hɪz fˈɑːðɚ wʌzðə fˈɜːst jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd fˈɑːɹmɐsˌɪst ɪnðə sˈɪɾi ʌv ˈɪzmɪɹ, hˈuː, wˌaɪl wˈɜːkɪŋ æɾə hˈɑːspɪɾəl ɪn hɪz hˈoʊm tˈaʊn, wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd "tʃˈiːf fˈɑːɹmɐsˌɪst".
His father was the first university-educated pharmacist in the city of Izmir, who, while working at a hospital in his home town, was appointed "chief pharmacist" (.