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Mehmet Okur

1979 - Today

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Mehmet Murat Okur (born 26 May 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Listed at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he played as a power forward and center. Okur is known for his three-point shooting and ability to space the floor. In his seven seasons with the Utah Jazz, he emerged as a talented shooter in the NBA. From 2004 to 2010, he displayed a talent for making big shots in pressure situations, earning him the nickname of "the Money Man" and "Memo is Money" among Jazz fans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Mehmet Okur is the 398th most popular basketball player (down from 352nd in 2024), the 1,314th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,309th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Mehmet Okur ranks 398 out of 1,757. Before him are Alex Hannum, Calvin Murphy, Mel Daniels, CJ McCollum, Reggie Jackson, and Sergio Rodríguez. After him are Maxi Kleber, Zoran Čutura, Willard Schmidt, Adrian Dantley, Bob Boozer, and Josh Hart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Mehmet Okur ranks 355. Before him are Ruth Beitia, Flávio Amado, Koichi Kawai, Rachel Corrie, Lars Berger, and Jayma Mays. After him are Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Bakary Gassama, Robyn, Yasser Al-Habib, Rudi Skácel, and Lisa Batiashvili.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Mehmet Okur ranks 1,314 out of 1,347. Before him are Gökdeniz Karadeniz (1980), Abdullah Avcı (1963), Melisa Sözen (1985), Farah Zeynep Abdullah (1989), Engin Öztürk (1986), and Özgü Namal (1978). After him are Numan Acar (1974), Rıza Çalımbay (1963), İsmet Yılmaz (1961), Sergen Yalçın (1972), Yeşim Ustaoğlu (1960), and Birce Akalay (1984).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Türkiye

Among basketball players born in Türkiye, Mehmet Okur ranks 2. Before him are Hedo Türkoğlu (1979). After him are İbrahim Kutluay (1974), Ersan İlyasova (1987), Ömer Aşık (1986), Semih Erden (1986), Hüseyin Beşok (1975), Alperen Şengün (2002), Kerem Tunçeri (1979), Furkan Korkmaz (1997), Sinan Güler (1983), and Ömer Onan (1978).

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