Abstract:

This study deals with the last stages of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's illness that took him to the end of his life. Atatürk’s last disease started in late 1937 and was diagnosed by Doctor Nihad Belger in January 1938. From March of the same year, he was treated by foreign doctors. Apart from Fiessinger, who came to Turkey four times to examine and treat Atatürk, Bergmann and Eppinger were other foreign doctors who were also invited to Turkey. However, since June 1938, the disease had begun to follow a serious course. In October and November after going into a coma twice, it was obvious that Ataturk's health was now caming to an inevitable end. From the emergence of this last disease to November 10, 1938, Ataturk's attitude toward his disease, his outlook on life, the way he handled state and national affairs, and other issues have been discussed

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