Fatin Gökmen

Fatin Gökmen (6 January 1877 – 1955) was a Turkish astronomer and politician. He was a key figure in facilitating the emergence of the modern astronomical observatory in Turkey. The Imperial Observatory, established in Constantinople in 1867 under the directorship of Aristide Coumbary, was mainly a meteorological centre.

Fatin Gökmen

Fatin Gökmen (6 January 1877 – 1955) was a Turkish astronomer and politician. He was a key figure in facilitating the emergence of the modern astronomical observatory in Turkey. The Imperial Observatory, established in Constantinople in 1867 under the directorship of Aristide Coumbary, was mainly a meteorological centre.