Türkan Saylan

Türkan Saylan (born December 13, 1935 in Istanbul ; † May 18, 2009 ibid) was a Turkish author, doctor and chairwoman and founder of the Turkey-wide Association for the Promotion of Contemporary Lifestyles ( ÇYDD ) and the Association to Fight Leprosy (CSD) .

Life

Saylan attended the Kandilli elementary school from 1944 to 1946 and the girls' high school there from 1946 to 1953. In 1963 she graduated from Istanbul University Medical Faculty . Between 1964 and 1968 she worked at the Social Insurance Hospital in Nişantaşı, specializing in skin diseases. In 1968 she started working as a main assistant at the Medical Faculty of Istanbul University in the department of dermatology . In 1971 she received a scholarship in England for further training. In 1974 she worked in France and in 1976 in England. In 1972 she became a lecturer and in 1977 a professor. In 1976 she began to dedicate herself to the fight against leprosy and founded the association for the fight against leprosy.

In 1986 she was honored with the International Gandhi Prize for her work against leprosy . Until 2006 she worked as an advisor to the World Health Organization on leprosy. She was one of the founders of the International Leprosy Union (ILU). She was also a member of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology and the International Leprosy Society. From 1981 to 2002, in addition to her university professorship, she was the chief physician of the Istanbul Leprosy Hospital, which is part of the Turkish Ministry of Health. Between 1982 and 1987 she was head of the Dermatological and Scientific Department of the Medical Faculty of Istanbul University. 1981 to 2001 she was the director of the University's Dermatological Research Center. She also helped found the dermatological-pathological laboratory and the polyclinics for Adamantiades-Behçet's disease and venereal diseases. She was also the coordinator of the National Leprosy Control Program.

Saylan was appointed to the advisory body of the Child Protection Association of Turkey by former President Süleyman Demirel in 2000 . In 2001 she was appointed to the University Council by then President Ahmet Necdet Sezer . She held her council office until 2007.

A grand ceremony was held for Saylan, who died of cancer, at her funeral. In addition to numerous citizens, the then chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP) Deniz Baykal , the chairman of the Democratic Left Party (DSP) Masum Türker , members of parliament, members of courts of law, trade unionists and party members, as well as students and members of the foundation she founded.

family

Saylan's father, Fasih Galip Bey, was one of the first building contractors in the then newly founded Republic of Turkey, and her mother was the Swiss Lili Mina Raiman , who later took the Turkish name Leyla . Türkan Saylan was the oldest of five siblings. In 1957 she married and had two sons, one of whom is a graphic artist and the other is a doctor. Saylan also has two grandchildren.

Ergenekon investigation

Saylan was one of the main initiators of the great " demonstrations for the republic " that mobilized millions against the AKP government in Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir in 2007 . The house search near Saylan, which was carried out on April 13, 2009 as part of the Ergenekon investigation, caused a stir. Following the search, Saylan, who was seriously ill with cancer at the time, was briefly arrested.
Saylan saw the Gülen movement , named after its founder, the Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen , behind the events because it had campaigned for an education in a secular order. The opposition chairman at the time, Deniz Baykal , commented on this as follows: If she wasn't sick, she would have been taken along, like the heads of the regional offices. Ms. Saylan gives scholarships to 29,000 students; it has given 36,000 girls an education. One asks oneself, why does it affect you, a person who is committed to bringing up a modern life? Does anyone have problems with the modern education project; should this be prevented?

At the time of her arrest, Saylan was in the last stages of her cancer and died shortly after the incident. The charges against their employees continued and ultimately resulted in a wave of trials against numerous opponents of Prime Minister Erdoğan and his allies of the Gülen movement .

The charges against members of the ÇYDD association were later dropped for lack of evidence.

Works

• Yer Gök Dört Duvar , Türkan Saylan and their students, Publisher: Cumhuriyet Kitapları, ISBN 978-605-4183-26-5
• Hekimler İçin Deri ve Zührevi Hastalıkları Elkitabı , Türkan Saylan, Publisher: Yüce Yayımları, ISBN 975-411-084-0
• Çağdaşlaşma Yolunda , Türkan Saylan, Publisher: Doğan Kitap, ISBN 978-605-111-099-8
• 100 Soruda Sivil Toplum , Türkan Saylan, Publisher: Cumhuriyet Kitapları, ISBN 978-9944-15-073-6
• Cumhuriyet'in Bireyi Olmak , Türkan Saylan, Publisher: Cumhuriyet Kitapları, ISBN 975-6747-78-1
• Geçmişten Geleceğe Radyo Cumhuriyet'te Çağdaş İnsan Söyleşileri , Türkan Saylan, Publisher: Cumhuriyet Kitapları, ISBN 978-975-6747-86-5
• Güneş Umuttan Şimdi Doğar , Türkan Saylan, Publisher: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları / Nehir Söyleşi, ISBN 978-975-458-578-0
• At Kız , Türkan Saylan, Publisher: Cumhuriyet Kitapları, ISBN 975-6747-24-2

