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Türkan Saylan

1935 - 2009

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Türkan 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" (Çağdaş Yaşamı Destekleme Derneği, ÇYDD). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Türkan Saylan is the 608th most popular physician (up from 619th in 2019), the 1,145th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,182nd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Turkish Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Türkan Saylan ranks 608 out of 726. Before her are Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff, Julieta Lanteri, Serenus Sammonicus, Homa Darabi, Ludwik Rajchman, and Gisela Januszewska. After her are John Jeffries, Matilde Hidalgo, Cecilia Grierson, Concepción Aleixandre, Emil Holub, and Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Türkan Saylan ranks 369. Before her are Marco Coll, Ali Al-Naimi, Ervin Zádor, Arnaldo Pambianco, Cheo Feliciano, and Hans Sturm. After her are Sarah Kirsch, György Kárpáti, Leo Falcam, Hubert Hahne, Arvo Valton, and Horacio Troche. Among people deceased in 2009, Türkan Saylan ranks 266. Before her are Abel Goumba, Shyamala Gopalan, Val Avery, Sergei Magnitsky, Roger Planchon, and Semyon Farada. After her are Umberto Betti, Koko Taylor, Jean Margéot, Arne Bendiksen, Test, and Hirotugu Akaike.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Türkan Saylan ranks 1,145 out of 1,347. Before her are Mahmut Atalay (1934), Hülya Koçyiğit (1947), Serenus Sammonicus (200), Cyril Mango (1928), Fuat Oktay (1964), and Rıdvan Bolatlı (1928). After her are Hasan Şaş (1976), Duygu Asena (1946), Alfonso Thiele (1920), Alpay Özalan (1973), Osman Nuri Topbaş (1942), and Oğuz Atay (1934).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Türkiye

Among physicians born in Türkiye, Türkan Saylan ranks 17. Before her are Caesarius of Nazianzus (330), Aëtius of Amida (502), Gazi Yaşargil (1925), Hulusi Behçet (1889), Rufus of Ephesus (100), and Serenus Sammonicus (200). After her are Georgi Valkovich (1833).

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