As the Cyprus Studies Center, one of the activities that we attach great importance to is the Turkish Cypriots Symposiums who have left their mark. The aim of these symposiums, which are held regularly every two years, is to bring people who have left their mark in the memory of the society with their thoughts and ideas and works throughout their lives, primarily by considering them in their own social and historical environment and to re-evaluate them within today's mentality and phenomena.
Turkish Cypriots Who Left Their Mark – Books:
Turkish Cypriots Who Left Their Mark 1:
Niyazi BERKES was discussed in the first symposium held in 1999. Niyazi Berkes is a person who has managed to make himself known in the world in the field of sociology and has deeply influenced the Turkish intellectual life with his thoughts and works, despite living abroad for many years. He was born on September 21, 1908, in Nicosia. He graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy in 1931. He worked in different jobs for a while and in 1935 I.U. He became a sociology assistant at the Faculty of Letters. In the same year, he went to the University of Chicago in the USA with Behice Boran for his studies in sociology. He returned to Turkey in 1939 and started to work as an associate professor of sociology at Ankara University, Faculty of Language, History, and Geography. In particular, he researched the changes that Turkey went through from the Ottoman Empire period to the present, and in addition to these, he conducted theoretical sociological studies. His fieldwork titled "Research on Some Ankara Villages", which he wrote in 1942, is one of the first monographs published in the field of sociology in Turkey. His work, Modernization in Turkey (1973), is one of his most important works in the field of sociology.
Turkish Cypriots Who Left A Mark 2 :
The theme of the second symposium held in 2001 was three medical men who left their mark in the field of health in the Turkish Cypriot community. Dr. Hafiz Cemal Lokmanhekim, Mehmet Aziz Bey and Dr. Alpay Kelami.Dr. Hafız Cemal Lokmanhekim, sources give different dates (1857, 1874, 1878) regarding the year of birth of Hafız Cemal. There are claims that he was born in Paphos or Nicosia. He started primary school in Asagi Mosque in Paphos Town. When he finished primary school, he started memorization. Later, he studied at Darü'l İrfan in Paphos and Köprü Mosque Madrasah in Limassol. Hafız Cemal, who went to Beirut after the madrasa, settled in Istanbul after graduating from the Faculty of Medicine there. Meanwhile, upon establishing relations with the Young Turks, he learned that he would be exiled to Yemen and fled to Europe. After wandering around various European cities for a while, he returned to Cyprus in 1905. Until 1909, when he stayed in Cyprus, "Cyprus Society of Hayriye-i Islamiye", "Cyprus Industry School", "Ottoman Language School", weekly "Islam" magazine, "Dr. Hafız Cemal Afiyetname", "Islamic Library Publications" There were such attempts. He brought many teachers from Europe and Turkey to Cyprus for the schools he founded. He was treating his patients by traveling from village to village and speaking in the people's language. He trained nearly four hundred masters and artisans from the schools he founded. Doctor Hafız Cemal never cut his ties with Cyprus during his time abroad. Starting from 1963, he published a magazine called Lokman Hekim in Istanbul. He took Lokmanhekim, which he used as a pseudonym for years, as his surname. What is said about the year of death as well as the date of birth is contradictory. Some say that he died in the late 1950s, and there are those who say that he died in 1967.
Mehmet Aziz Bey was born on September 24, 1893 in Vuda village of Larnaca District (South Cyprus). He is the youngest of the AIti siblings. After the village primary school, he continued to Iskele (Lârnaka) High School and then continued his education at the American Academy in the same city. He immigrated to the USA with the help of his elder brother Hayrettin Bey, who was in the USA in 1907, and attended Vocational High School in Bridgeport (Connecticut). In 1912 his older brother decided to return to Turkey and he to Cyprus. On his return to Cyprus, he joined the health service in 1913. He took part in the research of the British scientist Sir Ronald Ross and took on different duties until 1929. In the same year, he received an inspector's certificate. He then took the London Royal Sanitary Institute exams in England and was appointed Chief Medical Inspector in the Health Services. British scientist Dr. Mehmet Aziz Bey, who participated in the research on malaria with Barber's team in Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Turkey, was deemed worthy of membership in England's London Royal School of Public Health and Hygiene in 1946. Working with foreign scientists investigating the disease of Leishmaniasis, Mehmet Aziz found a type of cubed fly that was seen for the first time on the island, during the screening of the gnat fly, which is the carrier of this disease. It was fitting for the team to call it the "Saint of FIepotoma." As the Cyprus Studies Center, one of the activities that we attach great importance to is the Turkish Cypriots Symposiums who have left their mark. The aim of these symposiums, which are held regularly every two years, is to bring people who have left their mark in the memory of the society with their thoughts and ideas and works throughout their lives, primarily by considering them in their own social and historical environment and to re-evaluate them within today's mentality and phenomena. This name was changed to "The Saint of Philepotomus Antonnata" in 1955. II. During World War II, he was the organizer of the health checks and settlements of Armenian, Jewish, Russian, Hungarian, Polish, and Greek immigrants who came to Cyprus. In 1950, he received a proposal to establish the Department of Public Health and Hygiene at the University of Beirut. He was appointed to the head of this department as Ordinary Professor and continued this duty until 1959. Mehmet Aziz, who went on pilgrimage to Arabia with his students, had the opportunity to see the health problems of this country and offered solutions to the problems. During his stay at the University of Beirut, he had the opportunity to visit the scholarship students who completed their higher education in their own countries (such as Bahrain, Bangladesh, Libya, Iran, Egypt, and Sudan) and examine their contribution to their country in their professional life. During this duty, Mehmet Aziz, who also served as a Consultant to the World Health Organization (World Health Organization), remained a member of this organization for many years. Associate Serving Brother of the Order of St. He was a member of the Red Cross as well as a member of St. John's. In 1958, he was accepted as a member of the Royal Society of Health. Period to Cyprus in 1959-60, Mehmet Aziz was appointed as a member of the Public Service Commission on September 7, 1960, just after the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus. After the start of the events of 1963, he continued this duty together with the establishment of the Turkish Cypriot Administration until 1967. He became the Chairman of the Public Service Commission in the same year and remained in this position until 1973. The statements of Mehmet Aziz, who wrote about the malaria disease, the prevention of this disease, and all its details, were published in small booklets by the British Colony administration in the 1930s and 1940s. Mehmet Aziz had a special interest in theatre. He played the leading role with the character of "ShyIock" in Shakespeare's work "The Merchant of Venice" during the night held by the Brotherhood in Nicosia. Mehmet Aziz, who also participated in sports events, also had special interests such as coin collection and coin collection. After retiring, Mehmet Aziz, who closely followed the problems and developments regarding health and environmental health in society, continued to convey his opinions and warnings to the higher authorities. He is married and has three children. He passed away on June 17, 1991.
