Mustafa Çakır (born December 15, 1986 in

Sinop Sinop can refer to: * Sinop, Turkey, a city on the Black Sea ** Sinop Nuclear Power Plant, was planned in 2013, but cancelled in 2018 ** Battle of Sinop, 1853 naval battle in the Sinop port *** Russian ship ''Sinop'', Russian ships named after the ...

, Turkey) is a Turkish yacht racer competing in the

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class. The tall athlete at is a member of Heybeliada Aquatics Club in

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, where he is coached by Saruhan Çınay. He qualified for participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 39th place. He won the Laser-Europacup 2012 held in

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, France.

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1986 births People from Sinop, Turkey Turkish male sailors (sport) Living people Olympic sailors of Turkey Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Laser Members of the 22nd Parliament of Turkey {{Turkey-yachtracing-bio-stub