[GÜLHÂNE HOSPITAL / YEARBOOKS] Gülhâne: Tabâbet-i askeriye, tatbîkât-i mekteb ve serîriyâti. 15 Temmuz 1925 - 15 Temmuz 1926. [i.e., Gülhane: Military medicine, school training and clinical practice. 15 July 1925 - 15 July 1926]

Complete title: [GÜLHÂNE HOSPITAL / YEARBOOKS] گلهانه: طبابت عسکریه، تطبیقات مکتب و سریریاتی / Gülhâne: Tabâbet-i askeriye, tatbîkât-i mekteb ve serîriyâti. 15 Temmuz 1925 - 15 Temmuz 1926. [i.e., Gülhane: Military medicine, school training and clinical practice. 15 July 1925 - 15 July 1926].

N. A. ([SAGLAM], TEVFIK SALIM (1882-1963)).

Müdafaa-i Milliye Vekâleti Sihhiye Dairesi Yayinlari, Kader Matbaasi, Istanbul, 1927.

Original greenish wrappers. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 182, [10] p., 8 numbered b/w plates and many statistical tables. An inscription on the front cover in Turkish reads “to Major Kemal Bey, the medical officer on duty at Izmir Air Station”. Slight tear on the spine, slight foxing. Uncut. Overall, a very good copy.

Scarce first and only edition describing the activities of Gülhane Hospital during its early phase following its inauguration on 30 December 1898, known as the Rieder-Deycke period (Dr. Robert Rieder, 1894-1904; Dr. Georg Deycke, 1904-1907), summarized in 21 articles by Dr. Tevfik Salim Bey. Published as part of the Gülhâne Yearbooks series.

The yearbooks published from 1924 through the 1930s document all aspects of the hospital’s operations, including the history of the institution and its building, assistants, newly established departments, visitors, and notable patients.

Sağlam was a Turkish military physician and professor, known for his contributions to medical education and health reforms during the early years of the Republic of Turkey. He served as chief physician of the Health Division of the Selanik Redif Brigade during the Balkan Wars, as chief of health of the 2nd and 3rd Armies during World War I, and later as chief of internal medicine at the Gülhane Military Medical Academy.

Özege 6398, TBTK 11773., We couldn’t trace any copies in OCLC.