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I think the letter h is silent only for the word merhaba  And indeed it is probably because we say it very fast, for that reason it sounds like silent. Normally no "h" is silent.
Besides "merhaba", in some complicated words which are derived or producted from two words such as kütüphane, h can be silent too. All words with the second word -hane means the place which has done something in it;
dershane => ders + hane
ders = class
hane= house, home or place;
so dershane = classroom
hastahane => hasta + hane
hasta = patent (ill person)
so hastanae means hospital (the place for ill people)
such words which are ....hane can be pronounced fast, and the result sounds like there is no -h- or h were silent. But indeed, normal pronounciation is; -h- is never silent. It is always pronounced.
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