Three Important Anatomists in the Transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic: Hasan Mazhar, Berkol and Zeren

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the change and development of medical anatomy through the short autobiographies of three respected anatomists (Hasan Mazhar Pasha, Nurettin Ali Berkol and Zeki Zeren), who shed light on anatomy education with their studies in the field of medical anatomy in the last periods of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of the Republic of Türkiye. These three intellectual scientists have worked devotedly for the development of the country at the scientific, political, social, and cultural level in the country under wars and change of management.