Hurriyet Daily News (press release) | Turkey's first face transplant patient sees his new face VietNamNet Bridge 21, a surgery team headed by Dr. Omer Ozkan carried out Turkey's first-ever face transplant surgery in the southern province of Antalya on Acar, 19, whose face was almost completely seared by a burning blanket when he was only 40 days old. Crucial transplant surgery gives many patients hope |