Füsun Sayek (August 11, 1947 – October 15, 2006) was a Turkish female

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and chairperson of the

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. Füsun Sayek was born in

Bor, Niğde Bor is a town in Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, to the southeast of the city of Niğde (very frequent busses run between the two), on a high plain (altitude ). It is the seat of Bor District.Diyarbakır Diyarbakır is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province. Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, it is ...

. In 1964, she finished high school in

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

. She studied medicine at

Hacettepe University Hacettepe University () is a public research university in Ankara, Turkey. It was established on 8 July 1967. It is ranked first among the Turkish universities by University Ranking by Academic Performance in 2021. The university has two main c ...

, and graduated in 1970. The career education, which she began at her alma mater in 1971, she continued in the State of New York, in the United States until 1976. In 1981 she became a specialist in

ophthalmology Ophthalmology (, ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a ...

. She obtained a certificate for community eye healthcare in England in 1986. Sayek served as a board member in Ankara Medical Association between 1984 and 1986, as a member of the Central Committee of the Turkish Medical Association () (TTB) from 1990 to 1994. In 1996, she was elected chairperson of the TBB's central committee. She served at this post until her death in 2006. Sayek was diagnosed with

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, however, she neglected treating the disease, which resulted in its advancement. She died in Ankara on 15 October 2006. She was buried at her spouse's hometown in

İskenderun İskenderun (), historically known as Alexandretta (, ) and Scanderoon, is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 247 km2, and its population is 251,682 (2022). It is on the Mediterranean coas ...

. In her honor, Ankara Medical Association holds annually "Dr. Füsun Sayek Medical Education Meeting" () on the National Doctors' Day. The "Füsun Sayek Healthcare and Education Development Association" () organizes diverse events in the "Sayek House" at Arsuz, Hatay every year in summer.

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