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Besim Ömer Akalın (1862 or 1863 Istanbul – 19 March 1940 Ankara Turkey) was a Turkish physician who founded the modern obstetrics and gynaecology in Turkey and was the director of the Ottoman Red Crescent Society. He first emphasized in Turkey the fact that nursing was a separate discipline and should receive a special education. Between 1935 and 1940 he served as a member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
