Osman Nuri Eralp

Osman Nuri Eralp (1876–1940) was a Turkish veterinarian and microbiologist. Born in Arapgir, Malatya, Ottoman Empire, he pursued higher education at Darülfünun (Istanbul University), Sorbonne, and the Pasteur Institute. He worked as a veterinarian and researcher, later becoming a full-time academic at Istanbul University and Ankara University, lecturing on histology and embryology. Eralp made significant contributions to bacteriology through his research on tuberculosis, anthrax, cholera, syphilis, and gonorrhea, and to virology with his studies on rinderpest. He is also recognized for writing Turkey's first science fiction book, *Başka Dünyalarda Canlı Mahlukat Var Mıdır?* (Are there alive creatures in other worlds?).