[POPULAR REMEDIES TO PEOPLE'S BODILY AND MENTAL PROBLEMS DURING THE GRECO-TURKISH WAR PERIOD] Hekim: Simdilik ayda bir nesrolunur, ahâliye mahsûs tibbî, ilmî gazete. Nos: 1-12 of 20. (The first volume, the first year). [i.e., Physician]

Complete title: [POPULAR REMEDIES TO PEOPLE'S BODILY AND MENTAL PROBLEMS DURING THE GRECO-TURKISH WAR PERIOD] حكيم: شمدلك ايدا بر نشر اولنور، اهاليه مخصوص طبّي، علمي جريده / Hekim: Simdilik ayda bir nesrolunur, ahâliye mahsûs tibbî, ilmî gazete. Sâhib-i imtiyaz: Dr. Ali Muhlis. Müdür-i mesûl: Dr. Ismail Ferid. Nos: 1-12 of 20. (The first volume, the first year). [i.e., Physician].

MUHLIS, ALI (1880-1935).

Kader Matbaasi, Istanbul, 1 Kanûn II 1338 – Agustos 1339 [CE 1922-1923].

The first eleven issues are bound in contemporary black cloth; the final issue (no. 12), loose as issued. Folio. (32 × 24 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish in Arabic letters). The titles were calligraphed by the renowned Turkish calligrapher Hamid Aytaç (1891-1982). The binding shows soiling and wear, with chipped extremities and slight water staining on pages; some issues lack their original covers. Overall, a good/fair collection.

The very rare first 12 issues of this illustrated medical periodical, published during the period of the National Struggle and the proclamation of the new Republic (1922-1923). Aimed at educating all segments of society on the importance of safeguarding health, maintaining well-being, and preventing illness, the periodical represents one of the early public-health initiatives of the era.

It was produced through the efforts of Ali Muhlis Bey, Chief Physician of the Women’s Ward of the Psychiatric Hospital and a clinical member of the Paris Society of Mental Medicine, and under the directorship of Ismail Ferid Bey, a physician specializing in venereal diseases at the General Directorate of Public Health and a member of the former German Hospital’s medical staff.

The newspaper offered rich content, ranging from articles on infectious diseases such as syphilis, malaria, influenza, and spotted fever, to discussions of harmful habits like alcohol and morphine addiction, as well as various mental illnesses. In the first two issues of Hekim Gazetesi, a medical short story titled “Nazle-i Süfelâ” [i.e., Lower catarrh] was published, followed by a serialized narrative titled “Vesîkali” [i.e., The Documented] appearing from issue 3 through issue 14, with only issue 7 omitted due to its length.

The newspaper’s back cover also carried advertisements for medicines, physicians’ consultations, the Hilal-i Etıbbâ Society, and land plots. On the final page, under the heading “The Physician’s Sacrifice to His Readers,” the newspaper announced that readers presenting coupons would be entitled to free medical consultations with physicians at designated locations on specified days.

Several issues included articles on mental illnesses as well as drug and alcohol abuse, and the newspaper occasionally published photographs of individuals suffering from mental illness or addiction. As the newspaper’s owner, Ali Muhlis Bey, served as deputy director of a mental asylum, the publication also featured images related to the Steinhof Mental Hospital in Vienna.

The newspaper ceased publication with its 20th and final issue, following the exile of its owner, Ali Muhlis, to Samsun.

Contents of the first five issues:

No. 1: Mülkiye Etıbbâsını halka nasıl tanıtmalıyız? by physician Eyyûb Hikmet. [i.e., How Should We Introduce Civil Medicine to the Public?]: An article that examines how civil medicine should be presented to and disseminated among the public. It outlines the structure and functions of provincial and district hospitals, municipal medical offices, quarantine organizations, public health services, and medical personnel serving in prisons, schools, and other public institutions.

Eczacı sütunu [i.e., Column of the pharmacist].

