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Leprosy, also known as Hansen's Disease in medical literature, is one of the oldest known infectious diseases in human history. The first records of this disease appear in the cuneiform writings of ancient Mesopotamia. Medical studies on the diagnosis and treatment of leprosy in Anatolia began early in the period with the work "Risale fi Baras" by Kutbeddin-i Şirazi, a Seljuk physician. This demonstrates that the Ottoman Empire's approach to leprosy was shaped by an existing foundation of medica