title: Euthanasia: the concept and the situation in Turkey.
abstract: This paper gives a brief conceptual and historical overview of euthanasia. These are supplemented by considerations of the attitudes to euthanasia and assisted suicide in Turkey. At present, euthanasia is neither accepted nor authorised in Turkey. This is due both to deontological and legal reasons. It is also not regarded positively by the general public.
authors.affiliation: Department of Deontology and History of Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34260 Horhor-Fatih-Istanbul, Turkey. gokcealbora@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Dogan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Uvey
authors.forename: Ayse Nur
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Gokce
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Basagaoglu
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D005062:European Union; D028601:Euthanasia, Active / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014421:Turkey