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  • Vol. 3 No. 3 (1998)

    We have reached to the end of one more year with much delay, and The Bulletin of Legal Medicine is now at the door step of fourth year. Our Bulletin is always published with delay due to economic, and communicative problems, however the reason of this big gap could now be detected by the date of articles that reach at our Bulletin. Forensic Medicine has two establishments in our coutry. One of these is Forensic Medicine Institutes, and Departments of Forensic Medicine of Medical Schools, while the other is the official expertise establishment of Turkey, the Council of Forensic Medicine. Ministry of Justice. They had been frequently called under same construction, and many of the university members have worked lor the Council also. However in the last year, a separation has been experienced, and against the universal aspect of science, the Council declared possesion of legal cases. This situation loosened the tight bonds, and researchers of both have begun to lose their motivation for new projects and researches. People who work for the Bulletin are unfortunate witnesses of this distressing situation. Next year may be or may not be more efficient, nevertheless this is an underestimating evaluation for the studies of our colleagues who try for survival of this Bulletin. "Our Bulletin will have the chance to apply for Excerpta Medica at the end of this year, as it accomplishes its third year, and we shall be waiting for the year 2000 in order to be in Index Medicus. We invite you all to carry The Bulletin of Legal Medicine to 21st century." has been our declaration in the last issue of our Bulletin. We quote our declaration once more for all of our colleagues from different fields of forensic sciences. Hopefully to gather for an improvement in a united, but with a rich variety of construction. Editor

  • Vol. 3 No. 2 (1998)

    The Society of Forensic Medicine Specialists had discussed the establishment of the board last year, and this discussions had been published in our Bulletin in order to discuss the subject broadly. However we could not receive a feed back up to this issue. The Board Committee of Specialty Coordination Council published a guideline which includes a prospective code for these boards. Our editorial board decided to publish this guideline so that it can be discussed together with the one which is prepared and published in our Bulletin last year. We hope to receive your feed back' on this subject, and to design our code of the board. The Bulletin of Legal Medicine has been accepted to the Index of Turkish Medical Journals, and it is one of the 45 journals which have been accepted among approximately 300 journals. This is an important success for a young journal, and we hope that our Bulletin will improve more and more every year. Our Bulletin will have the chance to apply for Excerpta Medica at the end of this year, as it accomplishes its third year, and we shall be waiting for the year 2000 in order to be in Index Medicus. We invite you all to carry The Bulletin of Legal Medicine to 21st century. Editor

  • Vol. 3 No. 1 (1998)

    The Bulletin of Legal Medicine is now three years old. Although we could solve some of the problems of a young journal, we still have many problems. Our Bulletin is always published with delay due to economic, and communicative problems. We believe that authors and members of our Advisory Board will give atmost support for the Bulletin to persist. It is essential to publish a journal for scientific progress. We can exchange our experiences, and discussions on different fields of forensic sciences may bloom only with the help of a periodic journal. We thank all of our colleagues who share the responsibility of our Bulletin. You will read an article written by Joergen LORENTZEN and Per Are LOKKE, “Men’s violence against women : the need to take responsibility” in this issue. The authors claim that the violence which we see in public is largely rooted in the private sphere, and it is violence carried out in the private sphere which is transferred and extended into the public sphere. It is veiy important to create a discussion medium by publishing different opinions on the same topic. Our editorial board invited the authors to share their opinion with us, and we thank them for accepting our invitation. We hope that this article will be a seed for new opinions to be discussed. Editor

  • Vol. 2 No. 3 (1997)

    Second year of our bulletin has been accomplished, though it is slightly delayed. I want to thank all my colleagues who have worked for publishing and distribution of the bulletin who have really worked hard rather than you could easily imagine. Prof.Dr. Oğuz Polat, who had worked as an assistant editor for 2 years, has wished to resign. I am grateful for his contribution. All colleagues once had the consensus of opinion that the Society of Forensic Medicine Specialists should publish a scientific journal. Nevertheless, the survival of a journal depends on the quality and quantity of articles, and reproductive work of both the advisory board members and the authors rather than technical work of publishing. I hope the number of colleagues who exert big effort will increase. Few number of articles, delayed answers of both the advisory board members and the authors all are the reasons for delayed publishing process. Your support will have the contributory effect on the improvement of professional identity and advancement of our junior colleagues, of which can never be denied. The advancement of this field will be put off for a long time if we do not maintain appropriate support. Our bulletin applies the rules of peer-viewed journals and this will lead to success. We look for your sustenance. Editor

