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İstanbul University History of Turkish Pharmacy Specialization Museum
The foundation of Turkey’s first Pharmacy History Museum was laid in 1960 with a personal collection by Prof. Dr. Turhan Baytop. In 1962, Hayrullah Örs, the Director of the Topkapi Palace Museum, donated some items from the Hekimbaşı room to the university to enrich the pharmacy collection. The collection was further enhanced by donations from…