Güleç E S, Işcan M Y
Fiziki Antropoloji Bölümü, Dil ve Tarih Coğrafya Fakültesi, Ankara Universitesi, Turkey.
Forensic Sci Int. 1994 May 25;66(1):61-8. doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(94)90320-4.
Research in skeletal biology has a long history in Turkey, but the shift towards the study of contemporary people has recently been stimulated by the need for appropriate techniques for forensic application. There is an increasing need for data to determine if population-specific standards for age and stature estimation and sex determination are necessary and if so, to develop them. The purpose of this paper is to outline the development of forensic anthropology in Turkey. As has been the case elsewhere, forensic anthropology has its roots in physical anthropology. In Turkey, distinguished pioneers in physical anthropology, such as Sevket A. Kansu and Muzaffer S. Senyürek, focused on the skeletal biology of the historic and prehistoric inhabitants of Anatolia. Today, research programs are under way in the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Istanbul and the Department of Physical Anthropology in Ankara to include the collection of data on modern Turks. A number of projects dealing with various aspects of forensic anthropology are already in progress, e.g., development of age and sex determination standards for the Turkish population. In addition, several graduate students have also chosen research topics in this field.
骨骼生物学研究在土耳其有着悠久的历史，但近期，由于法医学应用对适用技术的需求，促使研究方向转向对当代人群的研究。越来越需要数据来确定是否有必要制定针对特定人群的年龄、身高估计和性别判定标准，若有必要，则开展相关标准的制定工作。本文旨在概述土耳其法医人类学的发展情况。与其他地方一样，法医人类学起源于体质人类学。在土耳其，体质人类学领域的杰出先驱，如塞夫凯特·A·坎苏和穆扎费尔·S·塞纽雷克，专注于安纳托利亚历史和史前居民的骨骼生物学研究。如今，伊斯坦布尔法医学研究所和安卡拉体质人类学系正在开展研究项目，其中包括收集现代土耳其人的数据。一些涉及法医人类学各个方面的项目已经在进行中，例如，为土耳其人群制定年龄和性别判定标准。此外，一些研究生也选择了该领域的研究课题。
