[THE FIRST MODERN POPULAR MEDICAL JOURNAL BY TURKEY'S FIRST PSYCHIATRIST] Sihhî sahifeler: Sihhî ve içtimâî aylik mecmua. Nos 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (of 36) (15 February - 15 June 1923). [i.e., Pages on health].

Complete title: [THE FIRST MODERN POPULAR MEDICAL JOURNAL BY TURKEY'S FIRST PSYCHIATRIST] صحي صحيفهلر / Sihhî sahifeler: Sihhî ve içtimâî aylik mecmua. Müdür-i mesûl: Dr. Servet Tevfik, Fahreddin Kerim [Gökay]. Nos 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (of 36) (15 February - 15 June 1923). [i.e., Pages on health].

[USMAN], MAZHAR OSMAN (Published and edited by) (1884-1951).

Orhaniye Matbaasi, Istanbul, 1923.

Original illustrated staple-stitched covers. 4to. (28 x 20 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). Each issue 16 or 18 pp., b/w photographic plates. Slightly worn to the spines, occasional foxing and fading on some pages and covers. Overall, a very good collection.

Five issues (nos. #2-6) of this rare medical journal, which was published in 24 issues in Arabic script between 1923 and 1924, and later in 12 issues in Latin script in 1930. Owing to Mazhar Osman's professional background, the journal predominantly addresses neuropsychiatric disorders.

Founded in 1923, the very year of the establishment of the Turkish Republic, this periodical was edited and published by Dr. Mazhar Osman, with all contributions written exclusively by physicians. The journal was conceived to address the increasingly pressing health problems in provincial areas of Anatolia through a distinctly patriotic and socially engaged medical perspective. Its contents comprise articles on the major epidemic diseases of the period, such as typhoid fever, cholera, malaria, and tuberculosis, the harmful effects of alcohol consumption, principles of establishing a healthy and economical household diet, child health, first aid, mental illnesses, beauty, and related topics. Sıhhî Sahifeler functioned as a popular health magazine of its time and, enjoying wide public interest, carried out an important public service by actively responding to readers' questions.

“In the early years of his medical career, Mazhar Osman sought to contribute to the Turkish-language psychiatric literature; in later periods, he also wrote regular columns for daily newspapers. Observing the impact of these writings on public opinion, he subsequently turned to publishing activities. In 1919, he began publishing İstanbul Seririyatı, a journal primarily addressed to the medical community, and served as its editor-in-chief until his death, thereby establishing one of the first modern and long-running medical periodicals in Turkish medicine. As he gained increasing public prominence over the years, he went on to launch Sıhhî Sahifeler, the country’s first popular medical magazine. During the 1930s, this journal became the scene of numerous public controversies and may be said to have kept Mazhar Osman continually in the public eye.” (Source: Atatürk Ansiklopedisi: See Mazhar Osman Usman].

Duman 1911., We couldn’t find any copies in WorldCat.