Researcher
and writer (b. 1 January 1946, Tavas / Denizli). He attended Nikfer Village
Primary School and graduated from Denizli High School and Ankara University,
Veterinary Faculty. He completed his postgraduate education at the Diyarbakır
Faculty of Medicine. He worked as an academician at Dicle University, Faculty
of Medicine (1969- 78), Gazi University, Faculty of Dentistry (1979- 82) and
Faculty of Medicine (1982-).
He
was dismissed from university in 1983 under article 1402 of the constitution.
He worked as a professor of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology at Gazi
University, Faculty of Medicine. His articles have been published in the
newspaper Cumhuriyet and in the
reviews Abece and Öğretmen Dünyası. He served at the Office of the Prime Ministry as
a member of the High Counsel Committee of Human Rights (1993-95). He is a
member of the Professional Association of Scientific and Literary Work Owners
of Turkey, the Writers Syndicate of Turkey and he is Chairman of the
Academicians Association.
WORKS:
Bölgesel
Üniversiteler (Regional
Universities, 1980), Eylül Üniversitesi (The
September University, 1990), Doğranan
Üniversite (The University that Was Cut Up, 1994), Bosna'ya Farklı Bakış (A Different Approach to Bosnia, 1996), Yaşanan Üniversite (The University That
was Experienced, 1998), Türkiye
Üniversite Tarihi / 1845-1997 (History of the University in Turkey / 1845 -
1997, 2000), Yökoloji (Eucology,
2000), Anatomi Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Anatomy, 2000), Jöntürklerden
Sontürklere Tıbbiyeli (Medical School Students From Young Turks to Last Turks, 2002), Anatomi ve Fizyoloji (Anatomy and Physiology, 2003), Aydınlanma ve Üniversite (Enlightenment and University, 2005).
He has also written textbooks related to his field.