Who Was Turkan Saydal?

Dermatologist, Turkan Saydal died on Monday, May 18, 2005, age 73. "One of the first women to work as a dermatologist in Turkey, Dr. Saylan became active in the fight against leprosy in the 1970s, founding the Turkish Leprosy Relief Association. Later, she was a consultant to the World Health Organization on leprosy and a founding member of the International Leprosy Union." NY Times

Her obituary appeared in the NY Times this week. "Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife/ [her] sober wishes never learned to stray." It makes us proud to have had her in our midst. It makes us sad that we did not know about her and her work.

Perhaps, a Turkish colleague can add a few words.