Şemsettin Mardin was one of the Turkish ambassadors.

Biography

Mardin was born in

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. He was a member of very long-established family. He was uncle to

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and Betul Mardin. Mardin served as the ambassador of Turkey to Lebanon from January 1960 to January 1962. He married Reya Hanim, daughter of Ahmed Cevdet who founded the daily '' Ikdam''. Their son,

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, was an academic. After retiring from diplomatic post, Şemsettin Mardin settled in

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, a district of

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and died there.

References

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