Honourings and prices

• 1960 Dowling Club honorary membership
• 1978 North American Dermatologic Society Honorary Membership.
• 1986 Ataturk's Principles and Revolution Prize from Istanbul University
• 1990 Melvin Jones Award, Rotary International
• 1991 Service at the Ataturk Thought Lions Club -Incirli
• 1996 Kuvayı Milliye Prize, Rotary Club- Haliç
• 1996 woman of the year
• 1996 Ataturk's Principles and Revolution Prize of the University of Istanbul (2nd time)
• 1997 Ataturk Prize, Rotary Club- Tuzla
• 1997 Fahrettin Kerim Gökay Ödülü Prize, Foundation of the Turkish Lions Club
• 1997 Turkish Agricultural Union Prize
• 1998 75th year award, Turkish Women's Union Şişli Department
• 1998 Uğur Mumcu - Muammer Aksoy Prize, ADD Department Istanbul
• 1999 Rifat Ilgaz Culture Center honorary award
• 2000 Foyer des Artistes Prize, Italy
• 2001 Prize of the association for the rights of the sick and sick relatives
• 2001 Education and Modernization Award from the Ataturk Society of America
• 2001 Turkish Art Authority Honorary Award
• 2002 Ataturk / Modernity Prize, Association of World Ataturk Organizations
• 2003 Award for Outstanding Achievement from Yildiz University of Technology
• 2004 training award from the TED college
• 2004 100th Years of Professional Success Award, Rotary Club
• 2004 Human Rights Award from the Karşıyaka Municipality , Izmir
• 2004 Turkey's best teacher award from the Turkish magazine Tempo
• 2004 Courageous Woman of the Year Award from the teaching staff and student body of the Istanbul Culture University
• 2004 Puduhepa Prize from the Adana Cultural Association
• 2005 Ankara Rotary Club Professional Achievement Award
• 2005 Society Peace Prize, Turkish radio station Bariş
• 2005 Human Rights, Democracy, Peace and Aid Prize from the Turkish Social Democratic Foundation
• 2005 Have a Heart Prize from the Turkish Heart Foundation
• 2006 Award for the most successful women in professional life, Turkish daily Dünya
• 2006 ÇEK teaching award , modern training cooperation
• 2007 Honorary Award from Marmara University Istanbul
• 2007 Fethiye Municipality Goat of the Year Award
• 2007 Tireless fighters for our Republic Prize, the municipality of Yenice in Mersin
• 2007 Model Citizen Award from Hacettepe University in Ankara
• 2007 Melvin Jones Award, Lions Club (2nd time)
• 2007 Service Award from the Turkish Bayındır Hospital
• 2007 Service Award from the Rotary Club of Eminönü
• 2007 Metropolitan Rotary Service Award
• 2007 Most Successful Woman of the Year Award from the Turkish Kidney Foundation
• 2008 Education Honorary Award of the Association of the New Generation of Village Institutes
• 2008 Margarette Golding Prize
• 2008 person of the year of a non-governmental organization , Turkish business newspaper Ekonomist

Web links

• Articles about life Saylans: kulturforum.de
• Article on Saylan's death: trtdeutsch.com
• Article about Saylan: istanbulpost.net

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at} biyografi.com : Information on Saylan's biography (Turkish)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Biographical information on Türkan Saylan , istanbul.edu.tr, February 3, 2001 (Turkish)
3. ↑ Information on Saylan's membership in the University Council , Hürriyet, February 3, 2001, (Turkish)
4. ↑ Turkish General Directorate for Press and Information (Tagesspiegel): Article on the funeral ceremony , May 20, 2009
5. ↑ Günter Seufert : The struggle between Islamists and secularists in Turkey does not only confuse Western observers - God or Ataturk - and no way in between? , NZZ, May 16, 2007
6. ↑ As part of the investigation into Ergenekon ( memento of the original from September 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 70 kB) In: Turkey Bulletin of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom , Edition 06/09, reporting period: April 1 to 15, 2009 
7. ^ Ali Cem Deniz: Yeni Türkiye - The new Turkey: From Ataturk to Erdoğan , p. 50 f.
8. ↑ Sensation in the Ergenekon investigation - Türkan Saylan and leading academics arrested ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 91 kB) In: Turkey Bulletin of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom , edition 07/09, reporting period: April 15 to 30, 2009 
9. ↑ Dani Rodrik : Erdoğan and the Gülen Movement - Shadow of Power , September 30, 2013
10. ↑ Türkan Saylan aklandı ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Vatan , accessed November 29, 2010 (Turkish) 
11. ↑ North American Dermatologic Society: Honorary Membership List , (English)