[PROF. BESIM OMER PASHAS VIEWS ON POPULATION POLICIES DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC].

Dr. Besim Ömer Akalin, was a pioneer in modern obstetric and neonatal practices, and the founder of the first maternity hospital in Turkey. He established nursing as profession and promoted the development of modern midwifery. Besim Omer Pasha was also ins- trumental in the organization of the Turkish Red Crescent, the Institute for Protection of Children, and the Society for Tuberculosis Control. Professor Besim Omer Akalin chai- red the gynecology and obstetric clinics of the Medical Faculty, and was elected Rector of the Istanbul University. He also served as General Director of Health, and was a Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in his later years. Together with his textbooks and treatises, Besim Ömer Akalin published booklets for the public where he addressed a wide range of topics on social health, hygiene and welfare.

Fatty acid profile and in vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activities of red grape (Vitis vinifera L. cvs. Oküzgözü and Bogazkere) Marc extracts.

The marcs of two red grape (V. vinifera L.) varieties (Bogazkere and Oküzgözü), grown in eastern Anatolia (Elazig), were evaluated for their fatty acid composition, and antioxidant and antibacterial activities. The hexane extracts of both varieties were found to contain linoleic, palmitic, stearic and oleic acids by GC-MS analyses. The major fatty acid (linoleic acid) was detected relatively as 57.13% in Oküzgözü and 59.07% in Bogazkere in methylated hexane extracts. In addition, myristic and palmitoleic acids were observed in Bogazkere as minor components. The free radical (DPPH) scavenging activity of Oküzgözü was higher than that of Bogazkere. The IC50 values were calculated as 403.0 +/- 7.8 microg/mL for Oküzgozü and 552.0 +/- 23.6 microg/mL for Bogazkere. The extracts were found to be effective on the four gram (+) and four gram (-) test bacteria, but not as good as standard antibiotic, gentamycine by MIC method.

[Medical history studies of Professor Dr. Ekrem Kadri Unat]. / Prof. Dr. Ekrem Kadri Unat'in tip tarihi calismalari.

Prof. Dr. Ekrem Kadri Unat was a distinguished medical historian, as well as a known academician of microbiology. Dr. Unat specially studied history of Turkish microbiology and the problems confronted in high education as a result of courses given in foreign languages. History of health, institutions, illnesses and drugs; and biographies, were Dr. Unat's other fields of study. His books, monographies and essays on medical history are important sources for medical historians.