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Safiye Ali | |
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| Born | 2 February 1894 |
| Died | 5 July 1952 (aged 58) |
| Education | Robert College |
| Known for | First female doctor of the Republic of Turkey |
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| Profession | Physician |
Safiye Ali (2 February 1894 – 5 July 1952) or Hatice Safiye Ali was a Turkish physician. She was the second female doctor in the Republic of Turkey. She graduated from the Robert College in Istanbul. She treated soldiers in the Balkan Wars, World War I, and the Turkish War of Independence. She studied medicine in Germany in 1916 and opened her office in Istanbul in 1923.[1][2][3]
Safiye researched maternal and infant health. She was also the first woman to teach medicine in Turkey.[4]
- ^ Abadan-Unat, Kandiyoti & Kıray 1981, 9
- ^ Arda 2009, 11.
- ^ Davis 1986, 266.
- ^ "Türkiye'nin ilk kadın doktoru: Safiye Ali | Örnek Kadınlar | Lacivert Dergi". 2016-06-02. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2020-12-31.