Özet:

When the Republic of Turkey was established, the epidemic diseases in Anadolu, which was destroyed as a result of long and tired wars, were just going on. The people of Anatolia were unable to reach hospitals and medications in a great disaster. The public health services have been highlighted by the Republic. Between 1923-1930, which could be called the Early Republic Period, the whole ministry in the field of health was spent in the fight against epidemic diseases. In this period, the most common diseases were: scratch, scratch, flower, red, trauma, difteria and verema. In the central and northern parts of the country, frengi was observed, and in the south, trahoma was observed. In the period 1923-1930 delegations were established to combat infectious diseases. The reports of the epidemic from the provinces were taken into account and medications, vaccines, serums and doctors were sent to the places where the disease was observed. The production of the vaccines, which played an important role in the struggle, was made by the government's hand. The drugs that were not produced in Turkey were imported from abroad. In 1930, according to the experience obtained from the field work, the Public Health Act was issued. The fight against infectious and epidemic diseases has been placed on the ground by this regulation. This study discussed the fight against infectious diseases in Turkey in the period 1923-1930; archive documents, newspapers and inspection works were used.