Feriha Öz

Ganime Feriha Öz (1933 – 2 April 2020) was a Turkish academic, pathologist and medical doctor.

Feriha Öz
Born	Ganime Feriha Öz 1933 Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Died	2 April 2020(2020-04-02) (aged 86–87)
Nationality	Turkish
Education	Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
Scientific career
Fields	Pathology
Institutions	Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine

Öz graduated from Çamlıca Girls High School in 1951. She completed her education in Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1957. After graduation, she worked as a physician in Akdağmadeni district of Yozgat.^[1] She started her academic life at Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty. She received the title of associate professor in 1968 and the title of professor in 1976. She had more than 100 scientific researches and publications, both on national and international scale.^[2] She retired from Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Pathology Department in 2000.^[3]

She died on 2 April 2020 due to complications from COVID-19.^[4] Sait Gönen, Dean of Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, announced the news of her death on Twitter. The Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca released a message of condolences.^[5] The Istanbul Chamber of Physicians confirmed the news of her death.^[6] On 3 April 2020, a farewell ceremony was held at the Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine for her.^[7]

References

1. "Prof. Dr. Feriha Öz koronavirüs nedeniyle yaşamını yitirdi" (in Turkish). BirGün. 2 April 2020. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
2. Senses Kurukiz, Hatice (2 April 2020). "Turkish pathologist dies after contracting coronavirus". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
3. Şenses Kurukız, Hatice (2 April 2020). "Dünyaca ünlü Türk patolog Prof. Dr. Feriha Öz hayatını kaybetti" (in Turkish). İstanbul. Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
4. "Sağlık Bakanı Koca, koronavirüs nedeniyle ölen Prof. Dr. Feriha Öz için başsağlığı diledi" (in Turkish). Yeni Şafak. Anadolu Agency. 2 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
5. "Prof. Dr. Feriha Öz, Kovid-19 salgını sebebiyle hayatını kaybetti" (in Turkish). Independent Türkçe. 2 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
6. "Eski Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Öğretim Üyesi Prof. Dr. Feriha Öz koronavirüs nedeniyle hayatını kaybetti" (in Turkish). Medyascope. 2 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
7. "Koronavirüs nedeniyle yaşamını yitiren Prof. Dr. Feriha Öz için Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi'nde tören düzenlendi" (in Turkish). T24. 3 April 2020. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.