Ethical Protection Of Human Subjects: Turkiye Regulations İnsan Deneklere Etik Koruması: Türkiye Mevzuatı

Authors : Murat Türk, Halise Eroğlu, İlhan Eroğlu

Pages : 409-423

Doi:10.62001/gsijses.1711026

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Publication Date : 2025-06-30

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :During the trials held in Nuremberg, It was understood that there were no ethical, and legal regulations regarding the mass-scale atrocities committed by Nazi scientists against Jews and other prisoners under the guise of medical research during World War II and the Holocaust. This deficiency led to the preparation of the Nuremberg Code in 1947, which consists of 10 principles focusing on patient consent and autonomy, regulating research human subjects. Subsequently, in 1964, the Helsinki Declaration was accepted, stating that \\\"the interests of science and society should never take precedence over the well-being of the subject.\\\" In 1978, the Belmont Report established a broader of ethical principles framework focused on respect for persons, beneficence, and justice, to create a foundation where \\\"specific rules can be developed, critiqued, and interpreted.\\\" These regulations have continuously evolved to influence ethical and legal regulations at both international and local levels, aiming to prevent the repetition of the horrors experienced in Nazi Germany and to promote the development of medical ethics. This systematic review study aims to increase the awareness of health professionals and provide a general evaluation of the protection of human subject research participants by ethical laws related to human subject research and the legal norms and secondary regulations at national and international levels.
Keywords : Human experimentation, Nuremberg Code, Declaration of Helsinki, Law of experimental research, Patient rights

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