title: Evolution of forensic autopsy and current legal procedures in Turkey.
abstract: The first documented forensic autopsy in Turkey was in 1843 during the Ottoman period. In this article, the evolution and current legal procedures regarding forensic autopsies with emphasis on current legal procedures following the declaration of Turkish Republic in 1923 are delineated.
authors.affiliation: Council of Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Justice, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sadi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cagdir
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Celbis
authors.forename: Nasuhi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Engin Aydin
authors.forename: Zeki
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Soysal
mesh_terms: D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014421:Turkey