Original Lotto football shirt Gençlerbirliği S.K. 2005/06

Baki Mercimek(born 17 September 1982 in Amsterdam) is a former footballer. Born in the Netherlands, he represented Turkey at international level.

He previously had spells with Sunderland AFC in England, for whom he never played a first team game, as well as Haarlem in the Netherlands, and Beşiktaş in Turkey.

Mercimek was born in Amsterdam. He was eligible to play for the Netherlands as well as Turkey. Mercimek stated that: "I have Turkish blood and I'd love to play for my country one day.