arts, particularly literature. Generally, he was a nervous man and suffered from insomnia, colitis and angina pectoris, but sometimes he was joyful and good humoured among friends. He divorced from his wife seven years before his death from a sudden heart attack on 8 March 1948. Commemoration In 1975, many years after his death, he was honoured with the TÜBİTAK Scientific Award. Several classes, laboratories and libraries had been named in his honour. In national and international congresses, events like "Korean-Turkish Behçet Days" are taking place. In 1980, on the initiative of one of his students, a postal stamp was issued in his commemoration, about which an article was published in the Journal of the American Dental Association. His biography was published in the Journal of Philatelic Society and in the Medical Bulletin of the United States Army, Europe’’ and ’’Seventh Army's Medical Bulletin. In 1982, he was awarded with the Medical Award of the Turkish Republic by Eczacıbaşı Foundation of Scientific Research. In 1996, the Turkish mint released a silver commemorative coin for Behçet during the National Dermatology Congress. References External links Hulusi Behçet's Biography page 1889 births 1948 deaths Kuleli Military High School alumni Ottoman military personnel of World War I Turkish dermatologists Darülfünun alumni Physicians from Istanbul Serologists Turkish medical researchers Recipients of TÜBİTAK Service Award