Hatice Açıkalın (1909 – May 13, 2003) was a Turkish female physician specialized in cardiology.
She was the sister of Cevat Açıkalın, an ambassador and one of the close associates of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938).
[1] She worked with hematology Jean Pierre Soulier (1915–2003) at the University of Paris, and achieved her specialization in Internal medicine shortly before World War II.
[1] It was rare that an article by a Turkish physician should be published in an international high-level scientific journal before World War II and the 10–15 years following.
Açıkalin represented the TKD at the Congress of Cardiology, which is held annually in Paris, France, every May.