mardin province (, , , arabic: ماردين,), is a province of turkey with a population of 809,719 in 2017. the population was 835,173 in 2000. the capital of the mardin province is mardin ( "mardin" arabic: ماردين, "mardīn"). located near the traditional boundary of anatolia and mesopotamia, it has a diverse population, composed of kurdish, arab and assyrian people, with kurds forming the majority of the province's population.