
An Extraordinary Surgeon(2025)
50 min · Documentary · Directed by Orhan Tekeoglu
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It tells the compelling story of Ali Akyüz's educational journey, which began in a village school in the Of district of Trabzon, and continued through Trabzon High School to Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, where he became one of the pioneers of Turkish medicine. Ali Akyüz, who taught and practiced medicine in the Department of General Surgery at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine for 42 years, was one of the first to introduce endoscopic surgery to Türkiye in the 1980s. Akyüz, who traveled to England at his own expense and received training, guided the nationwide expansion of treatment facilities in the region.
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