Asım Akin (born 1940 in
Istanbul
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) is a Turkish physician.
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. He attended the St. Joseph High School in Istanbul and studied at the University of Istanbul at the Medicical School of Çapa. He earned his P.h.D. at the
University of Ankara. There he was made a lecturer in 1975 and in 1982 a professor. From 1976 until 1977 he worked interim at the University of Paris. In 1978, he founded the scientific division for nuclear medicine at the University of Ankara.
Akin is married and a father of two children.
Freemasonry
Akin is a member of the
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Turkey and, as such, a Freemason. From 2005 until 2007 he was a
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge.
In reference to the
Justice and Development Party of Turkey, Akin shared in a press interview after his election to the position of Grand Master that he is not concerned about past opposition to Freemasonry from those in power in Turkey.
See also
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List of Turkish physicians {{short description, None
A list of notable Turkish physicians:
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* Abdullah Cevdet Karlıdağ
*Aziz Sancar
* Abdülaziz Efendi
* Abdülhak Adnan Adıvar
* Yıldırım Aktuna
* Ali Rıza Pasin
* Asaf Ataseven
* Asım Akin
* Ayhan Sökmen
* A ...
References
Nuclear medicine physicians
Turkish physicians
1940 births
Living people
Physicians from Istanbul
Turkish expatriates in France
Turkish Freemasons
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