▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture . ▁▁ İ n ce ▁rec alls ▁that ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁both ▁Christian ▁pri ests ▁and ▁Muslim ▁ ▁pray ed ▁during ▁the ▁bur ial ▁ceremony ▁of ▁Han ri ▁At at , ▁a ▁celebr ity ▁of ▁M ers in . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁L ina ▁Nas if , ▁a ▁painter ▁and ▁a ▁citiz en ▁of ▁M ers in , ▁organized ▁an ▁annual ▁multi - rel ig ion ▁ceremony , ▁called ▁a ▁" trad itional ▁pray ing ▁ceremony " ▁( ), ▁to ▁stress ▁and ▁preserve ▁the ▁characteristics ▁of ▁the ▁c emetery . ▁During ▁the ▁ceremony , ▁ ▁and ▁pri ests ▁pray ▁and ▁give ▁speech es ▁on ▁peace . ▁H ym ns ▁are ▁s ung ▁in ▁several ▁languages . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ceremony , ▁M ers in ▁mayor ▁Mac it ▁Ö z can ▁str essed ▁that ▁the ▁dece ased ▁of ▁different ▁relig ions ▁all ▁lay ▁in ▁peace ▁and ▁everybody ▁should ▁do ▁his / her ▁best ▁to ▁keep ▁this ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁c emetery . ▁ ▁Notable ▁persons ▁buried ▁at ▁M ers in ▁Inter fa ith ▁C emetery ▁Kon ca ▁Kur is ▁( 1 9 6 0 - 1 9 9 9 ), ▁Muslim ▁Turkish ▁femin ist ▁writer ▁Ah met ▁M ers in li ▁( 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 7 9 ), ▁Turkish ▁sports ▁wrest ler ▁Nev it ▁K od all ı ▁( 1 9 2 5 - 2 0 0 9 ), ▁Turkish ▁composer ▁M ith at