Hüsnü A. Göksel

Göksel was born in Bandırma on 16 April 1919.[1] His father, Aziz Ethem Göksel (1871–1946), was a military physician.[2][3] He had a brother, Fuat Aziz, who was also a physician and a sister, Müzeyyen Berker, who was a jurist and sociologist.[3]

After graduating from a high school in Ankara in 1937 Hüsnü Göksel received a degree in medicine from Istanbul University in 1943.[4] He obtained his surgical training at Gülhane Military Medical Academy and graduated from the program as a general surgeon in 1944.[1] Between 1956 and 1960 he was trained in cancer surgery and surgery pathology at the Columbia University's Cancer Research Institute, USA.[1]

Following his graduation Göksel worked at the hospital of Ankara University.[4] He became an associate professor in 1956 and a full professor in 1965 at Hacettepe University.[1] He was a breast cancer specialist.[5] After his retirement in 1986 he joined Başkent University as a faculty member.[1]

In addition to his medical career, Göksel was a writer and contributor to several publications from 1955.[4] During his studies in the USA he worked as a correspondent of Ulus newspaper.[2] He was a regular contributor of Ulus (1961–1963) and Cumhuriyet newspapers (1969–2002).[4] He was among the founder of the Turkish Writers' Union.[4] He also established the Atatürkist Thought Association along with Muammer Aksoy and Hıfzı Veldet Velidedeoğlu.[6]

Göksel married Selma Ertegün (died 20 October 2020), daughter of Münir Ertegün and sister of Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegün.[5][8][9] They had two children, a daughter, Aslı, and a son, Aziz (died April 2019).[5][8]

Göksel died of multiple myeloma in Ankara on 30 August 2002.[7][10] The funeral prayer for him was performed at Silivri Piri Paşa Mosque, Istanbul, and he was buried in the Silivri cemetery.[10]