conclusion of the tournament, despite heavy speculation that he may return to Italy or go to England to manage at club level.

World Cup 2010

Since going out of the European Championships in the semi-finals Terim has continued to manage the Turkish National Team. In the World Cup 2010 qualifying stage, they have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2 matches, leaving them 4 points adrift from second placed Bosnia-Herzegovina up to April 2009. This has seen Turkey move up to 10th position in the FIFA World Rankings. On 11 October 2009 announced his resignation from his job, the game on 14 October 2009 was his last game as manager of the Turkey national football team.

Galatasaray (2011-)

Due to a poor year, Galatasaray being unable to qualify for European football, and the internal conflict amongst board members in addition to the poor performance of the squad during the 10-11 season, Galatasaray appointed a new chairman Ünal Aysal. Ünal Aysal's first scoop in order to build a better Galatasaray squad to claim the dominance in the Süper Lig was to appoint a new manager. Fatih Terim his first and only choice has been called up for a third time to manager Galatasaray, it is speculated that the preliminary agreements have been agreed thus Fatih Terim will soon be introduced as head coach for a third time.

Career statistics

Player

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Club

Season

League

Cup

League Cup

Europe

Total

!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals

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Galatasaray

30

|

?

?

3

0

?

?

33

2

Turkish First Football League 1975–76

1975–76

30

|

?

?

4

1

?

?

34

4

Turkish First Football League 1976–77

1976–77

29

|

?

Turkish First Football League 1977–78

1977–78

29

|

?

?

2

0

?

?

31

2

Turkish First Football League 1978–79

1978–79

27

|

?

?

3

1

?

?

30

3

Turkish First Football League 1979–80

1979–80

30

|

?

?

2

0

?

?

32

2

Turkish First Football League 1980–81

1980–81

27

|

?

?

1

0

?

?

28

2

Turkish First Football League 1981–82

1981–82

28

|

?

?

3

0

?

?

31

0

Turkish First Football League 1982–83

1982–83

29

|

?

?

2

1

?

?

31

2

Turkish First Football League 1983–84

1983–84

28

|

?

?

2

0

?

?

30

0

Turkish First Football League 1984–85

1984–85

30

|

?

?

3

0

?

?

33

0

!Total

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Career total

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Manager

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!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
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Decoration

On May 8, 2008, Fatih Terim was honored with the rank Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana (2nd Class / Commander of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity) by the Italian state at a reception hosted by the Italian Embassy in Ankara .

See also

List of UEFA Cup winning managers

List of Turkey national football team managers

List of Galatasaray S.K. managers

List of A.C. Milan managers

References

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