[RARE COLLECTION OF THE JOURNAL OF THE ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE] دار الفنون طب فاکولته‌سي مجموه‌سي / Dar’ül-fünûn Tip Fakültesi mecmuasi: Tabâbet, eczacilik, disçilik, müteallikati. 83 issues (of 99) in 10 volumes, 1916 - 1928

COMMISSION OF THE ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE.

İstanbul Darülfünunu Tıp Fakültesi Yayınevi, Matbaa-i Amire, Istanbul, AH 1332 [1916 CE] - 1928.

COMPLETE TITLE: دار الفنون طب فاکولتهسي مجموعيس / Dar’ül-fünûn Tip Fakültesi mecmuasi: Tabâbet, eczacilik, disçilik, müteallikati. Published by Commission of the Dar’ül-fünûn. 83 issues (of 99) in 10 volumes, 1916 - 1928. [i.e., Journal of the Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine].

Contemporary black clothes and separate fascicles. Roy. (16x24 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). Richly illustrated. A good collection. Vol. 1: March 1332 / 1916 - August 1334 / 1918 = Complete set of issues 1-7 (no 4 is not inserted into the volume; it is present separately as a fascicle). Vol. 2: August 1335 / 1919 - June 1336 / 1920 = Complete set of nos 1-6. Vol. 3: Between August 1336 / 1920 and April 1337 / 1921, five issues were published; of this volume, the first number (August 1336 / 1920) and the no 5 (April 1337 / 1921) are missing. Nos. 2, 3, and 4 are present in fascicle form. Vol. 4: August 1337 / 1921 - December 1338 / 1922 = Complete set of nos 1-9. Vol. 5: January-February 1339 / 1923 - December 1339 / 1923 = Complete set of nos 1-12. Vol. 6: January 1340 / 1924 - December 1340 / 1924. Vol. 7: January-February 1341 / 1925 - May-December 1341 / 1925. Vol. 8: Of this volume, only the first number (dated January 1926) is present; the remaining 11 issues are missing. Vol. 9: January 1927 - December 1927 = Complete set of nos 1-12. Vol. 10: Between January and February 1928 and November 1928, 12 issues were published; nos 1-7 and 11-12 are present, while issues 8-10 are missing.

Extremely rare collection including 83 issues of 99, of this journal of the Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine. This is one of the seven important periodicals published starting in 1916 by the Istanbul Darülfünun, which was the first Turkish academic institution in the modern sense.

Due to World War 1, this journal was published at irregular intervals, and after the Alphabet Reform (1928), it switched to the new script starting from the January-June 1929 issue. Therefore, this collection consists entirely of early issues printed in Ottoman Turkish using the Arabic script.

The journal, published by the professors of the Faculty of Medicine, included many prominent figures in its editorial board: Ziya Nuri (Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Professor of Laryngeal and Otic Diseases), İsmail Derviş (General Secretary of the Faculty of Medicine and Professor of Obstetrics and Midwifery), Tevfik Recep (Professor of Histology and Embryology), and Şevki (Professor of Philosophy). In the same issue, Sadettin Vedat (Assistant Professor of Surgery) is also recorded as the Secretary. Over time, these names underwent some changes. For example, in Year XV, No. 1-2, 1933, under the heading of Editorial Board (Naşir Heyeti), the names Akif Şakir, Akil Muhtar, Hamdi Suat, İhsan Hilmi, Kenan Tevfik, M. Hayrullah, Necmettin Rıfat, Neşet Ömer, Server Kamil, Süreyya Ali, Tevfik Recep, Ziya Nuri, Fazıl Şerafettin, and Tevfik Remzi appear. In this issue, Behçet Sabit and Muzaffer Esat Bey are also listed under the title of Editors-in-Chief (Tahrir Müdürleri). Again, on the inner title page of this issue, there is a list of the Editorial Board (Tahrir Heyeti) composed of 36 members.

Some examples of articles in the collection that can be considered scientific contributions to the literature: The first article published in the first issue, How Digitalis Takes Effect by Akil Muhtar (1877-1949), immediately draws attention. In this important study, known as the "Usskof Experiment" and recorded in Turkish medical literature, Akil Muhtar Özden proved for the first time in the world that digitalis, when taken orally, begins to take effect after one and a half hours and reaches its maximum effect after three and a half hours.

A summary translation by Mustafa Hakkı of Celal Muhtar Özden’s (1865-1947) famous article titled On the Trichophytosis of the Hands and Soles (Rahatü'l-yed ve ahmasü'l-kadem trikofisisi), originally published in Annales de Dermatologie et de Syphiligraphie, No. 8, August 1892, was printed in AH 1340, Issue 78. In this renowned article, Celal Muhtar identified the Trichophyton fungus as the cause of a skin lesion observed on the hands and feet and presented the cases of trichophytosis he had followed. Additionally, an article by Serge Voronoff (1866–1951), one of the prominent researchers of the period and the pioneer of early scientific studies on rejuvenation through testicular implantation, was published both in Turkish and French under the titles The Histological Evolution and Physiological Manifestations of Glandular Grafting (Gudde aşısının nescî tekamülü ve fisiologyaf tezahürü = Évolution histologique et manifestations physiologiques de la greffe glandulaire) in Year XIV, No. 3-4, April 1932.

For more detailed information about the articles (pp. 200-253):

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Overall, this journal featured early clinical trials, case studies, and important translations of European medical advancements, published between 1916 and 1933, from the period of the First World War to the 1933 University Reform in Turkey, is one of the most important medical periodicals of early 20th-century Turkey. It was issued by the Faculty of Medicine of Darü’l-Fünûn, the Ottoman Empire’s first modern university and the direct predecessor of today's Istanbul University.

The journal served as the primary platform for publishing original medical research, reviews, case reports, and academic discussions by leading Ottoman and Turkish physicians. Contributors included some of the most important figures in Turkish medical history, who were actively engaged in bringing modern Western medicine into the Ottoman/Turkish context.

Darü’l-Fünûn had been established as the Ottoman Empire’s attempt to modernize and systematize education following European models. The Faculty of Medicine, founded earlier in 1827 as Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Şahane, was one of the Empire’s most prestigious institutions.

Duman 0404.; As of May 2025, OCLC lists only two groups of issues (321082787) in two libraries worldwide: Duke University Libraries (Only two issues, Nos. 1 and 4 of the first year) & Princeton University Library (nine issues in total).