Üsküdar University Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Hikmet Koçak's work titled “Anılar Duraklar” has met with readers. In the work published by Kültür Eğitim publications, Koçak presents quite interesting narratives about his private and academic life with a genuine and sincere expression.
In the work, Koçak conveys the purpose of life, his accumulations, and experiences to the reader, while on one hand enabling people to learn lessons, and on the other hand, making notes for history.
“A Heart Surgeon's Experiences Arouse Curiosity”
In the first section of the two-part book, Koçak recounts his family, childhood, school years, entry into the medical profession, and career progression, while in the second section, he conveys the experiences and important works of his 8-year rectorate period in a very warm and sincere language. At the end of the section, there are letters and memoir excerpts written by many local and foreign individuals about Hikmet Koçak. Koçak penned his work, which includes interesting anecdotes about his professional life, in a quite intriguing language.
“A Life Dedicated to Humanity from a Remote Village in Anatolia”
Koçak, who emerged from a remote village in Anatolia to become an important heart surgeon, states that his goal is to save people and serve humanity. In the approximately 300-page work, Koçak also includes interesting anecdotes about his long-standing tenure as Rector of Erzurum University.
In the work, readers extract lessons by reading the important experiences filtered from a full life. The work is known to be followed with interest by readers due to its fluent and sincere language.