She was born on 13 December 1935.[1] She was the first born to Fasih Galip, one of the first building contractors in Turkey's republican era, and Swiss Lili Mina Raiman who converted to Islam[2] and changed her name to Leyla after the marriage.
She went to Kandilli Elementary School between 1944 and 1946. Between 1946 and 1953, she went to Kandilli Girls Highschool. She graduated from İstanbul Medical School in 1963.[1] Later on, she worked as a doctor in the department of dermatological and venereal diseases in SSK Nisantasi Hospital.
In 1976, she started to study leprosy and founded Fight Against Lepra Association and Foundation. She was awarded "International Gandhi Award" in 1986, India. She worked as a consultant in lepra for World Health Organization until 2006. She took a part in foundation of Laboratory of Derma pathology, Behcet's Disease and Policlinics of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. She has worked as the voluntary head physician in Istanbul Lepra Hospital for 21 years, between 1981 and 2002.[3]
She got married in 1957 and had two children. She has four grand children. Having suffered from breast cancer for 17 years, she died on 18 May 2009.
^ ab"Bir Türkan Saylan portresi". ntvmsnbc.com. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
^"21'inci yüzyılın 2009 yılındaki cadı kazanı... - ALTAN ÖYMEN".
^"Seeking Equal Opportunities for All-For Prof. Dr. Turkan Saylan, leprosy is one piece of a bigger picture" (PDF). For The Elemination Of Leprosy (FTEL). No. 29. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
Further readingedit
Daniella Kuzmanovic (2012), "At the Margins of the Ergenekon Investigation: Central Features of Politics in Turkey", Middle East Critique, Vol. 21, Iss. 2, 2012
External linksedit
Türkan Saylan: Syöpään menehtynyttä hyväntekijää epäiltiin yhteyksistä salaliittoon Turkissa Suomen Kuvalehti 18 May 2009 (in Finnish)
Erol Önderoğlu. (19 May 2009). Death of Türkan Saylan: "State Should Apologise" Bianet
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türkan, saylan, december, 1935, 2009, turkish, medical, doctor, dermatology, academic, writer, teacher, social, activist, famous, fighting, leprosy, founding, charitable, foundation, called, association, support, contemporary, living, çağdaş, yaşamı, desteklem. Turkan Saylan 13 December 1935 18 May 2009 was a Turkish medical doctor in dermatology academic writer teacher and social activist She was famous for fighting leprosy and for founding a charitable foundation called Association for the Support of Contemporary Living Cagdas Yasami Destekleme Dernegi CYDD Turkan SaylanBust of Turkan Saylan in MersinBorn 1935 12 13 13 December 1935Istanbul TurkeyDied18 May 2009 2009 05 18 aged 73 Istanbul TurkeyOccupation s Medical doctor academic writer teacher activist Contents 1 Life and career 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksLife and career editShe was born on 13 December 1935 1 She was the first born to Fasih Galip one of the first building contractors in Turkey s republican era and Swiss Lili Mina Raiman who converted to Islam 2 and changed her name to Leyla after the marriage She went to Kandilli Elementary School between 1944 and 1946 Between 1946 and 1953 she went to Kandilli Girls Highschool She graduated from Istanbul Medical School in 1963 1 Later on she worked as a doctor in the department of dermatological and venereal diseases in SSK Nisantasi Hospital In 1976 she started to study leprosy and founded Fight Against Lepra Association and Foundation She was awarded International Gandhi Award in 1986 India She worked as a consultant in lepra for World Health Organization until 2006 She took a part in foundation of Laboratory of Derma pathology Behcet s Disease and Policlinics of Sexually Transmitted Diseases She has worked as the voluntary head physician in Istanbul Lepra Hospital for 21 years between 1981 and 2002 3 She got married in 1957 and had two children She has four grand children Having suffered from breast cancer for 17 years she died on 18 May 2009 See also editWomen in TurkeyReferences edit a b Bir Turkan Saylan portresi ntvmsnbc com 13 April 2009 Retrieved 11 October 2010 21 inci yuzyilin 2009 yilindaki cadi kazani ALTAN OYMEN Seeking Equal Opportunities for All For Prof Dr Turkan Saylan leprosy is one piece of a bigger picture PDF For The Elemination Of Leprosy FTEL No 29 p 3 Retrieved 19 May 2009 permanent dead link Further reading editDaniella Kuzmanovic 2012 At the Margins of the Ergenekon Investigation Central Features of Politics in Turkey Middle East Critique Vol 21 Iss 2 2012External links editTurkan Saylan Syopaan menehtynytta hyvantekijaa epailtiin yhteyksista salaliittoon Turkissa Suomen Kuvalehti 18 May 2009 in Finnish Erol Onderoglu 19 May 2009 Death of Turkan Saylan State Should Apologise Bianet nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Turkan Saylan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Turkan Saylan amp oldid 1132508175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
