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 Istanbul in 1867 under the directorship of Aristide Coumbary, was mainly a meteorological centre.
Life
He was born in 1877 in Akseki, Turkey. His father was a traditional Islamic scholar.[1] His primary education occurred in Akseki and Alanya.