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" (.
hɪz fˈɑːðɚ wʌzðə fˈɜːst jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd fˈɑːɹmɐsˌɪst ɪnðə sˈɪɾi ʌv ˈɪzmɪɹ, hˈuː, wˌaɪl wˈɜːkɪŋ æɾə hˈɑːspɪɾəl ɪn hɪz hˈoʊm tˈaʊn, wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd "tʃˈiːf fˈɑːɹmɐsˌɪst".