Olcay Neyzi

Professor Olcay Neyzi, (born July 27, 1927) is a Turkish doctor^[1] and the former Director of the Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine^[2][3] (1979 – 1994). As the first author of the most comprehensive{[cn}} pediatric textbook in Turkish, she greatly contributed to improving the level of medical education in Turkey.

In collaboration with UNICEF, she organized and implemented workshops at national and regional level on topics of maternal and child health, addressing health workers of various levels.^{[citation needed]}

With the sponsorship of the European Union, Olcay Neyzi initiated the Woman and Child Research and Education Unit within the hospital area of the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine.^{[citation needed]}

Her two children are Mehmet Ali Neyzi and Leyla Neyzi.

References

1. ^ Rock, Bard College. Simon's (1999). New perspectives on Turkey. Simon's Rock of Bard College. p. 117. http://books.google.com/books?id=uTotAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 14 March 2011. 
2. ^ Neyzi, Olcay; Hülya Alp, Alper Orhon (1975). "Sexual maturation in Turkish girls". Annals of Human Biology 2 (1): 49–59. doi:10.1080/03014467500000561. ISSN 0301-4460. 
3. ^ "Türk çocukların boyu uzuyor" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 3 March 2008. http://www.milliyet.com.tr/default.aspx?aType=SonDakika&ArticleID=501171. Retrieved 14 March 2011. 

External links

• Istanbul Child Health Association