Profession Physician Died 1952, Dortmund, Germany Role Medical doctor | Name Safiye Ali Institutions Istanbul Education Robert College | |
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Born 1891 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire Known for First female Turkish doctor | ||
Safiye ali kimdir safiye ali nin hayat
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. She studied medicine in Germany in 1916, and opened her office in Istanbul in 1922.
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Her name is given to a family health center in Istanbul.
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