Mehmet Okur

Place of Birth: Yalova, Turkey

Date of Birth: 26 May, 1979

Ethnicity: Turkish

Mehmet Okur is a Turkish professional basketball player. A power forward and center, he played for Oyak Renault, Tofaş, Efes Pilsen, the Detroit Pistons, the Utah Jazz, Türk Telekom, and the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been coach of player development for the Phoenix Suns. He is nicknamed “The Money Man” and “Memo is Money.” He is 6′11″.

He is married to actress Yeliz Çalışkan, with whom he has two children. Yeliz was a Miss Turkey finalist.