  • Vol. 2 No. 2 (1997)

    Science and Technology Council of Turkey included The Bulletin of Legal Medicine in its index. Now, the Bulletin has an opportunity to reach you via network inside the Council pages. At the beginning of the publication, this was the first obstacle of us. Achievement at the half of second year is encouraging. We are delighted to share this honour with you. The Bulletin has a new section called “File”. We are inviting you to share your experience and perspectives in the new section. The midterm report of a training project and National and International Attitudes Towards the Post-graduate Certification of Forensic Medicine, Post-graduate Curriculum of Forensic Medicine, Forensic Medicine Boards have been published in the first two “File”, in this issue. The project, Training of General Practitioner in Forensic Medicine, has been coordinated by Turkish Medical Association and The Society of Forensic Medicine Specialists. Aims of the project were promoting sensitivity and awareness in Human Rights issues. European. Council has supported this national project financially. Human Rights will be the next to be discussed in the new section “File”. We have renewed the publication process, enable to publish the issues of the Bulletin of Legal Medicine in precise time. The times for peer-reviewing and also author’s corrections are limited. The postal delays have taken into consideration in decision of the period. Adli Tıp Bülteni The member in publication committee has changed. We wish to thank to our colloquies’ works in the previous publication committee. New bloods have come to the Publication Committee by our new joint members. We congratulate them and wish successful team work. Please note the new address of the Bulletin. Please use our new address for all communications. New Address: Doç.Dr. Şevki Sözen Medical School of Istanbul 34390 Capa - Istanbul Turkey Serpil Salaçin Editör EDITORIAL Summer 1997 ended leaving a great prospect for me. It was full of professional tastes. Meeting old friends and new colloquies was the best refreshment for me. I would like to share with you some aspects of my visits to UK. It lasted 8 weeks. I appreciated to the British Council for excellent arrangement of program and supporting me by a grand. The British Council International Seminar held in Durham. “The Second International Seminar on Advancing the Scientific Investigation of Crime” (Reference 97021) held in Durham, on 6 to 18 July 1997. I have invaluable experiences during the seminar. It was not only related to the scientific approaches but also cultural, historic and traditional tastes. Twenty five countries were represented by forty five participants. It was a pleasure to meet the persons coming from different part of the world with varies experiences, share the unique problems on the discussing topics. I have tried to give my brief comment on the scientific part of the events. I would like to give my impressions in five main topics. 1. Modern Policing and Forensic Sciences; The importance and the place of the Forensic Scientists in achievement to the basic human needs were discussed deeply. It was not a new perspective but it was impressive to see how many persons share the same idea. 2. Scientific Support Department; The roles and the expecting structures of the scientific support departments for Forensic Sciences were evaluated by most of the lecturers and the participants. This was kind of wish for many countries, even partly for UK. The topic has motivating power for all of us. 3. Scene of Crime; The importance and the necessity of Crime Scene Investigation were noticed and it was defined as a key for the prevention of the violence and the main source for reliable evidences. It is obvious that this fact accepted widely but applied scarcely to the daily life in most country like in Turkey. During our professional life we try to explain this reality to our community and the members of our professions but it is still not accepted bravely. It is unbelievable but sometimes these ideas called as an utopia. 4. Specialist; The importance and the necessity of the varies specialists were strongly mentioned. Training methods and the quality of them discussed. Qualification of the specialists and relation with the quality of the scene investigation discussed. 5. Investigative Aids; It was very important part of the seminar. It was the time to meet computer based investigation, databases for DNA, foot wear, offender profiling etc. Every topic has related computer science lectures and show. It helped most of us to try to reach the dimensions of sciences. 6. Facilities: The most valuable facilities that we have all participants and the lecturers prepared detailed future readings materials reflect immense works. LCD projectors, video shows and hand- outs were excellent. Workshops and visiting computer centers were changed our perspective while we felt our selves familiar on these immense high technology. The next stop was visiting University of Dundee. Ten days stay in Dundee and visit the Department of Forensic Medicine in University of Dundee was great pleasure for me. It was exceptional opportunity to spend such a short period with Professor Pounder and his colloquies. My visit also was excellent incident to review our last collaboration on continuing education. We searched for new areas for future partnership. Agreements on creating proposals for training and research programs were invaluable. The richness of the library in the department is fascinating. I also have a chance to spend some time with his research assistants. Let me introduce you some of the young research assistants in his team. Briefly. Ph.D. Student Xing-Xang-Deng was at the final term in his thesis. It is about the new methods to find out quantity of hair and urine levels of the steroids in evaluation some kind of drug addicts. Ph.D. Student Claire Woodfield, she was working to modify atomic absorption methods in measuring the strontium levels in drowning cases. Ph.D. Student Collin A.S. Senevirante has still continued to add new quantifying methods for Forensic Entomo-toxicology. He has worked on measurement of Paraquat and its metabolites in larvae taken from the putrefied bodies. Law Ph.D. Student Reacheel Izard, she has reviewed excessive amount of references on Human Rights to pay great attention. Her approach to Human Rights’ issues and proposals on training methods for law and medical students promised for the future of human dignity. I have also astonished by professor Pounder and his family’s hospitality. They introduced me to the local culture and history. Dr. Mike Baxter, the head of the Forensic Laboratories in Dundee Police Department, was very kind and experienced scientist. Their available facilities and daily activities and the applied procedures are breath taking. He invited experienced Turkish scientists for short-term visit, minimum three months, for advance training programs and short term studies in Forensic Serology. I would like to write for you my next visiting stops to University of Teessidej, University of Leeds, University of Derby and some Departments of London University. I wish I could give you some idea about my visit. I am open to give every kind of documents to my colloquies if they are interested. Please do not hesitate to write me. Serpil Salaçin Editor My personal communication address: Professor of Forensic Medicine, Head of The Dept, of Forensic Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Dokuz Eylül, 35340 Izmir, Turkey Tel: 90 232 277 7777 Fax: 90 232 2590541

