Subhizade Abdulaziz Effendi (; died 1782/1783), was an Ottoman chief physician () of the 18th century. A son of a certain historian named "Subhi" (hence, ''Subhizade''), he worked at the court in

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. Abdulaziz was proficient in Turkish, Persian, French, and

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. He translated the Persian works ''Asjar o asmar'' of 'Ala' al-Din 'Ali Shah Khwarazmi al-Bukhari, and ''Borhan al-kefaya'' of Ali ibn Mohammad al-Sharif al-Bakri into Turkish. He also wrote two works in Turkish (translated from French and Latin) on

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, translations of works written by Hermann Boerhaave. One of these translations was completed in 1768 with the assistance of Thomas von Herbert, an Austrian interpreter, whereas the other one, Boerhaave's ''Aphorisma'', was completed in 1771. Apart from just translating Boerhaave's "ideas", Abdulaziz also tried to "reconcile and harmonize" these efforts of the Dutchman with the existing traditional

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. Later, Abdulaziz fell out with incumbent sultan Abdul Hamid I (1773-1789); he was banished to Istanköy (Kos), where he lived until his death.

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