Turhan Baytop, a Turkish professor of pharmacognosy (the scientific study of crude drugs of animal, vegetable, and mineral origin), received international acclaim not only for his contributions in collecting and identifying the Anatolian plants, but also for his extensive research shedding light on the history of Turkish pharmacy. As a devoted researcher, collector, and lecturer, T Baytop was a genuine pioneer of the history of pharmacy as a discipline in Turkey.
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AydinerA. Bitkilerle gelen mutluluk: Prof. Baytop TUBITAK bilim odulunu kazandi [The joy brought by plants: Prof Baytop received the Award of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey]. Idealist Eczaci1988; 1: 4–5.
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SezikE. Yeri doldurulamayacak bir hoca-arastirmaci: Prof. Dr. Turhan Baytop [An irreplaceable teacher and researcher: Prof Dr Turhan Baytop]. Eczaci2002; 2: 21–22.
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For A Baytop’s contributions to botany see: Tan K. In memoriam Professor Dr Sc Nat Dr hc Asuman Baytop (1920–2015). Phytologia Balcanica2015; 21: 93–93.
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TezI. Baytoplar [The Baytops], Istanbul: Tip ve Eczacilik Nesriyati, 1964.
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NicolasM. Le Pr Turhan Baytop: doyen de la Faculté de pharmacie d’Istanbul. Revue d’Histoire de la Pharmacie2003; 91: 338–339.
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GunergunF. Turhan Baytop (1920–2002): arastirarak, toplayarak, yazarak gecen bir omur [Turhan Baytop (1920–2002): a life spent on research, plant hunting and writing]. Osmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari2002; 4: 1–22.
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BaytopT. Anadolu Daglarinda 50 Yil [50 years on the Anatolian mountains], 2nd ed. Istanbul: Nobel Tip Kitabevleri, 2001, pp. 180–187.
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Mathew B. Obituary: Professor Turhan Baytop. The Daily Telegraph, 5 July 2002, p. 27.
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BaytopA. Turhan Baytop’un (1920–2002) Anadolu gezileri ve bitki koleksiyonu [The Anatolian expeditions of Turhan Baytop (1920–2002) and his plant collection]. Osmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari2011; 13: 1–10.
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For a complete list of T Baytop’s publications see: Baytop A. Prof Dr Turhan Baytop’un (1920–2002) arastirma konulari ve bilimsel yayinlari [Research subjects and scientific publications of Prof Dr Turhan Baytop (1920–2002)]. In: Mericli A, Cubukcu B and et al. (eds) Turhan Baytop Anma Kitabi. Istanbul: Istanbul Universitesi Eczacilik Fakultesi, 2004, pp.135–150.
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DavisPH. Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1984.
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BaytopT. Turk Eczacilik Tarihi [History of Turkish pharmacy], Istanbul: Istanbul Universitesi Yayinlari, 1985.
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OzcelikayGTekinerH. A bibliographical essay on the history of pharmacy in Turkey (1927–2008), Ankara: Ankara University Press, 2009.
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MatATekinerH. Turkiye’deki eczacilik tarihi muzeleri [Museums of the history of pharmacy in Turkey]. Osmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari2014; 15: 1–20.
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TekinerH. One hundred years of the history of pharmacy studies in Turkey. Pharmazie2015; 70: 139–144.
