Turkey's first ever face transplant patient sees his new faceFebruary 13, 2012 - 16:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nineteen-year-old Uğur Acar, who has been Turkey's first ever face transplant patient, saw his new face for the first time on Monday, Feb 13, Today’s Zaman reported. Acar, who suffered serious burns to his face during a house fire that occurred when he was just 40 days old, underwent a successful face transplant operation last month at Antalya University's Faculty of Medicine. The face transplant was made possible after the family of a man, Ahmet Kaya, who had been declared brain dead two weeks ago, donated all of his organs. Acar saw his new face for the first time on Monday and had his first shave. “I thank Turkish doctors,” was among his first words after seeing his new face on the mirror. He said he would like to visit his ailing mother after he is discharged from hospital and then visit the family of Kaya, his donor. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news Most popular in the section | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |