Forest, popular picnic place a few kilometres south of the city centre Notable residents Mark Antony Cicero, Roman proconsul of Cilicia (51-50 BC) Cleopatra Paul the Apostle (Saul of Tarsus), Christian apostle, missionary, martyr, and saint, was born here and returned for a brief period later in life. Antipater, Stoic philosopher Archedemus of Tarsus, Stoic philosopher Caliph Al-Ma'mun died near Tarsus Chrysippus, Stoic philosopher Hagnon of Tarsus, rhetor and philosopher Hermogenes of Tarsus, rhetor Zeno of Tarsus, philosopher Lokman the Physician Saints Cyricus and Julitta Saint Nerses of Lambron, Archbishop of Tarsus in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Saint Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury. Tarsus is one of a number of cities that claims to be the burial place of Bilal ibn Rabah, first muezzin, or caller to prayer, in Islam. Former CEO of the Coca-Cola Company, Muhtar Kent, attended Tarsus American College Journalist Oral Çalışlar was born in Tarsus. Poet and author Ümit Yaşar Oğuzcan was born in Tarsus. Former judge and politician Emine Ülker Tarhan Çukurova Holding chairman Mehmet Emin Karamehmet Manuş Baba Turkish singer of Kurdish origin. International relations Tarsus is twinned with: Langen, Germany Malmö, Sweden Muğla, Turkey Antalya, Turkey Akanthou, Northern Cyprus Gallery Villages Hacıbozan İncirgediği İncirlikuyu Kaleburcu Karboğazı Tepetaşpınar See also Tarsus (West Syriac Diocese) References External links District of Tarsus Municipality of Tarsus Archaeological sites in Mersin Province, Turkey Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey Seleucid colonies in Anatolia Hittite cities Cilicia (Roman province) New Testament cities Populated places in ancient Cilicia Populated places in Mersin Province Catholic titular sees in Asia