Dr. Alpay Kelami, PROF. DR. MED. ALPAY KELÂMİ was born on January 10, 1936, in Nicosia, Cyprus. He completed his secondary and high school education in Istanbul. In 1954 he went to Germany to study medicine. He was educated at the Universities of Heidbelberg, Hamburg, and Berlin. He graduated from Freie Universität Berlin in 1961. He studied at Paterson Hospital in New Jersey, USA between 1962-1964. In 1965 he returned to Berlin again. He worked in surgical units for a year. He married Serin Esat Dedezâde in 1965. He became a German citizen in 1968. In 1969, Prof. He became a urologist next to W. Brosig, associate professor with the thesis of Alloplastic in Urology at Freie University Berlin in April 1971, "Professor of Urology" in September 1971. He was among the pioneers of andrology with his studies. In 1980, the book "Atlas of Operative Andrology", which was published for the first time in its field, was prepared. This work still serves as a guide today. In addition, he has 141 publications published in various medical journals, and 19 inventions, mainly in the field of andrology, which has entered the literature. The most important is the Kalami Syndrome (Urethral Manipulation Syndrome). Besides being a scientist, he was an art theorist. It was an unusual event that he brought together artists and scientists at the international congresses he organized in Berlin. He argued that scientific activities combined with art would integrate science with society. In May 1982, he had his first heart attack at a symposium in Rome; He died of heart failure on March 13, 1992. Alpay Kelami spoke fluent English and German, and intermediate French and Spanish.
His Works and Studies:
1980 Atlas of Operative Andrology. 1983 Morbus Peyronie; 1984 Maldescensus Testis Two books as "Operative Andrology" series, 12. Participation with 26 chapters in Urology and Andrology books. 1973 53 films about Urology and Andrology and 8 videos about Andrology (These are aimed at training young medical students, physicians and specialists. These films are used in Germany and many world universities.)
384 papers in English, German, Spanish and Turkish in Germany and other international meetings
141 English and German publications in American and European medical journals, 90 clinical, 51 empirical
He was invited as a visiting professor in Germany and other world universities.
He has been invited to many countries to give a conference.
Organized 84 national (Germany) and international congresses.
He is the "idea father" and co-founder of the "Germany Symposium of Experimental Urology" meetings held every two years in 1972. These meetings were affiliated with the German Urology Association in 1976.
He is the originator and founder of the International Symposium of Operative Andrology meetings held in Berlin for one year and London for one year in 1982. It was made in 1992 in Istanbul. Now it is held every year in different countries of the world.
1982 Founder of Andrology Colloguim in Berlin. This Andrology Colloguim evolved into the Berlin Andrological Society in 1990. prof. Kelami served as its chairman in 1991 and 1992.
1989 Became a founding member of the "European and Mediterranean Society of Andrology".
He conducted studies and laboratory research together with the departments of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Engineering at Freie Universität Berlin. (Like Kalami-Affeld Alloplastic Spermatocele development).
The "Art and Andrology" performance was started in 1984, based on the Science and Medicine collaboration, and the art-andrology collaboration. 6 books belonging to "Art and Andrology" have been published.
Turkish Cypriots Who Left Their Mark 3:
In the third symposium we organized as Eastern Mediterranean University Cyprus Studies Center, four valuable Turkish Cypriots who have left unforgettable traces in the Turkish Cypriot community with their work in the field of law. ; Nevzat Karagil, Mehmet Zeka Bey, Fadıl Niyazi Korkut, and Osman Örek.
Turkish Cypriots Who Left Their Mark 4 :
In the fourth symposium held, three valuable Turkish Cypriots who left their mark on the community's memory were discussed. M. Necati Özkan, Faiz Kaymak and Kadriye Hulusi Hacıbulgur. M. Necati Özkan and Faiz Kaymak are the leaders of two communities who played a major role in the organization of the Turkish Cypriot community and in the struggle for the national cause throughout their lives… Kadriye Hulusi Hacıbulgur, on the other hand, symbolizes the enlightened face of the Turkish Cypriot woman, as the first woman to enter the Congregational Assembly, in addition to her many years of teaching.