Akıl; akıl hastalarının mevkii ictimâisi: Bimârhaneler by Doktor Ali Muhlis. [i.e., The Mind; the Social Situation of the Mentally Ill].

Bizde hekimlik: İnsanın göbeği düşer mi? [i.e., Medicine Among Us: Can a Person’s Navel Fall?].

And other articles on the death certificates, syphilis, etc.

No. 2: Çocuklarımız neden ölüyor? by physician Eyyûb Hikmet. [i.e., Why are our children dying?]: An article on fatal childhood diseases in Turkey.

Hıfz-üs-sıhhat-ı akl by physician Ali Muhlis. [i.e., The Preservation of Mental Health].

Verem’in bugünkü tarz-ı tedâvisi by E. Burhaneddin. [i.e., Current treatment of tuberculosis].,

Bizde hekimlik: Körükçü oğlu macunu, Uşakî habbı, haşhaş, by physician Hasan Şükrü. [i.e., Medicine Among Us: Körükçüoğlu Paste (a traditional medicinal paste), Ushaki Pills, Opium poppy].

No. 3: Heyecân: Heyecânın bedene te’sîri, hayatta zevk ve eğlencenin rolü [i.e., Emotion (Excitation): The Effects of Emotional Excitement on the Body, and the Role of Pleasure and Recreation in Life]; İştaynhof (Steinhoff) Bimâr-hanesi [i.e., Steinhoff Mental Hospital]; Deli ve küllâbîsi (mâ-ba’d) [i.e., The Lunatic and His Keeper] by Ali Muhlis.

Esrârengîz bir cinâyet by Polis müdüriyeti umûmisi ser-tabîbi Sabit. [i.e., A mysterious murder].

Gebelik ve verem by Ali Rıza. [i.e., Pregnancy and Tuberculosis].

No. 4: Hastabakıcılık, [Nursing - caregiving] written by anonymously.

Hürriyet-i irâde [i.e., Free will] by Ali Muhlis.

Frengi [i.e., Syphilis] by Ismail Ferid.

Saçların hıfz-üs-sıhhası [i.e., The hygiene and preservation of hair], Ali Rıza.

Teaddüd-i zevcât [i.e., Polygami], written by anonymously.

Spor: Yanlış telâkkiler [i.e., Sport: Misconceptions], by Selim Sırrı [Tarcan]., etc.

No. 5: Hıfz-üs-sıhha müzesinde bir gün; Hekim bilgileri “Vücûdun harâreti- elbiseler” [i.e., A day at the Public Health Museum; Medical information: “Body temperature - clothing”], by Ali Muhlis.

Zehirler; Çocuklara nasıl bakmalı? [i.e., Poisons; How Should Children Be Cared For?], by İsmail Ferid.

Hıfz-üs-sıhhat-ı haml “gebelere rehber” [i.e., Hygiene of Pregnancy (“A Guide for Pregnant Women”)], by Tabîb-i müvellid Doktor Bekir Zafer.

Saçların hıfz-üs-sıhhası [i.e., Hair Hygiene], Ali Rıza.

Harp hayâtı “Siperlerde hıfz-üs-sıhha” [i.e., Life in Wartime ("Public Health in the Trenches")], by Cafer Tayyar.

Ağız hıfz-üs-sıhhası [i.e., Oral hygiene], by Hasan Şükrü.

Duman 0805., As of January 2026, this title is not held by any institution listed in OCLC.

Complete title: [POPULAR REMEDIES TO PEOPLE'S BODILY AND MENTAL PROBLEMS DURING THE GRECO-TURKISH WAR PERIOD] Hekim: Simdilik ayda bir nesrolunur, ahâliye mahsûs tibbî, ilmî gazete. Sâhib-i imtiyaz: Dr. Ali Muhlis. Müdür-i mesûl: Dr. Ismail Ferid. Nos: 1-12 of 20. (The first volume, the first year). [i.e., Physician]