[Dr. Mehmed Emin Fehmi's pioneering medical history work: the Hakayik-i Tababet].

Abstract

Mehmed Emin Fehmi, who graduated in 1866 with the rank of captain from the Ottoman Medical School (Mekteb-i Tibbiye), died in 1871, During his short life, Dr. Fehmi taught physics classes and translated two books, as well as writing two books and several articles himself. Mehmed Emin Fehmi's "Hakayik-1 Tababet [Facts of Medicine], "published for the first time in 1870, was the earliest printed Ottoman Turkish work on the history of medicine. In the Hakayik-1 Tababet, the medical history of the Greek and Roman eras, the duties of physicians and medical care, and the advancement of medicine are examined from a philosophical and critical perspective. In our research we aimed to clarify the importance and significance of the work in medical history by analyzing its physical characteristics and contents, since it is a pioneering work in Turkish medical history among Ottoman medical publications.