  • Vol. 2 No. 1 (1997)

    We begin the second year of our publication. We have begun with “It is a hard task. You do not know what it is to publish a medical journal" kind of warnings. It has been a hard task, though. However, we shall still be in this hard but pleasant process. We should acknowledge you about the process of publication a little bit in this first issue of second year maybe. Editorial board evaluates every manuscript for its uniformity according to manuscript formatting, and whether they are in accordance with bioethical standards when it is submitted. We choose two members of the Advisory Board according to the field of study, and send the manuscripts without the authors’ identities. When the recommendations of the members are received, we direct them to the authors without any identity again. After the revisions in accordance with the recommendations are done, they are send to the members once more. Unfortunately, so many posting cause some delay in accepting a manuscript to be published. We hope that to work together will strengthen this Bulletin as a scientific publication

  • Vol. 1 No. 3 (1996)

  • Vol. 1 No. 2 (1996)

    We have received encouraging messages, both from our country and abroad, after publishing our first Bulletin. I wish to thank all of our colleagues who have sent these encouraging messages, and also I thank our advisory board members who have kindly answered our requests of manuscript peerviews immediately and thoroughly. We realise that a great responsibility have been put on our shoulders. We know that the success of The Society of Forensic Medicine Specialists, depends on periodic publishing of the Bulletin, as one of the most important factors. We hope that we shall fulfill most of the expectations. The Bulletin will try to play a role of a bridge over troubled water of forensic sciences in our country towards new perspectives, Also we try to keep close contact with the colleagues all over the world. It is a hard task, but we are hopeful because of the support you have made us feel on every step of this work.

  • Vol. 1 No. 1 (1996)

    We introduce you "The Bulletin of Legal Medicine’’ which is the official publication of the "Society of Forensic Medicine Specialists of Turkey”. Three issues as one volume will be published annually. The Society of Forensic Medicine Specialists of Turkey has been founded in December 30th, 1992 as a non-govermental organisation by 12 medical doctors, all of whom are Forensic Medicine specialists and work in the field of Forensic Sciences. In the mean time the society has reached a number of 117 members. The Society has initiated many projects, such as taking part in the harmonization program of [JEMS, formation of the Board and standardization of the postgraduate education. In addition to these projects, postgraduate courses for general practitioners will be held in 1996 throughout the country, in coordination with the Turkish Medical Association, in the future, we hope to expand both professional and multicultural diversity of the society and its journal. The aims of the Bulletin of Legal Medicine are to be a forum for the publication of academic work in the field of Forensic Sciences and to encompass all aspects of the field on a world-wide basis. It is intended that this journal becomes to have an international audience and perspective in near future. Each issue of the journal will contain "original articles", "review articles", “case reports", “literature citation" sections. Other features of the journal include conference reports, book reviews and diaiy of events. The papers are Wellcome, written in Turkish or English, with reverse language summary. We are grateful to our distinguished colleagues from different parts of Turkey and the world who have so kindly agreed to serve on the advisory board.

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