page_title: Türkan Saylan
hierarchical_section_title: Türkan Saylan
caption_attribution_description: English: Bust of TÜrkan Saylan in Mersin
context_page_description: Türkan Saylan was a Turkish medical doctor in dermatology, academic, writer, teacher and social activist. She was famous for fighting leprosy, and for founding a charitable foundation called "Association for the Support of Contemporary Living".
context_section_description: Türkan Saylan (13 December 1935 – 18 May 2009) was a Turkish medical doctor in dermatology, academic, writer, teacher and social activist.  She was famous for fighting leprosy, and for founding a charitable foundation called "Association for the Support of Contemporary Living" (Çağdaş Yaşamı Destekleme Derneği, ÇYDD).
caption: Bust of Türkan Saylan in Mersin
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