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Hekim Haci Pasa s (physician Hadji Pasha) brief biography and his opinions on medical deontology

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In Turkish medical history, Hekim Haci Pasa is one of the outstanding physicians of the period of Anatolian Principalities. Some refer to him as Ibn-i Sina of Anatolia. After completing his primary education in Konya, he went to Cairo, the center of science during that period. There is little information about him during this time. Due to a severe illness he suffered during his school years in Cairo, he decided to study medicine. After becoming a physician, he worked in a Cairo hospital where he was patronized and fostered by Isa Bey the Aydinoglu. It is rumored that the name Hadji Pasha was given to him by the Aydinogullari after he returned from Egypt. After his return from Egypt, he was appointed as Kadi (chairperson of the law court; adjudicator) of Ayasluk and taught at the madrasas (school) of Ayasluk and Birgi. Hekim Haci Pasa is a physician who lived during the 14th century. In this article we have included Hekim Haci Pasa s ideas relating to his personal experiences and experiments in conjunction with special deontological principles of medical science and their importance in Turkish Islamic medical history.

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Hekim Haci Pasa (Physician Hadji Pasha) , Medical deontology

Medical Journal Of Suleyman Demirel University

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