[THE FIRST OFFICIAL MEDICAL JOURNAL OF THE NEW REPUBLIC] Hastahâne: Aylik tibbî mecmua = Hôpital: Revue medicale mensuelle. Nos: 2, 3, 6, 8, 19, 29-33, and the last issue in Latin script (11 issues of 39). [i.e., Hospital: A monthly medical journal.]

Complete title: [THE FIRST OFFICIAL MEDICAL JOURNAL OF THE NEW REPUBLIC] حسخانه: ايلق طبي مجموعه / Hastahâne [later Hastâne]: Aylik tibbî mecmua = Hasta Hane (Hôpital): Revue medicale mensuelle. Yazi ve Idare Müdürleri: Dr. Sükrü Yusuf, Feyzi. Nos: 2, 3, 6, 8, 19, 29-33, and the last issue in Latin script (11 issues of 39). [i.e., Hospital: A monthly medical journal.] 

[AYBAR], ÖMER VASFI (Owner) (1889-1969).

Yeni Gün Matbaasi, Ankara (incorrectly indicated as Istanbul in Duman), 1924-1930.

Original staple-stitched wrappers. 4to. (27 x 20 cm), and Roy. 8vo. (23,5 x 16 cm). Each issue 16, or 17 pp. Light stains on covers. Overall, a very good collection. The first 35 issues were published in Ottoman Turkish, while the remaining four were issued in Latin script. The rare final Latin-script issue is also present in the collection.

The very scarce 11 issues (of 39) of this first official medical journal of the New Republic.

Ömer Vasfi Bey, the founding chief physician of Numûne Hospital in Ankara, the first model hospital of the Republic, was entrusted (with the explicit support of Minister Refik Saydam) with the task of publishing the Republic’s first medical journal. Through Saydam's mediation, the Ministry also provided financial backing. Thus, with the journal’s initial issues distributed free of charge to a select readership during its first year, Ömer Vasfi not only maintained his position as a supporter of government policies but also promoted Numûne Hospital.

Among the contributors to the journal were Dr. Asım İsmail, Director of Public Health and Head of the General Malaria Control Department at the Ministry of Health and Social Assistance; Bahaeddin Faik [Kökdemir], Director of Institutions at the Ministry of Health and Social Assistance; Burhaneddin, former surgeon at Antalya Provincial Hospital; Dr. Kazım İsmail, Surgical Assistant at Istanbul Gureba Hospital; Lütfi Bey, Head of the Laboratory at Numune Hospital; Mahmud Nedim [Oran], Specialist in Venereal and Throat Diseases; Dr. Rebii Hikmet, Specialist in Syphilis and Malaria at the Ministry of Health; and Süleyman Şükrü, Eye Specialist at Ankara Karahisar Central Hospital. (Basaran & Demirsoy).

Some of the articles published in the journal include:

"Hançerenin müşterek felçleri" [i.e., Shared Paralysis of the Tonsils,

"Çocukların beslenme usulü ve tedavisi" [i.e., Children's Nutrition and Treatment Methods],

"Veremin seririyât ve intişari hakkındaki telâkkiyât ve muktesebat-ı cedide" [i.e., Contemporary Views and Findings on the Bedside and Contagiousness of Tuberculosis],

"Batin cerrahisinde drenaj" [i.e., Drainage in Abdominal Surgery],

"Romanyada B.C.G. aşısı" [i.e., BCG Vaccination in Romania],

"Çocuklarda verem muafiyet aşısı" [i.e., Tuberculosis Immunization in Children].

Although its title refers to hospitals (Hastahane), the journal's content is not hospital-specific but covers a range of general medical topics. The journal was published in Turkish, with its title also printed in French on the upper cover. As of January 2026, no complete collection exists in Turkish libraries, and no issues are recorded in any libraries worldwide.

Duman 0781., As of January 2026, we couldn’t trace any copies in WorldCat.