Özet:

A life that started on May 27, 1882 in Istanbul, passed with "Continuous work - Constant creation - Constant service" and ended in Istanbul on July 11, 1963, eighty-one years, every minute of which was spent for the benefit of the homeland and humanity. On December 4, 1903, he entered the Gülhane as a young intern. Then, assistant, chief assistant, and chief physician, commander; In his own words, he spent the best and most enjoyable times of his life in Gülhane. He maintained his ties to homeland, science and people throughout his life. He followed Gülhane's development closely until the end of his life. He is one of the few people who lived through the beginning of Gülhane's history. He personally participated in the health services of Turkish Army on the Caucasus Front in the Balkan War and the First World War, managed it, planned the war against infectious diseases and ensured its implementation. With the beginning of the Republic, he continued his military work in Gülhane. After retirement, he worked at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine and served as dean in 1933-1934 and as rector in 1943-1952. He was honored with the Legion D'honneur Officier Order on October 4, 1950. By working in organizations such as the Tuberculosis Fight Organization, UNESCO Turkey National Committee, and the Turkish Public Health Education Organization, he showed that one can be productive and serve the country even after the age of seventy. Tevfik Sağlam is a doctor, a soldier and a teacher who deserves the title of hero beyond military service, with his examples of serious morality, science and character created by the Turkish nation in the last hundred years.