ʃˈæhɪn wˌɪtʃ mˈiːnz fˈælkən ɪn tˈɜːkɪʃ wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv tʊ ɐ pˈʊɹ fˈæmɪli ɪnðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv tˈæʃlɪpˌɪnɑːɹ ɪnðə bˈeɪʃɪhˌɪɹ dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv kˈɑːnjə pɹˈɑːvɪns, tˈɜːki.
Şahin (which means falcon in Turkish) was born in 1955 to a poor family in the village of Taşlıpınar in the Beyşehir district of Konya Province, Turkey.