In the first half of the 20th century, Turkey encountered the invisible worlds revealed by microscopes and x-rays, reshaping not just medical knowledge but cultural imagination itself. As scientific imaging moved into everyday life, excitement over discovery mixed with a new sense of control over nature and the human body. Optical technologies like microscopy and radiology redefined how people saw their environment, their health, and even their place within the nation. Scientific curiosity, the ambition to dominate the hidden forces of life, and the vision of healthy bodies as pillars of the Republic all converged around these new ways of seeing. Microscopes and x-rays did more than unveil hidden realms — they taught citizens to see the world differently, connecting science, national identity, and the dream of progress.

*the publication is in Turkish.