Safiye Ali
Safiye Ali | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 1891 |
| Died | 1952 |
| Education | Robert College |
| Known for | First female Turkish doctor |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Physician |
| Institutions | Istanbul |
Safiye Ali (1891–1952) was the first Turkish woman to become a medical doctor. She was a graduate of Robert College in Istanbul. She treated the soldiers in the Turkish War of Independence, the Balkan Wars, and in World War I[citation needed]. She studied medicine in Germany in 1916, and opened her office in Istanbul in 1922.[1][2][3]
Legacy
Her name is given to a family health center in Istanbul.[4]
References
- ^ Abadan-Unat, Kandiyoti & Kıray 1981, 9
- ^ Arda 2009, 11.
- ^ Davis 1986, 266.
- ^ "İstanbul Sağlık Müdürlüğü". Istanbulsaglik.gov.tr. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
Bibliography
- Abadan-Unat, Nermin; Kandiyoti, Deniz; Kıray, Mübeccel Belik (1981), Women in Turkish Society, BRILL, ISBN 90-04-06346-3.
- Arda, Berna (2009), Anatolia; The Cradle of Modern Medicine (PDF), http://dergiler.ankara.edu.tr/: Journal Of Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, 62(1)
{{citation}}: External link in|place=|publisher=(help) - Davis, Fanny (1986), The Ottoman Lady: A Social History from 1718 to 1918, Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 0-313-24811-7.
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