Pharmacy journeymen are not analysed until today, within the
context of the history of pharmacy. In this article, starting from the Ottoman
period, new information is presented regarding the journeymen as a vocational
institution, and the attempts of establishing journeyman associations. In the
light of the current information, pharmacy journeyman associations are
evaluated, beginning with İstanbul Pharmacy Workers’ Association
(İstanbul Eczacı İşçileri Cemiyeti) which is probably the first
journeyman association. The analysis covers the journeymen associations formed
until 1949.
In the Ottoman period, İstanbul Pharmacy Workers’ Association
(İstanbul Eczacı İşçileri Cemiyeti) was established in 1912, as a
reflection of a policy starting with Committee of Union and Progress (İttihad
ve Terakki Cemiyeti), which attempts organizing the members of
various occupations, or “unifying” them as distinct vocational groups. The Association
was short lived due to the difficulties of the wartime period and the fact that
pharmacy journeymen are dispersed throughout the city. In 1919, a socialist based organization,
entitled International Association of Licenced and Unlicenced Pharmacy
Employees (Beynelmilel Diplomalı ve Diplomasız Eczacı Müstahdemîni
Cemiyeti) was founded, but it was disbanded within a short period. After the
declaration of the Republic, in 1932, pharmacy journeymen formed an Association
of Pharmacy Journeymen (Eczacı Kalfaları Cemiyeti) in İzmir, and
immediately afterwards, Union of Practicing Pharmacists (Pratik
Farmakoloğlar Birliği) was established in İstanbul. By 1949, Turkish Union
of Pharmacy Journeymen (Türkiye Eczacı Kalfaları Birliği) was founded in
İstanbul, and it attempted to open branches in different cities.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | July 3, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 20 Issue: 2 |